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"Misery" is a noun which is often translated as "la miseria", and "sadness" is a noun which is often translated as "la tristeza". Learn more about the difference between "misery" and "sadness" below.
misery(
mih
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zuh
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ri
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (poverty)
a. la miseria (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My parents lost their jobs and we lived in misery for a few years.Mis padres perdieron sus trabajos y vivimos en miseria unos años.
2. (suffering)
a. el sufrimiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Our cat was dying, so our vet put it out of its misery.Nuestro gato se estaba muriendo, así que nuestro veterinario terminó con su sufrimiento.
a. la pena (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My sister refuses to get married because she wants to avoid the misery of ever getting divorced.Mi hermana se niega a casarse porque quiere evitar la pena de tener que divorciarse algún día.
b. la tristeza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We took our depressed friend to an amusement park in hopes of ending his misery.Llevamos a nuestro amigo deprimido a un parque de atracciones con la esperanza de acabar con su tristeza.
4. (colloquial) (miserable person) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. el amargado (M), la amargada (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
If you weren't such a misery, you'd probably have more friends.Si no fueras tan amargado, tal vez tendría más amigos.
b. el aguafiestas (M), la aguafiestas (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We stopped inviting him to go out with us because he's a misery.Dejamos de invitarle a salir con nosotros porque es un aguafiestas.
sadness(
sahd
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nuhs
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la tristeza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Everybody deals with sadness in different ways.Cada quien le hace frente a la tristeza de maneras diferentes.
