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1 onnoemelijk
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2 onnoemelijk leed
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3 unermesslich
I Adj. immeasurable, immense, vast; unermessliche Weite boundless spaces; bis ins Unermessliche on and on and on, endlessly, ad infinitumII Adv.: unermesslich reich / groß etc. phenomenally rich / big etc.* * *immense; immeasurable; measureless; unmeasured; enormous* * *un|er|mẹss|lich [Un|Eɐ'mɛslɪç, 'ʊn-]1. adjReichtum, Schaden, Leid untold attr, immense; Weite, Himmel, Ozean vast2. advreich, groß immensely, beyond measure* * *un·er·mess·lichRR, un·er·meß·lichALT[ʊnʔɛɐ̯ˈmɛslɪç]1. (schier unendlich) immeasurable* * *1.Adjektiv (geh.) immeasurable <expanse, distance>; boundless < spaces>; immeasurable, immense <wealth, fortune>; untold <suffering, misery, damage>; inestimable <value, importance>2.* * *A. adj immeasurable, immense, vast;unermessliche Weite boundless spaces;bis ins Unermessliche on and on and on, endlessly, ad infinitumB. adv:unermesslich reich/groß etc phenomenally rich/big etc* * *1.Adjektiv (geh.) immeasurable <expanse, distance>; boundless < spaces>; immeasurable, immense <wealth, fortune>; untold <suffering, misery, damage>; inestimable <value, importance>2.* * *adj.illimitable adj.immeasurable adj.immense adj.measureless adj.unmeasurable adj.unmeasured adj. adv.illimitably adv.immeasurably adv.immensely adv. -
4 miseria
f.1 poverty (pobreza).2 misfortune (desgracia).3 meanness.4 baseness, wretchedness (vileza).5 pittance (poco dinero).le pagan una miseria they pay him next to nothing6 extreme poverty, poverty, grinding poverty, abjectedness.7 meager quantity, very small amount, peanuts, pittance.8 hardship.* * *1 (pobreza) extreme poverty2 (desgracia) misery, wretchedness3 (tacañería) meanness* * *noun f.1) misery2) poverty* * *SF1) (=pobreza) poverty, destitution2) (=insignificancia)3) (=tacañería) meanness, stinginess4) † (=parásitos) fleas pl, lice pl* * *1) ( pobreza) poverty, destitution2) ( cantidad insignificante) miserable amount, paltry amount3) ( desgracia) misfortuneestar a la miseria — (RPl fam) to be in a bad way (colloq)
llorar miseria(s) — (CS fam) to complain about not having any money
* * *= destitution, penury, pittance, squalor, sordidness, poverty, chump change.Ex. In sociology, fire appears twice in the energy facet; Y:4351 denotes fire as a cause of destitution, while Y:831 denotes fire as an item of social equipment, used for cooking etc.Ex. The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.Ex. The article 'Devastating an industry for a pittance of revenue' states the irrefutable case against taxing books and learned journals.Ex. The article 'Private affluence and public squalor?' discusses the implications for libraries and information if public services are forced to open up their markets to free trade and thereby to private companies.Ex. The author makes the most of the sordidness of the first sexual encounters of the protagonist, Stella, and the tawdriness of the theater company where she finds her first job.Ex. The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.Ex. The trick is they don't plan on paying their artists more than chump change in royalties.----* en la miseria = down-and-out, in chapter 11, penniless.* hundirse en la miseria = sink into + depression, sink into + poverty.* miseria absoluta = grinding misery.* miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.* salir de la miseria = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.* vivir en la miseria = live in + squalor, walk + the streets of misery, live in + penury.* * *1) ( pobreza) poverty, destitution2) ( cantidad insignificante) miserable amount, paltry amount3) ( desgracia) misfortuneestar a la miseria — (RPl fam) to be in a bad way (colloq)
llorar miseria(s) — (CS fam) to complain about not having any money
* * *= destitution, penury, pittance, squalor, sordidness, poverty, chump change.Ex: In sociology, fire appears twice in the energy facet; Y:4351 denotes fire as a cause of destitution, while Y:831 denotes fire as an item of social equipment, used for cooking etc.
