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1 wretchedly poor
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2 wretchedly
adverb miserablementewretchedly ['rɛʧədli] adv: miserablemente, lamentablemente['retʃɪdlɪ]ADV1) (as intensifier) terriblemente2) (=miserably)"I made it all up," she said wretchedly — -me lo inventé todo -dijo desconsolada
3) † * (=very badly) [play, sing etc] pésimamente, fatal * -
3 misérable
misérable [mizeʀabl]adjectivea. ( = pauvre) [famille, personne] destitute ; [région] impoverished ; [logement] seedy ; [vêtements] shabbyb. ( = pitoyable) [existence, conditions] miserable ; [personne] pitifulc. ( = faible) [somme] miserable* * *mizeʀabl
1.
1) ( très pauvre) [personne] destitute; [habit] shabby; [vie, pays] poor, wretched; [maison] squalid2) ( dérisoire) [salaire] meagre [BrE]; [affaire] pathetic3) ( pitoyable) pitiful, miserable
2.
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 -
4 barriobajero
adj.1 wretchedly poor, too impoverished, slummy.2 gutter, dirty.m.slum dweller, slumdog, slummer.* * *► adjetivo1 common, vulgar, low► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 common person* * *ADJ1) [zona, vida] slum antes de s2) (=vulgar) vulgar, common* * *- ra adjetivo (pey) common (pej)* * *- ra adjetivo (pey) common (pej)* * *barriobajero -ra* * *
barriobajero◊ -ra adjetivo (pey) common (pej)
barriobajero,-a adjetivo & m, f pey common, coarse
' barriobajero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barriobajera
English:
slum-dweller
* * *barriobajero, -a Pey♦ adjese acento es muy barriobajero that accent is very common o vulgar;unos tipos con aspecto barriobajero some rough-looking types;un chico barriobajero a lout, Br a yob♦ nm,flout, Br yob* * *I1 adj slum atr2 despcommonII m, barriobajera f1 slum dweller2 despcommon person -
5 αὐτολήκυθος
αὐτο-λήκῠθος, ὁ,A one who carries his own oil-flask, one who has no slave to do so: hence, wretchedly poor, Antiph.16, Men.105; αὐ., οἱ, 'the Beggars', name of a club, D.54.14.II flatterer, parasite, Luc.Lex.10, Plu.2.50c.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > αὐτολήκυθος
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6 sersefil
1. wretchedly poor. 2. very miserable, thoroughly wretched. -
7 pésimamente
adv.very badly, abysmally, terribly.* * *► adverbio1 dreadfully* * *ADV awfully, dreadfully* * *adverbio terribly, dreadfully* * *= badly, dismally, appallingly, wretchedly, disastrously.Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.Ex. The results suggest that works of fiction were generally well represented but that classics in the other fields were dismally underrepresented.Ex. Albert Einstein quote -- It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.Ex. In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.* * *adverbio terribly, dreadfully* * *= badly, dismally, appallingly, wretchedly, disastrously.Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
Ex: The results suggest that works of fiction were generally well represented but that classics in the other fields were dismally underrepresented.Ex: Albert Einstein quote -- It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.Ex: In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.* * *terribly, dreadfully, abominably ( frml)* * *pésimamente advterribly, awfully -
8 erbärmlich
I Adj.2. pej. (schlecht, unzulänglich) Leistung, Qualität etc.: appalling, dreadful, pathetic, deplorable; Summe, Menge etc.: (gering) paltry geh., pathetic; stärker: insulting, präd. an insult3. pej. (gemein) mean, contemptible4. nur attr.; Durst, Hunger etc.: appalling, dreadful, tormenting; sie hatte erbärmliche Angst she was dreadfully ( oder horribly) frightened* * *wretched; miserable; poor; abject; piteous; pitiful; pitiable* * *er|bạ̈rm|lich [Eɐ'bɛrmlɪç]1. adj(= erbarmenswert, pej: = dürftig) pitiful, wretched; (= gemein, schlecht) wretched, miserable; (inf = furchtbar) Kälte terrible, hideous2. advsich verhalten abominably, wretchedly; (= sehr schlecht) singen miserably, appallingly; (inf = furchtbar) frieren, wehtun terriblyerbärmlich aussehen — to look wretched or terrible
