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1 miserable
['mɪzrəbl]2) colloq. (small) [ quantity] misero; [ wage] da fame; (pathetic) [ attempt] patetico; [failure, performance, result] penoso* * *['mizərəbl]1) (very unhappy; She's been miserable since he went away.) infelice2) (very poor in quantity or quality: The house was in a miserable condition.) miserabile•* * *miserable /ˈmɪzrəbl/a.1 misero; miserando; infelice; sventurato: miserable living conditions, condizioni di vita miserande; miserable fate, destino infelice; sventurata sorte3 miserabile; meschino; misero; povero: a miserable hovel, un miserabile tugurio; a miserable meal, un pasto misero● a miserable day, una gran brutta giornata: DIALOGO → - Weather- What a miserable day!, che giornataccia! □ a miserable face, un viso dolente (o sofferente) □ a miserable failure, un fiasco avvilente; un insuccesso clamoroso □ a miserable salary, uno stipendio da fame □ to feel miserable, sentirsi depresso (o triste); sentirsi giù di corda (fam.)miserably avv. miserableness n. [u].* * *['mɪzrəbl]2) colloq. (small) [ quantity] misero; [ wage] da fame; (pathetic) [ attempt] patetico; [failure, performance, result] penoso -
2 miserable mis·er·able adj
['mɪz(ə)r(ə)bl]1) (unhappy) infelice, (deplorable: sight, failure) penoso (-a)to feel miserable — sentirsi avvilito (-a) or giù di morale, (physically) sentirsi a terra
2) (filthy, wretched) miserabile3) (contemptible) miserabilea miserable £2 — 2 miserabili sterline
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3 wretched
['retʃɪd]1) (miserable) [ person] disgraziato, infelice, sventurato; [appearance, conditions] miserabile; [ weather] brutto; [ accommodation] squallido, pessimo; [ amount] ridicoloto feel wretched — stare male come un cane, sentirsi uno straccio
to feel wretched about — vergognarsi di [ behaviour]
2) colloq. (damned) maledetto* * *['re id]1) (very poor or miserable: They live in a wretched little house.) misero2) (used in annoyance: This wretched machine won't work!) maledetto* * *wretched /ˈrɛtʃɪd/a.1 disgraziato; infelice; misero; sventurato; sciagurato: Toothache makes everybody feel wretched, il mal di denti rende tutti infelici; The wretched man had lost all his relatives, lo sventurato aveva perso tutti i parenti3 brutto; cattivo; orrendo; pessimo; deprimente; squallido: wretched weather, brutto tempo; wretched health, salute pessima; wretched food, cibo pessimo; What a wretched place to live in!, che posto squallido per viverci!4 (fam.) maledetto; stramaledetto (pop.); fottuto (volg.): I can't find my wretched keys!, non trovo più le mie maledette chiavi!● a wretched horse, un ronzino □ wretched ignorance, crassa ignoranza □ a wretched life, una vita di stenti □ a wretched poet, un poetastrowretchedly avv. wretchedness n. [u].* * *['retʃɪd]1) (miserable) [ person] disgraziato, infelice, sventurato; [appearance, conditions] miserabile; [ weather] brutto; [ accommodation] squallido, pessimo; [ amount] ridicoloto feel wretched — stare male come un cane, sentirsi uno straccio
to feel wretched about — vergognarsi di [ behaviour]
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4 despondent
[dɪ'spɒndənt]aggettivo abbattuto, scoraggiato* * *[di'spondənt](feeling miserable, unhappy, gloomy etc: She was utterly despondent at her failure.) scoraggiato- despondency* * *despondent /dɪˈspɒndənt/a.abbattuto, scoraggiato: to feel despondent, sentirsi scoraggiato; to become (o to grow) despondent, scoraggiarsi; People are despondent about the future, la gente è scoraggiata riguardo al futurodespondently avv.* * *[dɪ'spɒndənt]aggettivo abbattuto, scoraggiato
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