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1 miseria
f ( povertà) poverty( infelicità) miserycostare una miseria cost next to nothing* * *miseria s.f.1 (estrema povertà) poverty, destitution: vivere nella miseria, to live in poverty; andare in miseria, to fall into poverty; (o destitution); essere ridotto in miseria, to be reduced to destitution (o poverty o fam. to be down and out) // piangere miseria, to plead (o to complain of) poverty // miseria nera, dire poverty // porca miseria!, miseria ladra!, damn (it)! (o blast!)2 (meschinità) meanness, vileness: la sua miseria d'animo mi disgusta, his meanness disgusts me; miseria morale, intellettuale, moral, intellectual impoverishment3 (inezia) trifle; (esiguità) pittance: questo vaso costa una miseria, this vase only costs a trifle; l'ho comprato per una miseria, (fam.) I bought it for a song; litigare per una miseria, to quarrel over nothing (o a trifle); guadagnare una miseria, to work for a mere pittance4 pl. (disgrazie) misfortunes, troubles: le miserie della vita, the troubles (o misfortunes) of life5 (bot.) (erba) miseria, (Tradescantia vulgaris) spiderwort; (Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris) pennywort, Venus's navelwort.* * *[mi'zɛrja]sostantivo femminile1) (povertà) poverty, destitutionvivere nella miseria — to live in poverty o squalor
cadere in miseria — to fall on hard times, to become destitute
piangere miseria — to bewail one's poverty, to poor-mouth AE colloq.
2) (grettezza) meanness, baseness3) (sventura)costare una miseria — to cost a trifle o next to nothing
••porca miseria! — holy cow o smoke! damn it!
* * *miseria/mi'zεrja/sostantivo f.1 (povertà) poverty, destitution; vivere nella miseria to live in poverty o squalor; cadere in miseria to fall on hard times, to become destitute; essere ridotto in miseria to be reduced to poverty; piangere miseria to bewail one's poverty, to poor-mouth AE colloq.2 (grettezza) meanness, baseness; nascondere le proprie -e to conceal one's baseness3 (sventura) le -e della vita the troubles of life4 (somma ridicola) guadagnare una miseria to earn a mere pittance; la pagano una miseria she's paid peanuts; costare una miseria to cost a trifle o next to nothingper la miseria! good heavens! porca miseria! holy cow o smoke! damn it! -
2 Elend
I Adj.1. (unglücklich, beklagenswert) miserable, wretched, pitiable; ein elendes Leben führen live a life of misery2. (ärmlich) poverty-stricken; elende Hütte oder Baracke hovel; in elenden Verhältnissen leben live in wretched conditions ( oder dire poverty)3. (krank) (very) unwell; jemandem ist / wird elend (übel) s.o. is feeling / begins to feel very unwell; elend aussehen look dreadful; sich elend fühlen feel terrible ( oder wretched)4. pej. (gemein) despicable5. nur attr.; umg. Durst, Hunger etc. (stark): terribleII Adv.1. miserably; elend zugrunde gehen come to a wretched end; elend verhungern die of slow (and painful) starvation2. umg. (sehr) dreadfully; es tut elend weh it’s terribly sore, it hurts dreadfully ( oder like hell Sl.); es ist elend kalt it’s absolutely freezing* * *das Elendaffliction; woefulness; misery; calamitousness; sordidness; squalor; unhappiness; distress; poverty; want; wretchedness* * *['eːlɛnt]nt - (e)s[-dəs] no pl (= Unglück, Not) misery, distress; (= Verwahrlosung) squalor; (= Armut) poverty, penuryein Bild des Élends — a picture of misery/squalor
ins Élend geraten — to fall into poverty, to be reduced to penury, to become destitute
im (tiefsten) Élend leben — to live in (abject) misery/squalor/poverty
(wie) ein Häufchen Élend (inf) — (looking) a picture of misery
da kann man das heulende Élend kriegen (inf) — it's enough to make you scream (inf)
es ist ein Élend mit ihm (inf) — he makes you want to weep (inf), he's hopeless
es ist ein Élend,... (inf) — it's heartbreaking...
