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misery

misery
[ˈmɪzərɪ]
sustantivo
1. tristeza (f) infelicidad (f) (unhappiness)
  • to make somebody's life a misery -> amargar la vida a alguien
  • to put an animal out of its misery -> terminar con los sufrimientos de un animal
  • put him out of his misery! (humorístico) -> ¡acaba de una vez con sus sufrimientos! (by telling him something)
2. amargado(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) (familiar) (person) (británico)

misery [mi-se-ri]
sustantivo
1. Miseria, infelicidad, desdicha.
2. Calamidad, infortunio, desventura.
3. dolor continuo. (Estados Unidos)
sustantivo
1. Pena, miseria, tristeza (sadness).
2. Desgracia (misfortune).
  • To put somebody out of his misery -> sacar a alguien de la incertidumbre (Fig.)

misery [ˈmɪzərɪ]
noun
1 (sadness) tristeza (f); pena (f)
2 (poverty) miseria (f); pobreza (f)
to live in misery vivir en la miseria
3 (misfortune) desgracia (f)
a life of misery una vida desgraciada
4 (suffering) sufrimiento (m); dolor (m)
to put an animal out of its misery rematar a un animal (para que no sufra); to put sb out of his/her misery sacar a algn de la incertidumbre; to make sb's life a misery amargar la vida a algn
5 (Britain) (person) aguafiestas (m)

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