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1 indigence
indigence [ɛ̃diʒɑ̃s]feminine nouna. ( = misère) destitution• tomber/être dans l'indigence to become/be destituteb. ( = médiocrité) [de scénario] mediocrity* * *ɛ̃diʒɑ̃snom féminin destitution, extreme poverty* * *ɛ̃diʒɑ̃s nf* * *indigence nf destitution, extreme poverty; vivre/tomber dans l'indigence to be/become destitute; indigence intellectuelle intellectual poverty.[ɛ̃diʒɑ̃s] nom féminin -
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 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* * *A. adj1. (unglücklich, beklagenswert) miserable, wretched, pitiable;ein elendes Leben führen live a life of misery2. (ärmlich) poverty-stricken;Baracke hovel;in elenden Verhältnissen leben live in wretched conditions ( oder dire poverty)3. (krank) (very) unwell;jemandem ist/wird elend (übel) sb is feeling/begins to feel very unwell;elend aussehen look dreadful;sich elend fühlen feel terrible ( oder wretched)4. pej (gemein) despicableB. adv1. miserably;elend zugrunde gehen come to a wretched end;elend verhungern die of slow (and painful) starvation2. umg (sehr) dreadfully;es ist elend kalt it’s absolutely freezing* * *das; Elends2) (Armut) misery; destitution* * *nur sing. n.calamitousness n.distress n.(§ pl.: distresses)misery n.squalor n.unhappiness n.woefulness n.wretchedness n. -
4 clochardiser
se clochardiser klɔʃaʀdize verbe pronominal to be reduced to vagrancy* * *[klɔʃardize] verbe transitifto make destitute ou homeless————————se clochardiser verbe pronominal intransitif -
5 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! -
6 verkommen
(unreg.)I v/i1. Haus, Betrieb etc.: go to rack and ruin, go to the dogs umg.; Garten: run wild; das Land ist zu einem Hort der Korruption verkommen the country has degenerated into a hotbed of corruption3. Lebensmittel: go bad; weitS. (nicht verbraucht werden) go to waste; so viel Talent darf man nicht verkommen lassen one shouldn’t let so much talent go to waste; keine Angst - ich lass dich nicht verkommen don’t worry - I’ll look after youII P.P. verkommen IIII Adj. Person: seedy; moralisch: depraved; Gebäude: dilapidated; Gegend, Betrieb etc.: run-down; Garten: overgrown, wild; so ein verkommenes Subjekt! what a seedy character!; der Garten ist völlig verkommen auch the garden is a wilderness* * ** * *ver|kọm|men I [fɛɐ'kɔmən] ptp verko\#mmenvi irreg aux sein1) (Mensch) to go to pieces; (moralisch) to become dissolute, to go to the bad (Brit); (Kind) to run wild2) (Gebäude, Auto) to become dilapidated, to fall to pieces; (Stadt, Land) to become run-down; (Gelände, Anlage etc) to run wild3) (=nicht genutzt werden Lebensmittel, Begabung, Fähigkeiten etc) to go to waste; (= verderben Lebensmittel) to go bad4) (Sw = übereinkommen) to agreeIIadjMensch depraved; Auto, Gebäude dilapidated; Garten wild* * *(having become immoral or inferior: the degenerate son of well-respected parents.) degenerate* * *ver·kom·men *1vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein1. (verwahrlosen) to decay; Mensch to go to rack [ or esp AM wrack] and ruin [or fam to the dogs]; Gebäude to decay, to become run-down, to fall into disrepairim Elend \verkommen to sink into misery, to become destitute5. (versumpfen) to stay out late [or be out on the town,] drinkingver·kom·men21. (verwahrlost) degenerate2. (im Verfall begriffen) decayed, dilapidated* * *Iunregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein2) (verfallen) <building etc.> go to rack and ruin, fall into disrepair, become dilapidated; < garden> run wild; < area> become run down3) (herabsinken) degenerate (zu into)4) (verderben) < food> go badIIAdjektiv depraved* * *verkommen (irr)A. v/idas Land ist zu einem Hort der Korruption verkommen the country has degenerated into a hotbed of corruptionso viel Talent darf man nicht verkommen one shouldn’t let so much talent go to waste;keine Angst - ich lass dich nicht verkommen don’t worry – I’ll look after youC. adj Person: seedy; moralisch: depraved; Gebäude: dilapidated; Gegend, Betrieb etc: run-down; Garten: overgrown, wild;so ein verkommenes Subjekt! what a seedy character!;der Garten ist völlig verkommen auch the garden is a wilderness* * *Iunregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein2) (verfallen) <building etc.> go to rack and ruin, fall into disrepair, become dilapidated; < garden> run wild; < area> become run down3) (herabsinken) degenerate (zu into)4) (verderben) < food> go badIIAdjektiv depraved* * *adj.degenerate adj.depraved adj. v.to go wrong expr.to reprobate v. -
