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1 plight
[plaɪt] nouna (bad) situation or state:وَرْطَه، مأزِقShe was in a terrible plight, as she had lost all her money.
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2 Notlage
f predicament; (Elend) plight; weitS. (schwierige Lage) awkward ( oder difficult) situation; wirtschaftliche Notlage economic plight* * *die Notlagedistress; predicament; plight; emergency* * *Not|la|gefcrisis; (= Elend) plightin Nótlagen — in an emergency
die wirtschaftliche Nótlage Mittelamerikas — Central America's economic plight
in eine Nótlage geraten — to get into serious difficulties
sich in einer (finanziellen etc) Nótlage befinden — to find oneself in serious (financial etc) difficulties
* * ** * *Not·la·gef desperate situation, difficulties pljdn in eine \Notlage bringen to get sb into difficultiesin eine \Notlage geraten to get into difficultiesjds \Notlage ausnützen to take advantage of sb's predicament* * *die serious difficulties pl.* * *Notlage f predicament; (Elend) plight; weitS. (schwierige Lage) awkward ( oder difficult) situation;wirtschaftliche Notlage economic plight* * *die serious difficulties pl.* * *-n f.emergency n. -
3 его дела находились в ужасном состоянии
General subject: his affairs were in a terrible plightУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > его дела находились в ужасном состоянии
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4 dol|a
f sgt 1. (los) lot, fortune(s)- ciężka dola biedaków the (terrible) plight of the poor- przeklinać swoją dolę to curse one’s fate- ulżyć komuś w ciężkiej doli to help sb through a bad patch2. pot. (część) share; whack GB- otrzymać swoją dolę to get one’s share■ dola i niedola a. dole i niedole life’s ups and downs- towarzyszyć komuś w doli i niedoli to stick by sb through thick and thinThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > dol|a
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5 πάσχω
+ V 0-0-3-2-14=19 Ez 16,5; Am 6,6; Zech 11,5; Est 9,26; DnLXX 11,17κακῶς πάσχουσιν they are badly off, they are in a terrible plight Wis 18,19→NIDNTT; TWNT -
6 Misere
f; -, -n dreadful situation, plight* * *die Miseremisery* * *Mi|se|re [mi'zeːrə]f -, -n(von Leuten, Wirtschaft etc) plight; (von Hunger, Krieg etc) misery, miseries plin einer Misére stecken — to be in a terrible or dreadful state; (Mensch) to be in a mess, to have run into trouble
jdn aus einer Misére herausholen — to get sb out of trouble or a mess
das war eine einzige Misére — that was a real disaster
es ist eine Misére, wie/dass... —
es ist die Misére des Alltags, dass... — it is one of life's hardships that...
* * *Mi·se·re<-, -n>[miˈze:rə]f (geh) dreadful stateeine finanzielle \Misere a dreadful financial statedie jetzige politische \Misere the wretched state of current politicseine soziale \Misere serious social difficulties [or plight]mit jdm/etw ist es eine \Misere sb/sth is a disaster[tief] in der \Misere stecken to be in [deep] trouble [or a [real] mess]* * *die; Misere, Miseren (geh.) wretched or dreadful state* * ** * *die; Misere, Miseren (geh.) wretched or dreadful state -
7 desgarrador
adj.heartbreaking, harrowing, tearing, heartrending.* * *► adjetivo1 heartbreaking, heart-rending2 (aterrador) bloodcurdling* * *ADJ [escena, noticia] heartbreaking, heartrending; [grito] piercing; [emoción] heartrending* * *- dora adjetivo heartbreaking, heartrending* * *= lancinating, heart-rending, heart-rendering, gut-wrenching, heart-wrenching, heartbreaking.Ex. The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.Ex. Their heart-rending plight stretching over centuries is a blot on Indian civilization.Ex. The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.Ex. In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.Ex. Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.Ex. These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.* * *- dora adjetivo heartbreaking, heartrending* * *= lancinating, heart-rending, heart-rendering, gut-wrenching, heart-wrenching, heartbreaking.Ex: The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.
Ex: Their heart-rending plight stretching over centuries is a blot on Indian civilization.Ex: The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.Ex: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.Ex: Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.Ex: These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.* * *heartbreaking, heartrending* * *
desgarrador◊ - dora adjetivo
heartbreaking, heartrending
desgarrador,-ora adjetivo
1 (que causa pena, angustia) heart-rending
2 (que causa horror) bloodcurdling
' desgarrador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desgarradora
English:
heart-breaking
- harrowing
- heart
- piercing
* * *desgarrador, -ora adj[grito] piercing; [llanto] heart-rending; [noticia] harrowing; [tragedia] terrible* * *adj heart-rending* * *desgarrador, - dora adj: heartrending, heartbreaking -
8 Положение этих беженцев ужасно, но у нас своих столь же серьёзных проблем хоть отбавляй
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