miserable [ˈmɪzərəbl]
adjective
1 (unhappy) [+person] abatido; con el ánimo por los suelos; [+face] triste
to feel miserable tener el ánimo por los suelos; sentirse abatido or deprimido; Sheila was looking miserable a Sheila se la veía abatida; don't look so miserable! ¡alegra esa cara!; to make sb miserable hacer a algn sentirse deprimido; my job was making me really miserable mi trabajo me estaba deprimiendo
2 (depressing) [+place, life, weather] deprimente; [+childhood] desdichado; infeliz
it was wet and miserable outside fuera hacía un tiempo lluvioso y deprimente
it was a miserable business era un asunto deprimente or lamentable
to make sb's life miserable make life miserable for sb amargar la vida a algn
to have a miserable time pasarlo mal; pasarlo fatal (informal)
3 (wretched) [+hovel, shantytown, beggar] mísero
the miserable conditions they were living in la miseria en la que vivían