7 tomber
tomber [tɔ̃be]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque tomber fait partie d'une locution comme tomber amoureux, tomber de sommeil, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• attention ! tu vas tomber careful! you'll fall• il est tombé sur la tête ! (inf) he must be mad!► faire tomber to knock down ; (en renversant) to knock over ; (en lâchant) to drop ; [+ température, prix] to bring downb. [neige, pluie] to fall ; [brouillard] to come downc. ( = baisser) to drop ; [jour] to draw to a close ; [prix, nombre] to fall ; [colère] to die down ; [assurance, enthousiasme] to fall away• le dollar est tombé à 2 € the dollar has fallen to 2 eurosd. ( = disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to disappear ; [record] to falle. ( = pendre) to hangf. ( = échoir) [date, choix, sort] to fall ; [verdict, sanction] to be pronouncedg. ( = arriver, se produire) il est tombé en pleine réunion he walked straight into a meeting• il est vraiment bien/mal tombé avec son nouveau patron he's really lucky/unlucky with his new bossh. ( = être arrêté) (inf!) to get busted (inf!)i. (locutions)• son œuvre est tombée dans l'oubli his work fell into oblivion► tomber sur ( = rencontrer par hasard) to run into ; ( = trouver par hasard) to come across ; ( = critiquer) (inf) to go for (inf)• en prenant cette rue, vous tombez sur la gare if you go along this street, you'll find the station• et il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi ! it just had to be me!2. <b. ( = séduire) (inf)c. ( = retirer) (inf)* * *
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1. tɔ̃beverbe transitif (+ v avoir) Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe]
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verbe intransitif (+ v être)1) ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off2) ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall; [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to dropqu' est-ce que ça tombe! — (colloq)
ça tombe dru! — (colloq) ( pluie) it's pouring down!
3) (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall; [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die downfaire tomber — to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]
il est tombé bien bas — ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low
4) (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die outle roi est tombé — ( aux cartes) the king has been played
faire tomber — to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to break down [barrières]
5) ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope6) ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to falltomber bien/mal — [vêtement, rideau] to hang well/badly
7) (se retrouver, se placer)tomber sous le coup d'une loi — Droit to fall within the provisions of a law
8) ( devenir) to falltomber malade/amoureux — to fall ill/in love
9) ( être donné) [décision] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be giventomber sur les écrans — [nouvelle] to come through on screen
10) ( rencontrer)tomber sur — gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches)
si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place — if you follow that street, you'll come to the square
11) ( survenir) gén to cometu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! — ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!
tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir — you're lucky/unlucky, I was just about to leave
il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus! — (colloq) (décision, choix) why does it always have to be me?; ( mésaventure) why does it always have to happen to me?
tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion — [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting
12) ( coïncider) [date] to fall on [jour, quantième]13) ( abandonner)laisser tomber — to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]
laisse tomber! — (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest! (colloq)
laisser tomber quelqu'un — ( pour se séparer) to drop somebody; ( pour ne plus aider) to let somebody down
14) ( agresser)tomber sur quelqu'un — ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq); [pillards, police] to descend on somebody; ( critiquer) to go for somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq)
15) ( mourir) euph to die
II tɔ̃benom masculin (de vêtement, tissu) hang [U]* * *tɔ̃be1. vi1) (par terre, d'un mur) to fallAttention, tu vas tomber! — Be careful, you'll fall!
