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"Misery" is a noun which is often translated as "la miseria", and "sorrow" is a noun which is often translated as "la pena". Learn more about the difference between "misery" and "sorrow" below.
misery(
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)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.
sorrow(
sa
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (grief)
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).
Knowing that my best friend was moving to New York in the end was a great sorrow for me.Saber que al final mi mejor amiga se mudaba a Nueva York me causó mucha pena.
c. el dolor (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).
Mike's sorrow was unbearable after losing his parents in an accident.El dolor de Mike era insoportable tras perder a sus padres en un accidente.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
2. (to grieve)
a. afligirse
Louise sorrowed at the sight of her grandparents' old house in the countryside.Louise se afligió al ver la vieja casa de sus abuelos en el campo.
b. llorar la muerte de
The miners sorrowed over their colleagues' death when they got the news.Los mineros lloraron la muerte de sus colegas cuando supieron la noticia.