Ex: The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.Ex: The article 'Devastating an industry for a pittance of revenue' states the irrefutable case against taxing books and learned journals.Ex: The article 'Private affluence and public squalor?' discusses the implications for libraries and information if public services are forced to open up their markets to free trade and thereby to private companies.Ex: The author makes the most of the sordidness of the first sexual encounters of the protagonist, Stella, and the tawdriness of the theater company where she finds her first job.Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.Ex: The trick is they don't plan on paying their artists more than chump change in royalties.* en la miseria = down-and-out, in chapter 11, penniless.* hundirse en la miseria = sink into + depression, sink into + poverty.* miseria absoluta = grinding misery.* miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.* salir de la miseria = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.* vivir en la miseria = live in + squalor, walk + the streets of misery, live in + penury.* * *A (pobreza) poverty, destitutionvivir sumido en la más absoluta miseria to live in abject povertyB(cantidad insignificante): gana una miseria she earns a pittancemira la miseria que me diste look at the miserable o paltry o measly amount you gave me ( colloq)C (desgracia) misfortunelas miserias de la guerra the miseries of warestar/quedar a la miseria ( RPl fam): el auto quedó a la miseria the car was a write-off o was wrecked o ( AmE) was totaled ( colloq)está a la miseria he's in a very bad way o in a terrible state ( colloq)* * *
miseria sustantivo femenino
1 ( pobreza) poverty, destitution
2 ( cantidad insignificante) miserable amount, paltry amount;
3 ( desgracia) misfortune;
miseria sustantivo femenino
1 (pobreza) extreme poverty: sobrecogía la miseria de sus aposentos, I was moved by the extreme poverty of her living conditions
2 (cantidad despreciable) pittance, miserable amount: vendí la casa por una miseria, I sold the house for a pittance
3 (más en pl) (desgracias, penalidades) miseries: ¡cuánta miseria se reflejaba en sus rostros!, what misery was reflected in their faces!
' miseria' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sordidez
- villa
English:
bread line
- chicken
- misery
- peanut
- penury
- pittance
- plunge
- poverty
- squalor
- starvation
- untold
- wake
- want
- wretchedness
- abject
- down
- shantytown
* * *miseria nf1. [pobreza] poverty;viven en la miseria they live in poverty3. [tacañería] meanness4. [vileza] baseness, wretchedness5. [poco dinero] pittance;le pagan una miseria he gets paid a pittance, they pay him next to nothing;CSur Famllorar miseria to plead poverty6. CompRP Fama la miseria: es alérgica y está a la miseria she's allergic and she's in a really bad way;después de tantos días sin agua, esa planta quedó a la miseria after so many days without water the plant was in a real state o half dead* * *f1 poverty2 fig ( sufrimiento) misery* * *miseria nf1) pobreza: poverty2) : misery, suffering3) : pittance, meager amount* * *
См. также в других словарях:
untold — [un tōld′, un′tōld΄] adj. [ME untald < OE unteald] 1. not told, related, or revealed 2. too great or too numerous to be counted or measured; incalculable [untold wealth] 3. indescribably great or intense [untold misery] … English World dictionary
misery — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ abject, great, real, sheer, untold ▪ This phobia can cause untold misery for the sufferer. ▪ complete ▪ … Collocations dictionary
misery — n. 1) to cause misery 2) to alleviate, relieve misery 3) abject, deep; sheer, untold misery 4) misery to + inf. (it was sheer misery to live there = it was sheer misery living there) 5) in misery (to live in misery) * * * [ mɪz(ə)rɪ] deep relieve … Combinatory dictionary
untold — adjective too much or too many to be measured: untold misery: The floods have caused untold misery to hundreds of homeowners. | untold damage: The scandal has done untold damage to his reputation … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
untold — [[t]ʌ̱nto͟ʊld[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) You can use untold to emphasize how bad or unpleasant something is. The demise of the industry has caused untold misery to thousands of hard working tradesmen... This might do untold damage to her… … English dictionary
untold — un|told [ˌʌnˈtəuld US ˈtould] adj [only before noun] 1.) used to emphasize how bad something is ▪ The rumours will do untold damage to his reputation. ▪ The floods have caused untold misery to hundreds of homeowners. 2.) used to emphasize that an … Dictionary of contemporary English
untold — un|told [ ,ʌn tould ] adjective 1. ) existing or present in an amount that is too large to be measured: Their policy of high unemployment caused untold misery for millions. 2. ) an untold story has never been read or heard by the public … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
untold — UK [ʌnˈtəʊld] / US [ˌʌnˈtoʊld] adjective 1) existing or present in an amount that is too large to be measured Their policy of high unemployment caused untold misery for millions. 2) an untold story has never been read or heard by the public … English dictionary
untold — adj. 1 not told. 2 not (able to be) counted or measured (untold misery). Etymology: OE unteald (as UN (1), TOLD) … Useful english dictionary
misery */*/ — UK [ˈmɪzərɪ] / US noun Word forms misery : singular misery plural miseries 1) a) [uncountable] the state of being extremely unhappy or uncomfortable Our people have suffered untold hardship and misery. The heatwave brought traffic misery to… … English dictionary
misery — mis|er|y [ mızəri ] noun ** uncount the state of being extremely unhappy or uncomfortable: The heatwave brought traffic misery to thousands. Our people have suffered untold hardship and misery. in misery: Children were living in misery, without… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
