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1 misérable
misérable [mizeʀabl]adjectivea. ( = pauvre) [famille, personne] destitute ; [région] impoverished ; [logement] seedy ; [vêtements] shabbyb. ( = pitoyable) [existence, conditions] miserable ; [personne] pitifulc. ( = faible) [somme] miserable* * *mizeʀabl
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1) ( très pauvre) [personne] destitute; [habit] shabby; [vie, pays] poor, wretched; [maison] squalid2) ( dérisoire) [salaire] meagre [BrE]; [affaire] pathetic3) ( pitoyable) pitiful, miserable
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1) ( indigent) pauper2) (dated) ( personne méprisable) scoundrel* * *mizeʀabl1. adj1) (= lamentable, malheureux) pitiful, wretched2) (= insignifiant, mesquin) miserable2. nmf* * *A adj1 ( très pauvre) [personne] destitute, poor; [habit] shabby; [vie, condition, pays] poor, wretched; [maison, pièce] squalid, dingy;2 ( dérisoire) [somme, salaire] meagreGB; [affaire] pathetic; se battre pour un misérable croûton to fight over a miserable piece of bread;3 ( pitoyable) [fin, existence] pitiful, miserable.B nmf2 †( personne méprisable) scoundrel.[mizerabl] adjectif————————[mizerabl] nom masculin et féminin1. (soutenu & humoristique) [malheureux]misérable, qu'as-tu fait là! what have you done, you wretch!3. (littéraire) [canaille] (vile) rascal ou scoundrel -
2 minable
minable [minabl]1. adjectivea. ( = décrépit) shabbyb. ( = médiocre) [devoir, film, personne] pathetic (inf) ; [salaire, vie] miserable ; [voyou] wretched2. masculine noun, feminine noun• espèce de minable ! you're so pathetic! (inf)* * *
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(colloq) minabl adjectif1) ( médiocre) pathetic; [délit] petty2) ( misérable) [personne] wretched; [logement] crummy (colloq); [existence] miserable
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* * *minabl1. adj1) (vêtements) shabby, shabby-looking2) (personne) pathetic, uselessMon moniteur de ski était minable. — My skiing instructor was pathetic.
3) (travail, comportement) pathetic2. nmf* * *A adj1 ( médiocre) [travail, salaire, cadeau, comportement] pathetic, lousy; [personne] pathetic; [délit] petty;[minabl] (familier) adjectif1. [médiocre, laid - costume] shabby, tatty (UK), tacky (US) ; [ - chambre] dingy, shabby ; [ - film] third-rate, rotten, lousy ; [ - situation, salaire] pathetic————————[minabl] (familier) nom masculin et fémininpauvre minable, va! you pathetic little nobody! -
3 piteux
piteux, -euse [pitø, øz]adjective( = minable) [apparence] pitiful ; ( = honteux) [personne, air] shamefaced* * *- euse pitø, øz adjectif1) ( piètre) [résultats] poor, pitiful2) ( penaud) [personne, air] crestfallen* * *pitø, øz adj (-euse)(air) shamefaced* * *1 ( piètre) [résultats] poor, pitiful; [aspect] sorry ( épith); dans un piteux état, en piteux état in a sorry state; avoir piteuse allure to be a sorry sight;3. [triste]4. [honteux] sheepish -
4 allure
allure [alyʀ]feminine nouna. ( = vitesse) speed ; [de piéton] pace• à cette allure, nous n'aurons jamais fini at this rate we'll never be finished* * *alyʀ1) ( de marcheur) pace; ( de véhicule) speedmodérer or ralentir son allure — to slow down
à toute allure — [conduire] at top speed; [marcher, réciter, manger] really fast
2) ( apparence) ( de personne) appearance; ( de vêtement) look; ( d'événement) aspectprendre l'allure or des allures de — [changement, révolte] to begin to look like
3) ( distinction) style* * *alyʀ nf1) (= vitesse) speed, (à pied) paceà toute allure — at top speed, at full speed
2) (= aspect, air) look, (= maintien) bearingavoir de l'allure — to have style, to have a certain elegance
* * *allure nf1 ( de marcheur) pace; ( de véhicule) speed; rouler à vive or grande/faible allure to drive at high/low speed; l'entreprise s'est développée à grande allure the company expanded at a tremendous pace; modérer or ralentir son allure to slow down; presser l'allure ( à pied) to quicken one's pace; ( en véhicule) to speed up; à toute allure (conduire, marcher) at top speed; (réciter, manger, noter) really fast; partir à toute allure to speed off; à cette allure nous allons être en retard at this rate we're going to be late;2 ( apparence) ( de personne) appearance; ( de vêtement) look; ( d'événement) aspect; avoir des allures de to look like; il a une drôle d'allure he's a funny-looking chap; tu as une allure or de l'allure avec ce chapeau! you look really daft in that hat!; ses vêtements lui donnent l'allure d'un bandit his clothes make him look like a gangster; prendre l'allure or les allures de [changement, révolte] to begin to look like; [personne] to make oneself out to be;3 ( distinction) style; elle a beaucoup d'allure she's got a lot of style; avoir belle allure to look very stylish; une personne de belle allure a distinguished-looking person; le salon a de l'allure the sitting room is stylish; avoir fière allure to cut a fine figure;4 Naut sailing trim;5 ( d'animal) gait.[alyr] nom féminin1. [vitesse d'un véhicule] speedà grande/faible allure at (a) high/low speedrouler à petite allure ou à une allure réduite to drive at a slow pace ou slowlyaller ou rouler à toute allure to go at (top ou full) speed2. [vitesse d'un marcheur] paceà cette allure, tu n'auras pas fini avant demain (figuré) at that speed ou rate, you won't have finished before tomorrowavoir de l'allure ou grande allure to have styleil a une drôle d'allure he looks odd ou weirdun personnage à l'allure ou d'allure suspecte a suspicious-looking character
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