tomber à l'eau — to fall in the water, fig, [projet] to fall through
Il tombe de sommeil. — He's asleep on his feet.
tomber enceinte — to get pregnant, to fall pregnant
3) (= survenir)tomber juste [opération, calcul] — to come out right
4)laisser tomber (= lâcher) — to drop
Elle a laissé tomber son stylo. — She dropped her pen., (= renoncer à) to give up
Il a laissé tomber le piano. — He gave up the piano., (= faire faux bond à) to let down
Il ne laisse jamais tomber ses amis. — He never lets his friends down.
Laisse tomber, il n'acceptera jamais. — Drop it, he'll never agree.
5)tomber sur [difficulté] — to come across
tomber sur quelqu'un [ami, connaissance] — to bump into someone
Je suis tombé sur lui en sortant de chez Pierre. — I bumped into him coming out of Pierre's place., (= attaquer) [personne] to set about
2. vt* * *tomber verb table: aimerB vtr (+ v avoir)C vi (+ v être)1 ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off; je me suis cassé un bras/j'ai cassé un vase en tombant I fell and broke my arm/a vase; tomber à la mer/dans une rivière to fall into the sea/into a river; tomber dans un trou to fall down a hole; tomber sur to fall on [tapis, maison, tête]; tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to land on one's backside; tomber d'un toit/de cheval to fall off a roof/off a horse; tomber d'un arbre [personne] to fall from a tree; [fruit, feuille] to fall off a tree; tomber du lit/de ma poche to fall out of bed/out of my pocket; l'assiette m'est tombée des mains the plate fell out of my hands; ces lunettes me tombent du nez these glasses are slipping off my nose; attention, tu vas me faire tomber! be careful, you'll make me fall!; j'ai fait tomber un vase I knocked a vase over; j'ai fait tomber le vase de l'étagère I knocked the vase off the shelf; il a fait tomber son adversaire ( au rugby) he brought his opponent down; le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit/un arbre sur les voitures the wind blew a tile off the roof/a tree down onto the cars; se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil/sur un lit to flop into an armchair/onto a bed; laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis to drop a cake on the carpet; le skieur s'est laissé tomber pour s'arrêter the skier dropped to the ground to stop himself;2 ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall (sur onto); [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to drop; un rayon de lumière tombait sur mon livre a ray of light fell onto my book; il est tombé 200 mm d'eau or de pluie pendant la nuit 200 mm of rain fell during the night; il tombe des gouttes it's spotting with rain; qu'est-ce que ça tombe○!, ça tombe dru○! ( pluie) it's pouring down!, it's coming down in buckets○!; la pluie n'a pas cessé de tomber pendant tout le voyage it rained steadily throughout the journey; la foudre est tombée sur un arbre the lightning struck a tree; une faible lueur tombait de la lucarne there was a dim light coming through the skylight; une pâle clarté tombait de la lune the moon cast a pale light;3 (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall (de by; à to); [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down; le dollar est tombé au-dessous de 0.90 euro the dollar has fallen to below 0.90 euro; la température est tombée à/de 10°C the temperature has fallen to/by 10°C; leur personnel est tombé à 200 employés their staff is down to 200 employees; faire tomber to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]; il est tombé bien bas ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low; il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime he has gone right down in my esteem ou estimation; je tombe de sommeil I can't keep my eyes open;4 (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die out; le roi est tombé ( aux cartes) the king has been played; faire tomber to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to