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1 squallido
squallid* * *squallido agg.1 dreary, bleak: un ambiente squallido, a dreary place3 ( abietto) wretched, squalid: una persona squallida, a wretched person; una squallida vicenda, a wretched business.* * *['skwallido]1) (desolante) [casa, quartiere] squalid; [paesaggio, paese] desolate; [vestito, arredamento] shabby2) (privo d'interesse) [ vita] bleak, dreary; [ serata] dull, uneventful3) (spregevole) [ persona] wicked; [azione, vicenda] sordid* * *squallido/'skwallido/1 (desolante) [casa, quartiere] squalid; [paesaggio, paese] desolate; [vestito, arredamento] shabby3 (spregevole) [ persona] wicked; [azione, vicenda] sordid. -
2 misero
wretched* * *misero agg.1 (povero) poor, wretched, miserable: una misera esistenza, a wretched (o miserable) life; una casa misera, a poor house2 (scarso, insufficiente) poor, scanty; paltry, needy: miseri guadagni, paltry (o meagre) earnings; misero pasto, poor meal; misero raccolto, scanty (o poor) crop; misero reddito, poor income; guadagnare quattro miseri soldi, (fig.) to earn a pittance (o next to nothing); una misera scusa, a wretched (o a paltry) excuse; mi disse un misero grazie, all I got from him was a thank you; avere una misera opinione di qlcu., to have a poor opinion of s.o.3 (meschino) miserable, mean, poor, despicable; (infelice) unhappy, unfortunate: fece una misera figura, he cut a poor figure // misero me!, poor me!4 (di abito) skimpy5 (ant.) (avaro) miserly, stingy; mean: è un individuo misero e gretto, he is a mean (o stingy) fellow◆ s.m. poor person.* * *['mizero] 1.1) (povero) [ persona] poor, needy; [condizioni, stato] wretched, abject, sorry; [ esistenza] miserable; [ abitazione] miserable, shabby-looking, squalid2) (infelice) [ persona] miserable, unhappy, wretched3) (meschino) mean, petty, paltry4) (scarso) [compenso, paga, quantità] miserable, paltry, pitiful2.* * *misero/'mizero/1 (povero) [ persona] poor, needy; [condizioni, stato] wretched, abject, sorry; [ esistenza] miserable; [ abitazione] miserable, shabby-looking, squalid2 (infelice) [ persona] miserable, unhappy, wretched; misero me! woe is me! fare una fine -a to meet a sad fate3 (meschino) mean, petty, paltry4 (scarso) [compenso, paga, quantità] miserable, paltry, pitiful(f. -a) destitute person. -
3 sordido
sordido agg.1 ( sporco) filthy, dirty* * *['sɔrdido, 'sordido]1) (sporco) dirty, filthy2) fig. (meschino) [situazione, storia] sordid, squalid3) fig. (tirchio) mean* * *sordido/'sɔrdido, 'sordido/1 (sporco) dirty, filthy2 fig. (meschino) [situazione, storia] sordid, squalid3 fig. (tirchio) mean. -
4 riemergere
riemergere v. intr. to resurface, to emerge again (anche fig.): il sommozzatore è riemerso dopo 20 minuti, the frogman resurfaced after 20 minutes; è riemerso il suo losco passato, his squalid past resurfaced.* * *[rie'mɛrdʒere]1) (in superficie) to resurface2) fig. [dubbio, pregiudizio] to resurface; [ problema] to re-emerge* * *riemergere/rie'mεrdʒere/ [19](aus. essere)1 (in superficie) to resurface2 fig. [dubbio, pregiudizio] to resurface; [ problema] to re-emerge. -
5 sordido agg
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6 squallido agg
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7 sordido
agg ['sɔrdido] sordido (-a) -
8 squallido
agg ['skwallido] squallido (-a)
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Squalid — Squal id (skw[o^]l [i^]d), a. [L. squalidus, fr. squalere to be foul or filthy.] Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty. [1913 Webster] Uncombed his locks, and squalid his attire. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Those squalid dens, which are … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squalid — ► ADJECTIVE 1) extremely dirty and unpleasant. 2) showing a contemptible lack of moral standards: a squalid attempt to buy votes. ORIGIN Latin squalidus, from squalere be rough or dirty … English terms dictionary
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squalid — 1590s, from M.Fr. squalide, from L. squalidus rough, coated with dirt, filthy, related to squales filth, squalus filthy, squalare be covered with a rough, scaly layer, be coated with dirt, be filthy, of uncertain origin … Etymology dictionary
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squalid — [adj] poor, run down abominable, base, broken down, decayed, despicable, dingy, dirty, disgusting, disheveled, fetid, filthy, foul, grimy, gruesome, horrible, horrid, ignoble, impure, low, mean, miry, moldy, muddy, musty, nasty, odorous,… … New thesaurus
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squalid — squal|id [ˈskwɔlıd US ˈskwa: ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: squalidus, from squalere to be dirty , from squalus dirty ] 1.) very dirty and unpleasant because of a lack of care or money →↑squalor ▪ How can anyone live in such squalid… … Dictionary of contemporary English
squalid — squal|id [ skwalıd ] adjective 1. ) a place that is squalid is dirty and unpleasant: the squalid conditions in the camp 2. ) something that is squalid is unpleasant because it involves dishonest, illegal, or immoral behavior … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
squalid — adjective 1 dirty and unpleasant because of a lack of care or money: How can anyone live in such squalid conditions? | a tiny squalid apartment 2 involving low moral standards or dishonesty; sordid (1): a squalid tale of sex and corruption see… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