See:→ lang* * *1) (not feeling well: He was a bit off-colour the morning after the party.) off-colour2) miserably3) (very poor in quantity or quality: The house was in a miserable condition.) miserable4) ((something that causes) unhappiness: the misery of the fatherless children; Forget your miseries and come out with me!) misery5) (used in annoyance: This wretched machine won't work!) wretched* * *<-[e]s>[ˈe:lɛnt]nt kein pl (Not) misery [or distress]es gibt ja so viel \Elend auf dieser Welt there is so much misery in the worldins \Elend geraten to become destitute, to fall into poverty, form to be reduced to penuryim [bitteren/schrecklichen] \Elend leben to live in [abject] poverty [or squalor] [or misery]jdn/sich selbst ins \Elend stürzen to plunge sb/oneself into misery [or poverty]da kann man das heulende \Elend kriegen it's enough to make you screames ist einfach ein \Elend mit ihm he makes you want to scream [or he is hopeless]* * *das; Elends1) (Leid) misery; wretchedness; s. auch Häufchen2) (Armut) misery; destitution* * *1. (Leid) misery;aus tiefstem Elend from the depths of misery;wie das leibhaftige Elend aussehen umg look like death warmed up (US over), look (utterly) wretched;er bekam das heulende Elend umg he got the miseries, he just went to pieces;da könnte man das heulende Elend kriegen umg it’s enough to make you weepsoziales Elend social hardship;ins Elend geraten be reduced to poverty;bringen plunge into poverty (and distress)3. umg, fig:* * *das; Elends2) (Armut) misery; destitution* * *nur sing. n.calamitousness n.distress n.(§ pl.: distresses)misery n.squalor n.unhappiness n.woefulness n.wretchedness n. -
3 Armut
f; -, kein Pl.1. poverty; stärker: destitution; äußerste Armut extreme poverty; in Armut geraten be reduced to poverty2. fig. an Ideen etc.: poverty (an + Dat of); an Rohstoffen etc.: lack; stärker: dearth (of); geistige Armut intellectual poverty, lack of intellect* * *die Armutpoverty; impecuniousness; destitution; poorness; need; penury; pennilessness* * *Ạr|mut ['armuːt]f -, no pl (lit, fig)povertycharakterliche Armut — lack of character
geistige Armut — intellectual poverty; (von Mensch) lack of intellect
* * *die1) poorness2) (the condition of being poor: They lived in extreme poverty; the poverty of the soil.) poverty* * *Ar·mut<->[ˈarmu:t]1. (Bedürftigkeit) povertyneue \Armut new wave of povertygefühlte \Armut describes the poverty level that specific demographic groups objectively perceive rather than their actual financial situation2. (Verarmung) lackgeistige \Armut intellectual poverty* * *die Armut des Landes an Rohstoffen — (fig.) the country's lack of raw materials
* * *1. poverty; stärker: destitution;äußerste Armut extreme poverty;in Armut geraten be reduced to poverty2. fig an Ideen etc: poverty (geistige Armut intellectual poverty, lack of intellect* * *die; Armut (auch fig.) povertydie Armut des Landes an Rohstoffen — (fig.) the country's lack of raw materials
* * *nur sing. f.destitution n.impecuniousness n.pennilessness n.poorness n.poverty n. nur sing. m.indigence n. -
4 verarmt
verarmt adj FIN impoverished, poverty-stricken* * ** * *verarmt
poverty-stricken, in reduced circumstances;
• völlig verarmt destitute, reduced to destitution, plunged into poverty;
• verarmt sein to be reduced to poverty;
• [völlig] verarmt sterben to die in [abject] poverty. -
5 Bettelstab
m: jemanden an den Bettelstab bringen reduce s.o. to poverty ( oder penury); an den Bettelstab kommen be reduced to poverty usw.* * *Bẹt|tel|stabmjdn an den Bettelstab bringen — to reduce sb to beggary
* * *Bet·tel·stabmjdn an den \Bettelstab bringen to reduce sb to beggaryan den \Bettelstab kommen to be reduced to beggary* * *der in* * *Bettelstab m:jemanden an den Bettelstab bringen reduce sb to poverty ( oder penury);an den Bettelstab kommen be reduced to poverty etc* * *der in -
6 осиромашавам
become impoverished/destitute, be reduced to poverty* * *осиромаша̀вам,гл. become impoverished/destitute, be reduced to poverty.* * *impoverish; be reduced to poverty* * *become impoverished/destitute, be reduced to poverty -