remove [obstacle]; to eradicate [tabou]; faire tomber les barrières fig to break down barriers;5 ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope; avoir les épaules qui tombent to have sloping shoulders; ⇒ bras;6 ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to fall; [vêtement, rideau] to hang; cheveux qui tombent sur les yeux hair that falls over one's eyes; manteau qui tombe bien/mal coat that hangs well/badly; sa jupe lui tombe (jusqu')aux chevilles her skirt comes down to her ankles;7 (se retrouver, se placer) tomber dans un piège lit, fig to fall into a trap; tomber en disgrâce/ruine to fall into disgrace/ruin; tomber dans la vulgarité/sensiblerie to lapse into vulgarity/sentimentality; vous tombez dans le paradoxe you are being paradoxical; tomber sous le charme de qn to fall under sb's spell; tomber sous le coup d'une loi Jur to fall within the provisions of a law; tomber aux mains or entre les mains de qn [document, pouvoir] to fall into sb's hands; la conversation est tombée sur la politique the conversation came around to politics; ⇒ Charybde, sens;8 ( devenir) to fall; tomber malade/amoureux to fall ill/in love;9 ( être donné) [décision, sentence, verdict] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be given; tomber sur les écrans [nouvelle] to come through on screen; la nouvelle nous tombe à l'instant Radio, TV the news has just come through to us; dès que le journal tombe des presses as soon as the newspaper comes off the press; les paroles qu'il a laissé tomber de sa bouche the words that fell from his lips; ⇒ sourd;10 ( rencontrer) tomber sur gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami, connaissance]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches) tomber sur la bonne page/le bon numéro to hit on the right page/the right number; je suis tombé sur un sujet difficile/un examinateur sévère à l'examen I got a difficult question/a harsh examiner in the exam; je suis tombé par hasard sur ce que je cherchais I found what I was looking for by chance ; mes yeux sont tombés sur une jolie femme/une expression amusante my eyes fell on a pretty woman/a funny expression; si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place if you follow that street, you'll come to the square;11 ( survenir) gén to come; c'est tombé juste au bon moment/comme il fallait it came just at the right time/when it was needed; cette réforme ne pouvait pas mieux/plus mal tomber this reform couldn't have come at a better/worse time; tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!; tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir you're lucky/unlucky ou you've timed that well/badly, I was just about to leave; ça tombe bien/mal, j'avais justement besoin de ce livre that's good/bad luck, I just needed that book; il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus○! [décision, choix] why does it always have to be me?; [mésaventure] why does it always have to happen to me?; tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting;12 ( coïncider) [date, anniversaire, fête] to fall on [jour, quantième]; ça tombe un mercredi/le 17 avril it falls on a Wednesday/on 17 April;13 ( abandonner) laisser tomber to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]; il a fallu laisser tomber I/we etc had to give up; laisse tomber! (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest○!; laisser tomber qn ( pour se séparer) to drop sb; ( pour ne plus aider) to let sb down; il a laissé tomber sa petite amie he dropped his girlfriend; ne me laisse pas tomber! don't let me down!; ⇒ chaussette;14 ( agresser) tomber sur qn ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on sb, to lay○ into sb; [pillards, police] to descend on sb; ( critiquer) to go for sb, to lay○ into sb; ils nous sont tombés dessus à dix contre un they fell on us, ten to one; il s'est fait tomber dessus par des voleurs/un chien he was set on by robbers/attacked by a dog;15 ( mourir) euph [soldat] to fall euph; tomber sous le feu de l'ennemi to fall under enemy fire; tomber pour qch to die for sth; ⇒ champ.en tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to be flabbergasted○.I[tɔ̃be] nom masculinau tomber du jour ou de la nuit at nightfall ou duskII[tɔ̃be] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)A.