* * *1) abjectly2) (miserable; wretched: abject poverty.) abject3) (very poor or miserable: They live in a wretched little house.) wretched4) wretchedly* * *er·bärm·lich[ɛɐ̯ˈbɛrmlɪç]du \erbärmliches Schwein! you miserable swine!ich hätte nie gedacht, dass einer so \erbärmlich sein kann I would never have thought that anyone could be so mean2. (furchtbar) terrible\erbärmliche Angst haben to be terribly afraid3. (jämmerlich) miserable, wretched1. (gemein) wretchedly, abominablyer hat sich \erbärmlich verhalten! he behaved abominably!draußen ist es \erbärmlich kalt! it's terribly cold outsidedie Wunde tut \erbärmlich weh! the wound hurts terribly!* * *1.1) (elend) wretched2) (unzulänglich) pathetic2.* * *A. adj1. (elend) wretched, pitiful, miserable;in einem erbärmlichen Zustand in a wretched state2. pej (schlecht, unzulänglich) Leistung, Qualität etc: appalling, dreadful, pathetic, deplorable; Summe, Menge etc: (gering) paltry geh, pathetic; stärker: insulting, präd an insult3. pej (gemein) mean, contemptible4. nur attr; Durst, Hunger etc: appalling, dreadful, tormenting;sie hatte erbärmliche Angst she was dreadfully ( oder horribly) frightenedB. adv (äußerst) terribly, dreadfully, excruciatingly;erbärmlich wenig precious little* * *1.1) (elend) wretched2) (unzulänglich) pathetic3) (abwertend): (gemein) mean; wretched4) nicht präd. (sehr groß) terrible <hunger, thirst, fear, etc.>2.* * *adj.paltry adj.piteous adj.pitiful adj. adv.depressingly adv.paltrily adv.piteously adv.pitifully adv. -
9 armselig
Adj.1. Bettler, Hütte, Leben: wretched, miserable; Einrichtung, Mahlzeit: poor, paltry, meag|re (Am. -er); (Mitleid erregend) pitiful, piteous2. pej. pathetic; Ausrede: pathetic, ridiculous; Gehalt: miserable, paltry; Geschenk: miserable; Versuch: pathetic, wretched; Feigling, Lügner, Stümper: wretched; für armselige zehn Minuten for ten lousy minutes* * *paltry; poor; niggardly; scrubby; mean; beggarly* * *ạrm|se|ligadj(= dürftig) miserable; (= jämmerlich) pathetic, pitiful, piteous; Feigling, Lügner miserable, wretched; Summe, Ausrede paltryfür armselige zwei Euro — for a paltry two euros, for two paltry euros
* * *arm·se·lig1. (primitiv) shabby, primitive2. (dürftig) miserable, pitiful, wretcheddu \armseliger Lügner! you pathetic liar!* * *1.1) (sehr arm, dürftig, unbefriedigend) miserable; miserable, wretched < dwelling>; pathetic <result, figure>; meagre <meal, food>; paltry < return, salary, sum, fee>2) (abwertend): (erbärmlich) miserable, wretched <swindler, quack>; pathetic, miserable, wretched < coward>; pathetic, miserable < amateur, bungler>2.armselig leben — lead or live a miserable life
armselig eingerichtet — miserably or wretchedly furnished
* * *armselig adj1. Bettler, Hütte, Leben: wretched, miserable; Einrichtung, Mahlzeit: poor, paltry, meagre (US -er); (Mitleid erregend) pitiful, piteous2. pej pathetic; Ausrede: pathetic, ridiculous; Gehalt: miserable, paltry; Geschenk: miserable; Versuch: pathetic, wretched; Feigling, Lügner, Stümper: wretched;für armselige zehn Minuten for ten lousy minutes* * *1.1) (sehr arm, dürftig, unbefriedigend) miserable; miserable, wretched < dwelling>; pathetic <result, figure>; meagre <meal, food>; paltry <return, salary, sum, fee>2) (abwertend): (erbärmlich) miserable, wretched <swindler, quack>; pathetic, miserable, wretched < coward>; pathetic, miserable <amateur, bungler>2.armselig leben — lead or live a miserable life