7 misère
misère [mizεʀ]feminine nouna. ( = pauvreté) extreme povertyb. ( = carence) misère culturelle lack of culture• quelle misère ! what a wretched shame!d. ( = somme négligeable) il l'a eu pour une misère he got it for next to nothinge. ( = plante) tradescantia* * *mizɛʀ1) ( pauvreté) destitution2) ( détresse) misery, wretchedness3) ( ennui) trouble, woe4) ( somme dérisoire) pittance5) Botanique wandering Jew, tradescantia•Phrasal Verbs:* * *mizɛʀ1. nf1) (= pauvreté) extreme poverty, destitutionêtre dans la misère — to be destitute, to be poverty-stricken
misère noire — utter destitution, abject poverty
100 euros, c'est une misère — 100 euros is a derisory sum
2. misères nfpl1) (= malheurs) woes, miseries2) (= ennuis) little troubles* * *misère nf1 ( pauvreté) ( de personne) destitution, extreme poverty; ( de lieu) squalor, destitution; être dans la misère to be destitute; s'enfoncer dans la misère to become totally destitute; réduire qn à la misère to reduce sb to poverty; crier or pleurer misère to bewail one's poverty, to poor-mouth○ US;2 ( détresse) misery, wretchedness; c'est misère que de faire it is distressing ou upsetting to do; c'est misère que de voir ça! it is distressing to see such things; la misère des temps the hardship of the times; quelle misère! what a wretched pity!; misère (de moi†)! woe is me†!;3 ( ennui) trouble, woe; on a tous nos petites misères we all have our little troubles ou problems; faire des misères à qn to give sb a hard time, to be nasty to sb;5 Bot wandering Jew, tradescantia.misère intellectuelle intellectual poverty; misère noire dire poverty; misère sexuelle sexual deprivation.[mizɛr] nom fémininêtre dans la misère to be destitute ou poverty-strickenil se jeta sur la nourriture comme la misère sur le monde (humoristique) he went at the food like a starving man ou like a wolf on its prey3. [malheur]c'est une misère de les voir se séparer it's pitiful ou it's a shame to see them break up4. [somme dérisoire] pittanceje l'ai eu pour une misère I got ou bought it for next to nothing————————[mizɛr] interjection————————misères nom féminin pluriel(familier) [broutilles, ennuis]faire des misères à quelqu'un to give somebody a hard time, to make somebody's life a misery————————de misère locution adjectivaleun salaire de misère a starvation wage, a pittance -
8 verelenden
v/i be reduced to poverty* * *ver|elen|den [fEɐ'|eːlɛndn] ptp verelendetvi aux seinto become impoverished or (Mensch auch) destitute* * *ver·elen·den *[fɛɐ̯ˈe:lɛndn̩]vi Hilfsverb: sein (geh) to become impoverished* * *verelenden v/i be reduced to poverty* * *v.to sink into poverty expr. -
9 verarmen
♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉 -
10 armoede
armoede, armoe♦voorbeelden:1 gebrek en armoede • poverty and need/wantgeestelijke armoede • intellectual/spiritual povertyschrijnende/bittere armoede • abject/grinding povertyde armoede bestrijden • combat povertyde armoede lenigen • relieve povertytot armoede brengen/vervallen • reduce/be reduced to povertyhet is daar armoe troef • they are as poor as church mice -
11 verarmen
v/i become poor ( oder impoverished), be reduced to poverty; dadurch verarmt der Boden the soil becomes poor as a result; geistig verarmen fig. become spiritually and intellectually impoverished* * *to impoverish* * *ver|ạr|men [fɛɐ'|armən] ptp vera\#rmtvi aux sein (lit, fig)to become impoverished* * *ver·ar·men *[fɛɐ̯ˈʔarmən]vi Hilfsverb: sein to become poor [or impoverished]▪ verarmt impoverished* * *intransitives Verb; mit sein become poor or impoverished* * *dadurch verarmt der Boden the soil becomes poor as a result;geistig verarmen fig become spiritually and intellectually impoverished* * *intransitives Verb; mit sein become poor or impoverished* * *v.to become impoverished expr.to impoverish v. -
12 беден