[CHANGER DE NIVEAU - SENS PROPRE ET FIGURÉ][avion, bombe, projectile] to falltomber par terre to fall on the floor, to fall downtomber dans un fauteuil to fall ou to collapse into an armchairne monte pas à l'échelle, tu vas tomber don't go up the ladder, you'll fall offtomber de cheval to fall off ou from a horsetomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree ou from a treea. [en lui faisant un croche-pied] to trip somebody upb. [en le bousculant] to knock ou to push somebody overa. [en poussant] to push something overb. [en renversant] to knock something overc. [en lâchant] to drop somethingd. [en donnant un coup de pied] to kick something over3. [se détacher - feuille, pétale, fruit] to fall ou to drop off ; [ - cheveu, dent] to fall ou to come outla robe tombe bien sur toi the dress hangs well ou nicely on you5. [s'abattre, descendre - rayon de soleil, radiations, nuit] to fall ; [ - brouillard, gifle, coup] to come downla neige/pluie tombait it was snowing/rainingune goutte est tombée dans mon cou a drop trickled ou rolled down my neckil tombe de grosses gouttes/gros flocons big drops/flakes are fallingtoi, tu as ta paie qui tombe tous les mois (familier) you have a regular salary coming in (every month)il lui tombe au moins 3 000 euros par mois (familier) he has at least 3,000 euros coming in every montha. [il va pleuvoir] it's going to pour (with rain)!b. [il va y avoir des coups] you're/we're etc. going to get it!6. [déboucher]là où la rue Daneau tombe dans le boulevard Lamain at the point where Rue Daneau joins ou meets Boulevard Lamaincontinuez tout droit et vous tomberez sur le marché keep going straight on and you'll come to the market7. [diminuer - prix, température, voix, ton] to fall, to drop ; [ - fréquentation] to drop (off) ; [ - fièvre] to come down, to drop ; [ - colère] to die down, to subside ; [ - inquiétude] to melt away, to vanish ; [ - enthousiasme, agitation, intérêt] to fall ou to fade away, to subside ; [ - tempête] to subside, to abate, to die away ; [ - vent] to drop, to fall, to die down ; [ - jour] to draw to a closela température est tombée de 10 degrés the temperature has dropped ou fallen (by) 10 degreessa cote de popularité est tombée très bas/à 28 % his popularity rating has plummeted/has dropped to 28%faire tomber la fièvre to bring down ou to reduce somebody's temperaturesa joie tomba brusquement his happiness suddenly vanished ou evaporated9. [s'effondrer - cité] to fall ; [ - dictature, gouvernement, empire] to fall, to be brought down, to be toppled ; [ - record] to be broken ; [ - concurrent] to go out, to be defeated ; [ - plan, projet] to fall throughles candidats de droite sont tombés au premier tour the right-wing candidates were eliminated in the first rounda. [cité] to bring downb. [gouvernement] to bring down, to topplec. [record] to breakd. [concurrent] to defeat10. [devenir]tomber malade to become ou to fall illtomber (raide) mort to drop dead, to fall down dead11. JEUX [carte]B.