armselig eingerichtet — miserably or wretchedly furnished
* * *adj.poor adj.scrubby adj.squalid adj. adv.paltrily adv.squalidly adv. -
10 wretch
[re ]1) (a miserable, unhappy creature: The poor wretch!) stakkel2) (a name used in annoyance or anger: You wretch!) stymper•- wretched- wretchedly
- wretchedness* * *[re ]1) (a miserable, unhappy creature: The poor wretch!) stakkel2) (a name used in annoyance or anger: You wretch!) stymper•- wretched- wretchedly
- wretchedness -
11 wretch
re1) (a miserable, unhappy creature: The poor wretch!) desgraciado, miserable2) (a name used in annoyance or anger: You wretch!) ¡desgraciado!•- wretched- wretchedly
- wretchedness
tr[reʧ]1 (unfortunate person) desdichado,-a, infeliz, desgraciado,-a3 (bad person) canalla nombre masulino o femenino, malvado,-awretch ['rɛʧ] n: infeliz mf; desgraciado m, -da fn.(§ pl.: wretches) = desdichado s.m.• desgraciado s.m.• infeliz s.m.• miserable s.m.• pobrete s.m.retʃnoun (liter)a) ( unfortunate person) desdichado, -da m,f, infeliz mfthe (poor) wretch — el pobre desdichado or infeliz, el pobre diablo (fam)
b) ( despicable person) desgraciado, -da m,f[retʃ]N desgraciado(-a) m / f, miserable mflittle wretch — esp hum pícaro(-a) m / f, granuja mf
some poor wretch — algún desgraciado, algún pobre diablo
* * *[retʃ]noun (liter)a) ( unfortunate person) desdichado, -da m,f, infeliz mfthe (poor) wretch — el pobre desdichado or infeliz, el pobre diablo (fam)
b) ( despicable person) desgraciado, -da m,f -
12 HRAK-
in compds., denoting wretched, vile.* * *in COMPDS, denoting wretched, wicked, [for the etymology see hrekja]: hrak-auga, n. evil eye, a nickname, Sturl. hrak-bú, n. a wretched household, Band. 37 new Ed. hrak-dýri, n. a poor, hunted deer, Korm. 60. hrak-fall, n. a wreck, disaster. hrak-för, hrak-ferð, f. a journey ending in disgrace and disaster, Fær. 166, Grett. 153, Mag. hrak-liga, adv. wretchedly, disgracefully, Fs. 35. hrak-ligr, adj. wretched, disgraceful, Korm. 62, Sturl. i. 24, iii. 273, Glúm. 387. hrak-magr, adj. wretchedly thin, Bs. i. 389. krak-mannligr, adj. wretched, mean. hrak-menni, n. a wretched man, wretch. hrak-ólar, f. pl., in the phrase, vera á hrakólum, to be as on the rack. hrak-spá, f. evil prophecy, croaking, hrak-viðri, n. wretched weather. hrak-yrði, n. foul language, Gísl. 86. hrak-æfi, f. a wretched life, cp. Gísl. 63. -
13 miser
mĭser, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. [prob. Sanscr. root mi-; cf. minuo; akin to Gr. misos; Lat. maestus, maereo], wretched, unfortunate, miserable, pitiable, lamentable, etc. (cf.: infelix, calamitosus).1.Of persons:2.nihil est tam miserabile, quam ex beato miser,
Cic. Part. Or. 17, 57:homo miser, et infortunatus,
Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 20:miser atque infelix,
Cic. Quint. 30, 94:urgeris multis miser undique curis,
Lucr. 3, 1051:o multo miserior Dolabella, quam ille, quem tu miserrimum esse voluisti,
Cic. Phil. 11, 4, 8:miser, infelix, aerumnosus,
id. Par. 2, 1, 16:miserrimum habere aliquem,
to torment, id. Fam. 14, 7, 1:miserrimus Fui fugitando,
have exhausted myself with running, am completely tired out, Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 7.—With gen.:miseros ambitionis,
Plin. Pan. 58, 5.—Of things, afflicting, sad, wretched, melancholy:3.miserā ambitione laborare,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 26:misera orbitas,
Cic. Fin. 5, 28, 84:misera et calamitosa res,
id. Rosc. Am. 28, 77.—Sick, ill, indisposed, etc.:4.quo morbo misera sum,
suffer, Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 39:homini misero non invideo medicinam,
Petr. 129; cf.:quid illam miseram animi excrucias?
Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 76:homo animo suo miser,
id. Truc. 2, 7, 36:miserum esse ex animo,
to be wretched in mind, sick at heart, id. Ep. 4, 1, 1.—Violent, excessive, extravagant:5.amor,
Verg. A. 5, 655:cultus miser,
with regard to dress, Hor. S. 2, 2, 66.—Bad, vile, poor, worthless:6.carmen,
Verg. E. 3, 27:remedium,
Cels. 5, 26, 34.—With gen.: morum, Stat. Th. 4, 403:hominem perditum miserumque,
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 28.—As an exclamation, inserted in the midst of a sentence:1.ossa atque pellis sum, misera, macritudine,
Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 32: miserum! (parenthetically) i. e. what a misfortune! how sad! tum pendere poenas Cecropidae jussi (miserum!) septena quotannis Corpora, Verg. A. 6, 21.—As subst.: mĭsĕ-rum, i, n., a wretched thing, wretchedness:bonum valetudo, miserum morbus,
Cic. Fin. 5, 28, 84 MSS. dub. (Madv. and B. and K. miser).—Hence, adv., in two forms.mĭsĕrē, wretchedly, miserably; desperately, vehemently, excessively, urgently (class.): est misere scriptum, Pseudole! Ps. O miserrime, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 72:2.vivere,
Cic. Fin. 3, 15, 501:misere amare,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 32:deperire,
id. Cist. 1, 2, 12:invidere,
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 22:orare aliquid,
id. Heaut. 2, 3, 124:discedere quaerens,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 8; cf.:misere cupis abire,
id. ib. 1, 9, 14:ut miserius a vobis recipiatur quam ab illo capta est,
Liv. 34, 24, 2:misere miser,
Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 21:misere male,
id. Bacch. 4, 9, 10.—mĭsĕrĭter, wretchedly, lamentably, sadly (ante-class.; poet.): corrumpi, Laber. ap. Non. 517, 2:alloqui,
Cat. 63, 49; Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 1010 P. (Vahl. Enn. p. 180, n. 40). -
14 miserum
mĭser, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. [prob. Sanscr. root mi-; cf. minuo; akin to Gr. misos; Lat. maestus, maereo], wretched, unfortunate, miserable, pitiable, lamentable, etc. (cf.: infelix, calamitosus).1.Of persons:2.nihil est tam miserabile, quam ex beato miser,
Cic. Part. Or. 17, 57:homo miser, et infortunatus,
Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 20:miser atque infelix,
Cic. Quint. 30, 94:urgeris multis miser undique curis,
Lucr. 3, 1051:o multo miserior Dolabella, quam ille, quem tu miserrimum esse voluisti,
Cic. Phil. 11, 4, 8:miser, infelix, aerumnosus,
id. Par. 2, 1, 16:miserrimum habere aliquem,
to torment, id. Fam. 14, 7, 1:miserrimus Fui fugitando,
have exhausted myself with running, am completely tired out, Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 7.—With gen.:miseros ambitionis,
Plin. Pan. 58, 5.—Of things, afflicting, sad, wretched, melancholy:3.miserā ambitione laborare,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 26:misera orbitas,
Cic. Fin. 5, 28, 84:misera et calamitosa res,
id. Rosc. Am. 28, 77.—Sick, ill, indisposed, etc.:4.quo morbo misera sum,
suffer, Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 39:homini misero non invideo medicinam,
Petr. 129; cf.:quid illam miseram animi excrucias?
Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 76:homo animo suo miser,
id. Truc. 2, 7, 36:miserum esse ex animo,
to be wretched in mind, sick at heart, id. Ep. 4, 1, 1.—Violent, excessive, extravagant:5.amor,
Verg. A. 5, 655:cultus miser,
with regard to dress, Hor. S. 2, 2, 66.—Bad, vile, poor, worthless:6.carmen,
Verg. E. 3, 27:remedium,
Cels. 5, 26, 34.—With gen.: morum, Stat. Th. 4, 403:hominem perditum miserumque,
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 28.—As an exclamation, inserted in the midst of a sentence:1.ossa atque pellis sum, misera, macritudine,
Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 32: miserum! (parenthetically) i. e. what a misfortune! how sad! tum pendere poenas Cecropidae jussi (miserum!) septena quotannis Corpora, Verg. A. 6, 21.—As subst.: mĭsĕ-rum, i, n., a wretched thing, wretchedness:bonum valetudo, miserum morbus,
Cic. Fin. 5, 28, 84 MSS. dub. (Madv. and B. and K. miser).—Hence, adv., in two forms.mĭsĕrē, wretchedly, miserably; desperately, vehemently, excessively, urgently (class.): est misere scriptum, Pseudole! Ps. O miserrime, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 72:2.vivere,
Cic. Fin. 3, 15, 501:misere amare,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 32:deperire,
id. Cist. 1, 2, 12:invidere,
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 22:orare aliquid,
id. Heaut. 2, 3, 124:discedere quaerens,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 8; cf.:misere cupis abire,
id. ib. 1, 9, 14:ut miserius a vobis recipiatur quam ab illo capta est,
Liv. 34, 24, 2:misere miser,
Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 21:misere male,
id. Bacch. 4, 9, 10.—mĭsĕrĭter, wretchedly, lamentably, sadly (ante-class.; poet.): corrumpi, Laber. ap. Non. 517, 2:alloqui,
Cat. 63, 49; Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 1010 P. (Vahl. Enn. p. 180, n. 40). -
15 wretch
[re ]1) (a miserable, unhappy creature: The poor wretch!) nesrečnik2) (a name used in annoyance or anger: You wretch!) lopov•- wretched- wretchedly
- wretchedness* * *[reč]nounubožec, revež, revček, nesrečnik, bednik; lopov, malopridnežpoor wretch — revček, ubožecpoor little wretch! — revica! (posmehljivo) -
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nounKreatur, die; (joc.): (child) Gör, das* * *[re ]1) (a miserable, unhappy creature: The poor wretch!) das Wesen2) (a name used in annoyance or anger: You wretch!) der Schuft•- academic.ru/83190/wretched">wretched- wretchedly
- wretchedness* * *<pl -es>[retʃ]n1. (unfortunate person)poor \wretch armer Kerl [o Teufel] fam* * *[retʃ]n1) (miserable) armer Teufel or Schlucker (inf)* * *wretch [retʃ] s2. Schuft m* * *nounKreatur, die; (joc.): (child) Gör, das -
17 miserably
adverb1) unglücklich; elend, jämmerlich [leben, zugrunde gehen]2) (meanly) miserabel, (ugs.) mies [bezahlt]3) kläglich, jämmerlich [versagen]; völlig, total [verpfuscht, unzureichend]* * *adverb elend* * *mis·er·ably[ˈmɪzərəbli, AM -zɚ-]1. (unhappily) traurig, niedergeschlagento sob \miserably jämmerlich schluchzen2. (extremely) schrecklich, furchtbarto be \miserably cold/hot furchtbar kalt/heiß seinto be \miserably unhappy schrecklich traurig seinto be \miserably unlucky ein Riesenpech haben3. (utterly) jämmerlich, kläglichto fail \miserably jämmerlich [o kläglich] versagen* * *['mIzərəblI]adv1) (= unhappily) unglücklich; say also kläglich2) (= wretchedly, distressingly) hurt, ache, rain grässlich, fürchterlich; live, die elend, jämmerlich; poor erbärmlichit was miserably cold — es war erbärmlich kalt
