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1 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]
2) colloq. (damned) maledetto -
2 wretched wretch·ed adj
['rɛtʃɪd]1) (house, conditions) misero (-a), disgraziato (-a), (life) gramo (-a), (pittance) misero (-a), (unhappy, depressed) infelice, tristeI feel wretched — (fam: ill) sto malissimo
the outlook for these wretched people is grim — le prospettive per questi disgraziati sono ben tristi
2) (fam: very bad: weather, behaviour) pessimo (-a), atroce, (holiday) orrendo (-a), orribile, (results) pessimo (-a), (child) pestifero (-a)I feel wretched about it — (fam: conscience-stricken) mi sento un verme
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3 sorry
['sɒrɪ] 1.1) (apologetic) spiacente, dispiaciuto; (for emphasis) desolatoI'm sorry — mi spiace, mi rincresce
to be sorry for doing, to do — scusarsi o essere spiacente di avere fatto, di fare
to be sorry about — scusarsi di [behaviour, mistake]
to say sorry — chiedere scusa, scusarsi
I'm sorry to hear of o that mi dispiace sentire che; I'm very sorry about your uncle sono addolorato per tuo zio; to feel sorry for oneself — compiangersi, autocommiserarsi
3) (regretful)and, I'm sorry to say — e, mi spiace dirlo
4) (pathetic) [ state] pietoso; [ sight] penoso; [ person] misero2.1) (apologizing) scusa2) (failing to hear, understand)sorry, time is running out — scusate o spiacente, ma il tempo sta per scadere
we have two, sorry, three options — abbiamo due, cosa dico, tre scelte
sorry, may I just say that — scusate, volevo soltanto dire che
* * *['sori] 1. adjective1) (used when apologizing or expressing regret: I'm sorry (that) I forgot to return your book; Did I give you a fright? I'm sorry.) spiacente, dispiaciuto2) (apologetic or full of regret: I think he's really sorry for his bad behaviour; I'm sure you were sorry to hear about his death.) dispiaciuto3) (unsatisfactory; poor; wretched: a sorry state of affairs.) penoso, misero2. interjection1) (used when apologizing: Did I tread on your toe? Sorry!) scusa, scusate, scusi2) ((used when asking a person to repeat what he has said) I beg your pardon?: Sorry (, what did you say)?) come?, prego?•* * *['sɒrɪ] 1.1) (apologetic) spiacente, dispiaciuto; (for emphasis) desolatoI'm sorry — mi spiace, mi rincresce
to be sorry for doing, to do — scusarsi o essere spiacente di avere fatto, di fare
to be sorry about — scusarsi di [behaviour, mistake]
to say sorry — chiedere scusa, scusarsi
I'm sorry to hear of o that mi dispiace sentire che; I'm very sorry about your uncle sono addolorato per tuo zio; to feel sorry for oneself — compiangersi, autocommiserarsi
3) (regretful)and, I'm sorry to say — e, mi spiace dirlo
4) (pathetic) [ state] pietoso; [ sight] penoso; [ person] misero2.1) (apologizing) scusa2) (failing to hear, understand)sorry, time is running out — scusate o spiacente, ma il tempo sta per scadere
we have two, sorry, three options — abbiamo due, cosa dico, tre scelte
sorry, may I just say that — scusate, volevo soltanto dire che
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4 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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