[SE PRODUIRE, ARRIVER]1. [événement] to fall ou to be onmon anniversaire tombe un dimanche my birthday is ou falls on a Sundaytomber juste [calcul] to work out exactlyton bureau l'intéresse — ça tombe bien, je voulais m'en débarrasser he's interested in your desk — that's good, I wanted to get rid of itmal tomber to come at the wrong moment ou at a bad timele mardi tombe assez mal pour moi Tuesday's not a good day ou very convenient for me[personne]on est tombés en plein pendant la grève des trains we got there right in the middle of the rail striketomber juste [deviner] to guess righta. [opportunément] to turn up at the right momentb. [avoir de la chance] to be lucky ou in luckah, vous tombez bien, je voulais justement vous parler ah, you've come just at the right moment, I wanted to speak to youil est excellent, ce melon, je suis bien tombé this melon's excellent, I was luckya. [inopportunément] to turn up at the wrong momentb. [ne pas avoir de chance] to be unlucky ou out of lucktu tombes à point! you've timed it perfectly!, perfect timing!2. [nouvelles] to be ou to come outles dernières nouvelles qui viennent de tomber font état de 143 victimes news just out ou released puts the number of victims at 143à 20 h, la nouvelle est tombée the news came through at 8 p.m————————[tɔ̃be] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)1. [triompher de - candidat, challenger] to defeat2. (familier) [séduire] to seduce3. (familier & locution)————————tomber dans verbe plus préposition[se laisser aller à - découragement, désespoir] to sink ou to lapse into (inseparable)————————tomber en verbe plus prépositiontomber en lambeaux to fall to bits ou pieces————————tomber sur verbe plus préposition1. [trouver par hasard - personne] to come across, to run ou to bump into, to meet up with (US) ; [ - objet perdu, trouvaille] to come across ou upon, to stumble across2. [avoir affaire à - examinateur, sujet d'examen] to getquand j'ai téléphoné, je suis tombé sur sa mère/un répondeur when I phoned, it was her mother who answered (me)/I got an answering machineil tombe sur les nouveaux pour la moindre erreur he comes down on the newcomers (like a ton of bricks) if they make the slightest mistake4. [se porter sur - regard, soupçon] to fall on ; [ - conversation] to turn to -
8 nędz|a
f 1. sgt (materialna) poverty, deprivation- ostatnia a. skrajna nędza penury, destitution, beggary- dotknięte nędzą rejony/rodziny poverty-stricken areas/families- dzielnice nędzy poverty-stricken parts a. districts of a town- regiony nędzy na południu kraju poor areas in the south of the country- żyć w skrajnej/beznadziejnej nędzy to live in extreme a. abject/grinding poverty- cierpieć nędzę to suffer deprivation a. poverty- znaleźć się na dnie nędzy to become destitute, to find oneself down and out- doprowadzić kogoś do nędzy a. wtrącić kogoś w nędzę to reduce sb to poverty, to beggar sb- popaść a. wpaść w nędzę to tumble into poverty- znaleźli się na skraju nędzy they were on the verge of indigence- dokuczała im nędza they were poverty-stricken2. sgt książk. (marność, słabość) misery- nędza człowieka human misery- nędza naszego żywota a. życia the misery of our existence- obrazy nędzy życia zesłańców pictures of the miserable life of exiles3. sgt (niski poziom moralny, intelektualny) poverty- oznaki duchowej nędzy signs of spiritual poverty- nędza moralna moral degradation4. (biedota) the poor (+ v pl), the destitute (+ v pl); (nędzarz) pauper 5. sgt pot. (tandeta) trash- te meble, które kupił, to sama nędza the furniture he bought is all trash- i mądry głupi, gdy go nędza złupi przysł. poverty can make anyone helpless- obraz nędzy i rozpaczy a sorry sight- dom/żebrak przedstawiał sobą obraz nędzy i rozpaczy the house/beggar looked a sorry sightThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > nędz|a
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9 ערום