the wages were miserably low — die Löhne waren miserabel
* * *adverb1) unglücklich; elend, jämmerlich [leben, zugrunde gehen]2) (meanly) miserabel, (ugs.) mies [bezahlt]3) kläglich, jämmerlich [versagen]; völlig, total [verpfuscht, unzureichend]* * *adv.elend adv.jämmerlich adv. -
18 двойка
ж.1) разг. ( цифра) two2) разг. ( отметка) two (out of five), poor; ≈ D mark; D grade амер.ста́влю тебе́ за э́то дво́йку — I grade your work as very poor
он получи́л дво́йку по исто́рии — he got a poor for history, he didn't pass the history test / exam
3) карт. two, deuceкозырна́я дво́йка — two of trumps
дво́йка черве́й [пик и т.п.] — the two of hearts [spades, etc]
4) разг. (об автобусе, трамвае и т.п.) No 2 bus [tram, etc]пое́хать на дво́йке — take a number two bus [tram, etc]
6) разг. ( костюм) two-piece suit7) = видеодвойка••на дво́йку (плохо) — awfully, wretchedly, couldn't be worse
рабо́та сде́лана на дво́йку — it's a wretched / miserable job, it's a botch of the job
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19 wretch
[re ]1) (a miserable, unhappy creature: The poor wretch!) infeliz2) (a name used in annoyance or anger: You wretch!) desgraçado!•- wretched- wretchedly
- wretchedness* * * -
20 wretch
[retʃ]1) (unlucky) disgraziato m. (-a), sventurato m. (-a), miserabile m. e f.2) (evil) disgraziato m. (-a), farabutto m. (-a) (anche scherz.); (child) scherz. birichino m. (-a), birbante m. e f.* * *[re ]1) (a miserable, unhappy creature: The poor wretch!) disgraziato, infelice2) (a name used in annoyance or anger: You wretch!) disgraziato•- wretched- wretchedly
- wretchedness* * *wretch /rɛtʃ/n.1 disgraziato, disgraziata; infelice; misero, misera; sventurato, sventurata; sciagurato, sciagurata2 individuo spregevole; miserabile; vile3 (scherz.) birbantello; mascalzoncello; incosciente● poor wretch!, povero diavolo!* * *[retʃ]1) (unlucky) disgraziato m. (-a), sventurato m. (-a), miserabile m. e f.
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sordid — sordidly, adv. sordidness, n. /sawr did/, adj. 1. morally ignoble or base; vile: sordid methods. 2. meanly selfish, self seeking, or mercenary. 3. dirty or filthy. 4. squalid; wretchedly poor and run down: sordid housing. [1590 1600; < L sordidus … Universalium
beggarly — /ˈbɛgəli/ (say beguhlee) adjective like or befitting a beggar; wretchedly poor; mean. –beggarliness, noun …
measly — /ˈmizli / (say meezlee) adjective (measlier, measliest) 1. infected with measles, as an animal or its flesh. 2. relating to or resembling measles. 3. (of beef or pork) infected with cysts or tapeworms of the genus Taenia. 4. Colloquial wretchedly …
wretched — wretchedly, adv. wretchedness, n. /rech id/, adj., wretcheder, wretchedest. 1. very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable. 2. characterized by or attended with misery and sorrow. 3. despicable, contemptible, or mean: a… … Universalium
Norwich — For other places with the same name, see Norwich (disambiguation). City of Norwich Norwich city centre … Wikipedia