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1 wretched
adj1) нещасний, жалюгіднийto look wretched — мати пригнічений (жалюгідний) вигляд
2) злиденний, убогий3) розм. мерзенний, огидний; нікудишній4) поганий, кепський, ні для чого не придатнийwretched state of things — погані (кепські) справи
5) сильний; жахливий, нестерпний; крайній6) розм. противний; нещасний* * *a1) нещасний, жалюгідний2) злидарський3) огиднийhe has done a wretched job — його робота нікуди не годиться; жахливий
4) мерзенний, підлий5) емоц.- підсил. противний, нестерпнийwretched child! — нестерпна дитина! клятий, чортів
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2 wretched
a1) нещасний, жалюгідний2) злидарський3) огиднийhe has done a wretched job — його робота нікуди не годиться; жахливий
4) мерзенний, підлий5) емоц.- підсил. противний, нестерпнийwretched child! — нестерпна дитина! клятий, чортів
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3 wretched
['reʧɪd]adj1) неща́сний, жалюгі́дний2) ні до чо́го не прида́тний, нікче́мний, пога́ний; ке́пськийwretched hovel — злиде́нна халу́па
wretched state of things — пога́ні (ке́пські) спра́ви
3) розм. страше́нний, си́льнийwretched toothache — несте́рпний зубни́й біль
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