עָרוֹםm. (b. h.; v. preced.; cmp. עָרָה) stripped, naked, bare. Dem. I, 4 מפרישין אותו ע׳ וביןוכ׳ Y. ed. a. Ms. M. (ed. בין, incorr.) you may separate the priests gift there from without being dressed (because it requires no benediction), and at twilight (on the eve of the Sabbath); Sabb.23a. Ib. 14a האוחזס״ת ע׳ נקבר ע׳ he who handles a naked scroll of the Law (tonches it directly with his bare hand), will he buried naked, expl. ע׳ בלא אותה מצוה bare of the merit of that act (of studying or of rolling and dressing it). Tosef.Keth.VI, 7 פסק … שיעמד ע׳ וילבישנה (not וילבשנו) if he agreed with his son-in-law that he will go naked (deprive himself, if necessary) and dress her, אין אומ׳ יעמד ע׳ וילבישנהוכ׳ (not וילבישנו) we do not say, let him become destitute, and he must dress her (make the outfit for her), but he (her father) must cover her as is proper for her; Y. ib. VI, 30d. Sot.21b (play on ערמה, Prov. 8:12) אין … אלא במי שמעמיד עצמו ע׳ עליהן the words of the Law remain only with him who makes himself destitute for their sake (who sacrifices comforts for them); (Var. quot. in Rashi: שמשים עצמו עָרוּם עליה who makes himself cunning about it, i. e. goes to work deliberately, studies systematically); a. fr.Pl. עֲרוּמִּים, עֲרוּמִּין. Snh.90b כשהן עומדין עומדין ע׳וכ׳ when they (the dead) rise, will they rise naked or dressed? Yeb.63b אנשי … שמהלכין ע׳ בשוק those of Barbaria … who walk naked in the street; Sifré Deut. 320; a. fr. Fem. עֲרוּמָּה. Keth.111b; Snh. l. c. ומה היטה שנקברה ע׳וכ׳ if the wheat-grain, which is buried naked, comes forth wrapped in many dresses, how much more will the righteous dead rise Ib. VI, 3 אין האשה נסקלת ע׳ a woman convict must not be stoned (executed) undressed. Meg.12b ובלבד שתהא ע׳ provided she (Vashti) will appear undressed. Snh.75a ימות ולא תעמוד לפניו ע׳ let him (the love-sick man) die, but she must not stand undressed before him. Keth.VI, 5 פסק להכניסה ע׳ if the father made an agreement that he (the bridegroom) will take her to his house without the customary outfit; a. fr.Pl. עֲרוּמּוֹת. Meg. l. c. מפשיטתן ע׳ (not מפשיטן) she forced them to appear undressed; a. e. -
10 עָרוֹם
עָרוֹםm. (b. h.; v. preced.; cmp. עָרָה) stripped, naked, bare. Dem. I, 4 מפרישין אותו ע׳ וביןוכ׳ Y. ed. a. Ms. M. (ed. בין, incorr.) you may separate the priests gift there from without being dressed (because it requires no benediction), and at twilight (on the eve of the Sabbath); Sabb.23a. Ib. 14a האוחזס״ת ע׳ נקבר ע׳ he who handles a naked scroll of the Law (tonches it directly with his bare hand), will he buried naked, expl. ע׳ בלא אותה מצוה bare of the merit of that act (of studying or of rolling and dressing it). Tosef.Keth.VI, 7 פסק … שיעמד ע׳ וילבישנה (not וילבשנו) if he agreed with his son-in-law that he will go naked (deprive himself, if necessary) and dress her, אין אומ׳ יעמד ע׳ וילבישנהוכ׳ (not וילבישנו) we do not say, let him become destitute, and he must dress her (make the outfit for her), but he (her father) must cover her as is proper for her; Y. ib. VI, 30d. Sot.21b (play on ערמה, Prov. 8:12) אין … אלא במי שמעמיד עצמו ע׳ עליהן the words of the Law remain only with him who makes himself destitute for their sake (who sacrifices comforts for them); (Var. quot. in Rashi: שמשים עצמו עָרוּם עליה who makes himself cunning about it, i. e. goes to work deliberately, studies systematically); a. fr.Pl. עֲרוּמִּים, עֲרוּמִּין. Snh.90b כשהן עומדין עומדין ע׳וכ׳ when they (the dead) rise, will they rise naked or dressed? Yeb.63b אנשי … שמהלכין ע׳ בשוק those of Barbaria … who walk naked in the street; Sifré Deut. 320; a. fr. Fem. עֲרוּמָּה. Keth.111b; Snh. l. c. ומה היטה שנקברה ע׳וכ׳ if the wheat-grain, which is buried naked, comes forth wrapped in many dresses, how much more will the righteous dead rise Ib. VI, 3 אין האשה נסקלת ע׳ a woman convict must not be stoned (executed) undressed. Meg.12b ובלבד שתהא ע׳ provided she (Vashti) will appear undressed. Snh.75a ימות ולא תעמוד לפניו ע׳ let him (the love-sick man) die, but she must not stand undressed before him. Keth.VI, 5 פסק להכניסה ע׳ if the father made an agreement that he (the bridegroom) will take her to his house without the customary outfit; a. fr.Pl. עֲרוּמּוֹת. Meg. l. c. מפשיטתן ע׳ (not מפשיטן) she forced them to appear undressed; a. e. -
11 verkommen