1. (без средства) poor, needy; pennyless moneylessкниж. necessitous, penurious(крайно беден) destituteбеден съм be poor, be in needбедните the poor2. (на вид. бедняшки) mean, mean-looking3. (откъм съдържание) meagre, scanty(за земя, почва) poor, jejune, unfertile, sterileбеден откъм deficient in(за растителност) scanty, poor(за реколта) poor, lightдухом poor in spirit(за фантазия) poor, meagre4. (нещастен) poor, wretchedбедният аз! poor me! woe is me! бедното момче! the poor boy/devil! беднея grow/become poor; be reduced to poverty* * *бѐден,прил., -на, -но, -ни 1. ( без средства) poor, needy; penniless, moneyless; книж. necessitous, penurious; sl. flat as a pancake; ( крайно беден) destitute; \беденен съм be in Queer Street, feel the pinch;2. ( бедняшки) mean, mean-looking, slummy;3. ( откъм съдържание) meagre, scanty; ( земя, почва) poor, jejune, unfertile, sterile; (за руда) lean; \беденен духом poor in spirit; (за фантазия) poor, meagre; \беденен откъм deficient in; ( растителност) scanty, poor; ( реколта) poor, light;5. \беденните само мн. събир. the lower income brackets, the underprivileged.* * *ма никакви пари - много е беден.; scanty (за реколта); ungenerous (за почва)* * *1. (без средства) poor, needy;pennyless moneyless 2. (за земя, почва) poor, jejune, unfertile, sterile 3. (за растителност) scanty, poor 4. (за реколта) poor, light 5. (за фантазия) poor, meagre 6. (крайно беден) destitute 7. (на вид. бедняшки) mean, mean-looking 8. (нещастен) poor, wretched 9. (откъм съдържание) meagre, scanty 10. БЕДЕН откъм deficient in 11. БЕДЕН съм be poor, be in need 12. бедните the poor 13. бедният аз! poor me! woe is me! бедното момче! the poor boy/devil! беднея grow/become poor; be reduced to poverty 14. духом poor in spirit 15. книж. necessitous, penurious -
13 miseria sf
[mi'zɛrja]1) (povertà) (extreme) poverty, destitutionporca miseria! fam — (bloody) hell!
2)comprare qc per una miseria — to buy sth for next to nothing o for a song3)miserie sfpl — (brutture) misfortunes, troubles
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14 miseria
sf [mi'zɛrja]1) (povertà) (extreme) poverty, destitutionporca miseria! fam — (bloody) hell!
2)comprare qc per una miseria — to buy sth for next to nothing o for a song3)miserie sfpl — (brutture) misfortunes, troubles
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15 أترب
أتْرَبَ: اِفْتَقَرَ، قَلّ مالُهُto be or become poor, needy, destitute, indigent, poverty-stricken; to be reduced to poverty -
16 أقتر
أقْتَرَ: قَلّ مالُهُ، اِفْتَقَرَto be or become poor, needy, poverty-stricken; to be reduced to poverty -
17 افتقر
اِفْتَقَرَ: عَوِزَ، كانَ فَقيراً، ذَهَبَ مالُهُto be or become poor, needy, destitute, indigent, poverty-stricken; to be reduced to poverty -
18 быть доведённым до уровня бедности
General subject: to be reduced to povertyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > быть доведённым до уровня бедности
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19 Р-191
В ОДНОЙ РУБАШКЕ (БЕЗ РУБАШКИ) остаться, оставить кого obsoles, coll PrepP, these forms only subj-compl with остаться (subj: human or obj-compl with оставить ( obj: human)) (to be brought or bring s.o. to) a state of financial ruin, (to reduce s.o. or be reduced to) povertyX оставил Y-a в одной рубашке — X left Y with nothing but the shirt on Y's backX took Y to the cleanersX остался в одной рубашке - X was left with nothing but the shirt on his backX lost his shirt X got taken to the cleaners.Эти шулера обыграли его дочиста, в одной рубашке оставили. Those card sharks cleaned him out, left him with nothing but the shirt on his back. -
20 без рубашки
• В ОДНОЙ РУБАШКЕ < БЕЗ РУБАШКИ> остаться, оставить кого obsoles, coll[PrepP, these forms only; subj-compl with остаться (subj: human) orobj-compl with оставить (obj: human)]=====⇒ (to be brought or bring s.o. to) a state of financial ruin, (to reduce s.o. or be reduced to) poverty:- X got taken to the cleaners.♦ Эти шулера обыграли его дочиста, в одной рубашке оставили. Those card sharks cleaned him out, left him with nothing but the shirt on his back.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > без рубашки
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