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wretched ['retʃɪd](a) (poor → dwelling, clothes) misérable;∎ she had a wretched existence elle a eu une existence misérable;∎ their living conditions are wretched leurs conditions de vie sont misérables ou sont épouvantables;∎ she receives a wretched wage elle touche un salaire de misère∎ he was or felt wretched about what he had said il se sentait coupable à cause de ce qu'il avait dit;∎ I felt cold and wretched j'avais froid et je me sentais malheureux∎ the flu made me feel really wretched je me sentais vraiment très mal avec cette grippe∎ keep your wretched money! garde-le, ton fichu argent!(e) (abominable → behaviour, performance, weather) lamentable;∎ what wretched luck! quelle déveine!;∎ I'm a wretched singer/writer je suis un piètre chanteur/écrivain;∎ it's a wretched business c'est une affaire ou une histoire lamentable∎ the wretched les déshérités mplⓘ Wretched refuse Ces mots (que l'on pourrait traduire par "le rebut") sont extraits du poème New Colossus (1883) de la poétesse américaine Emma Lazarus. Ce poème est inscrit sur le piédestal de la Statue de la Liberté, à l'entrée du port de New York. Y figurent également les vers Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free ("donne-moi tes exténués, tes pauvres, qui en rangs pressés aspirent à vivre libres"). On emploie cette formule en anglais américain à propos des immigrants des siècles passés mais également à propos de ceux d'aujourd'hui.
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