ver·kom·men *1. ver·kom·men *vi irreg sein1) ( verwahrlosen) to decay; Mensch to go to rack [or ( esp Am) wrack] and ruin [or ( fam) to the dogs]; Gebäude to decay, to become run-down, to fall into disrepair;im Elend \verkommen to sink into misery, to become destitutezu etw \verkommen to degenerate into sth3) ( sittlich sinken)[zu etw] \verkommen to degenerate [into sth]2. ver·kom·men adj1) ( verwahrlost) degenerate2) ( im Verfall begriffen) decayed, dilapidated -
12 verkommen *
ver·kom·men *1. ver·kom·men *vi irreg sein1) ( verwahrlosen) to decay; Mensch to go to rack [or ( esp Am) wrack] and ruin [or ( fam) to the dogs]; Gebäude to decay, to become run-down, to fall into disrepair;im Elend \verkommen * to sink into misery, to become destitutezu etw \verkommen * to degenerate into sth3) ( sittlich sinken)[zu etw] \verkommen * to degenerate [into sth]2. ver·kom·men adj1) ( verwahrlost) degenerate2) ( im Verfall begriffen) decayed, dilapidated -
13 أقفر
أقْفَرَto be or become desolate, deserted, empty, lifeless, uninhabited, devastated; to be or become destitute (of), devoid (of) -
14 изгмечи
to knead, (co осиромашува) to become destitute; to be poor -
15 cadere in miseria
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16 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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17 Elend
1) ( beklagenswert) wretched, miserable;ein \Elendes Leben führen to lead a miserable life2) ( krank) awful, wretched;sich \Elend fühlen to feel wretched [or awful] [or miserable];\Elend aussehen to look awful;es geht jdm \Elend [o jdm ist \Elend [zumute]];mir wird ganz \Elend, wenn ich daran denke I feel ill when I think about it, just thinking about it makes me feel sick3) ( erbärmlich) dreadful, awful;sich in einer \Elenden Verfassung befinden to be in a dreadful state;in dieser \Elenden Hütte sollen wir leben? are we supposed to live in this dump?;du \Elendes Schwein! you miserable scumbag! (fam!)5) (fam: sehr groß, schlecht) awful [or dreadful];ich habe selten so ein \Elendes Wetter erlebt! I have rarely seen such awful weather2. Elend <-[e]s> [ʼe:lɛnt] ntes gibt ja so viel \Elend auf dieser Welt there is so much misery in the world;ins \Elend geraten to become destitute, to fall into poverty, ( form) to be reduced to penury;im [bitteren/schrecklichen] \Elend leben to live in [abject] poverty [or squalor] [or misery];WENDUNGEN:da kann man das heulende \Elend kriegen it's enough to make you scream;ein \Elend sein, dass... ( fam) to be heartbreaking that...;es ist einfach ein \Elend mit ihm he makes you want to scream [or he is hopeless] -
18 elend
1) ( beklagenswert) wretched, miserable;ein \elendes Leben führen to lead a miserable life2) ( krank) awful, wretched;sich \elend fühlen to feel wretched [or awful] [or miserable];\elend aussehen to look awful;es geht jdm \elend [o jdm ist \elend [zumute]];mir wird ganz \elend, wenn ich daran denke I feel ill when I think about it, just thinking about it makes me feel sick3) ( erbärmlich) dreadful, awful;sich in einer \elenden Verfassung befinden to be in a dreadful state;in dieser \elenden Hütte sollen wir leben? are we supposed to live in this dump?;du \elendes Schwein! you miserable scumbag! (fam!)5) (fam: sehr groß, schlecht) awful [or dreadful];ich habe selten so ein \elendes Wetter erlebt! I have rarely seen such awful weather2. Elend <-[e]s> [ʼe:lɛnt] ntes gibt ja so viel \elend auf dieser Welt there is so much misery in the world;ins \elend geraten to become destitute, to fall into poverty, ( form) to be reduced to penury;im [bitteren/schrecklichen] \elend leben to live in [abject] poverty [or squalor] [or misery];WENDUNGEN:da kann man das heulende \elend kriegen it's enough to make you scream;ein \elend sein, dass... ( fam) to be heartbreaking that...;es ist einfach ein \elend mit ihm he makes you want to scream [or he is hopeless] -
19 أملق
أمْلَقَ: اِفْتَقَرَto be reduced to poverty; to be or become destitute, (very) poor, penniless -
20 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
4) Bot wandering Jew
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