abject

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abject
[ˈæbdʒekt]
adjetivo
1deplorable (very bad)
  • to look abject -> tener un aspecto lamentable (unhappy)
  • an abject apology -> una disculpa degradante
  • abject poverty -> pobreza (f) extrema

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abject [ab-yékt]
sustantivo
1Hombre vil, bajo, abyecto; abatido, humillado, desesperanzado.
adjetivo
1Vil, despreciable, bajo, indecente, abatido, abyecto (despicable); desalmado, miserable (wretched).

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abject [ˈæbdʒekt]
adjective
1 (wretched) [+condition] deplorable; [+state] lamentable
to work in abject conditions the abject state of the economy
England's abject performance in the World Cup la pésima actuación de Inglaterra en el Mundial
I am utterly without any kind of courage morally or physically. O I am most abject and miserable
2 (grovelling) sumiso
an abject slave to fashion un esclavo sumiso de la moda
"Oh, please don't shoot." He hated the abject sound of his voice
he sounded abject su tono era sumiso y arrepentido
I hope they will listen to his abject, penitent and pathetic words of apology Socialism is inseparably interwoven with Totalitarianism and the abject worship of the State he looked at the abject girl and repeated his question
we received an abject apology from the travel company recibimos una carta de la agencia de viajes deshaciéndose en disculpas
3 (as intensifier) [+misery, failure] absoluto; [+stupidity] supino; [+cowardice] abyecto; vil; (literary) [+surrender] indigno
peace bought at too high a price is not peace at all. It is abject surrender the IRA require abject British surrender to terror This doesn't say much for the women's game and absolutely nothing for Novotna's, who made the most abject surrender since throwing away last year's final against Steffi Graf the abject squalor awaiting refugees two hours of abject tedium
to live in abject poverty vivir en la miseria más absoluta

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