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1 ♦ misery
♦ misery /ˈmɪzərɪ/n.1 [u] infelicità; sofferenza2 (generalm. al pl.) sofferenza; tribolazione; pena3 [u] stato miserando; squallore ( dovuto a indigenza): The refugees lived in conditions of great misery, i profughi vivevano in condizioni di grave indigenza4 (fam. ingl.) persona depressa; lagna, strazio (fam.)● to make sb. 's life a misery, rendere la vita di q. un inferno □ to put an animal out of its misery, dare il colpo di grazia a un animale che soffre □ to put sb. out of his misery, non far penare q. (e dirgli quello che vuole sapere); togliere q. dai carboni ardentiFALSI AMICI: misery non significa miseria. -
2 misery mis·ery n
['mɪzərɪ](unhappiness) tristezza, (pain) sofferenza, tormento, dolore m, (wretchedness) miseria, (fam: person) lagna
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put someone out of its misery — put (someone/something) out of (their/its) misery 1. to kill an animal or person because they are in extreme pain. The horse s leg was badly broken, and the kindest thing was to put it out of its misery. Badly wounded himself, he put a gun in his … New idioms dictionary
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put an animal bird out of its misery — put an animal, a bird, etc. out of its ˈmisery idiom to kill a creature because it has an illness or injury that cannot be treated Main entry: ↑miseryidiom … Useful english dictionary
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put something out of their misery — put (someone/something) out of (their/its) misery 1. to kill an animal or person because they are in extreme pain. The horse s leg was badly broken, and the kindest thing was to put it out of its misery. Badly wounded himself, he put a gun in his … New idioms dictionary
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put something out of (their) misery — put (something/someone) out of (their) misery to kill an animal or person because they are in a lot of pain and you want to end their suffering. Both of its back legs were shattered and I figured the kindest thing would be to put it out of its… … New idioms dictionary
put someone out of (their) misery — put (something/someone) out of (their) misery to kill an animal or person because they are in a lot of pain and you want to end their suffering. Both of its back legs were shattered and I figured the kindest thing would be to put it out of its… … New idioms dictionary
put out of (their) misery — put (something/someone) out of (their) misery to kill an animal or person because they are in a lot of pain and you want to end their suffering. Both of its back legs were shattered and I figured the kindest thing would be to put it out of its… … New idioms dictionary