- miserable
adj. miserable to + inf. (it is miserable to work there = it is miserable working there)
* * *['mɪz(ə)rəb(ə)l]miserable to + inf. (it is miserable to work there = it is miserable working there)
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misérable — [ mizerabl ] adj. et n. • 1336; lat. miserabilis 1 ♦ Qui inspire ou mérite d inspirer la pitié; qui est dans le malheur, la misère. ⇒ lamentable, malheureux, pitoyable; misérabilisme. L homme, pour Pascal, est à la fois misérable et grand.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
miserable — Miserable. adj. de tout genre. Malheureux, qui est dans la misere, dans la souffrance. Une miserable famille ruinée. c est une miserable condition que celle de l homme. il mene, il traisne une vie bien miserable. On dit, qu Un homme a fait une… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
miserable — miserable, wretched both describe something (as a person s state of health or of mind, a state of affairs, a human being with reference to his condition or character, or a thing compared with others of its kind) that is deplorably or contemptibly … New Dictionary of Synonyms
miserable — adjetivo 1. Que es muy pobre o tiene un aspecto muy pobre: casa miserable. Esa familia vive en un barrio muy miserable. Sinónimo: mísero. 2. Que está abatido, sin ánimo, ni fuerza, o se encuentra en malas condiciones físicas o morales: Me los… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
Miserable — Mis er*a*ble, a. [F. mis[ e]rable, L. miserabilis, fr. miserari to lament, pity, fr. miser wretched. See {Miser}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Very unhappy; wretched; living in misery. [1913 Webster] What hopes delude thee, miserable man? Dryden. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
miserable — Miserable, com. gen. penac. Miser, Miserandus, AErumnosus. Miserable, qui esmeut à pitié et compassion, Miserabilis. Aussi miserable que moy, Miser aeque atque ego. Y a il homme du monde aussi miserable? An quisquam gentium est aeque miser? Chose … Thresor de la langue françoyse
miserable — [miz′ər ə bəl, miz′rəbəl] adj. [Fr misérable < L miserabilis, pitiable < miserari, to pity < miser, wretched] 1. in a condition of misery; wretched, unhappy, suffering, etc. 2. causing misery, discomfort, or suffering [miserable weather] … English World dictionary
Miserable — may refer to: Miserable (song), a song by Lit Mr. Miserable, a fictional character in the children s book Mr. Happy by Roger Hargreaves See also Les Misérables (disambiguation) Los Miserables, a Chilean punk band This … Wikipedia
miserable — (adj.) early 15c., full of misery, causing wretchedness (of conditions), from O.Fr. miserable prone to pity, merciful, and directly from L. miserabilis pitiable, miserable, deplorable, lamentable, from miserari to pity, lament, deplore, from… … Etymology dictionary
Miserable — Mis er*a*ble, n. A miserable person. [Obs.] Sterne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
miserable — [adj1] unhappy, depressed afflicted, agonized, ailing, anguished, brokenhearted, crestfallen, dejected, desolate, despairing, despondent, destroyed, disconsolate, discontented, distressed, doleful, dolorous, down, downcast, down in the mouth*,… … New thesaurus
