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miserable

miserable, el miserable, la miserable(
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. wretched
La inmobiliaria le enseñó un apartamento miserable.The real estate agency showed him a wretched apartment.
b. squalid
Viven en una casa miserable en un barrio pobre.They live in a squalid house in a poor area of town.
a. miserable
Su miserable sueldo apenas le daba para vivir.His miserable salary was scarcely enough for him to live on.
b. paltry
Me ofrecieron un sueldo miserable por un trabajo de 12 horas.They offered me a paltry wage for a 12-hour working day.
a. mean
Scrooge es un hombre miserable que evita gastar un centavo de más.Scrooge is a mean man who won't spend a cent more than he has to.
b. stingy
El jefe nos despidió para ahorrar costes; es una persona miserable.The boss fired us to save costs; he's a stingy person.
a. despicable
Mi casero es más miserable de lo que pensaba.My landlord is more despicable than I thought.
b. nasty
La miserable bruja intentó engañar al príncipe.The nasty witch tried to trick the prince.
a. wretched
Se sentía la persona más miserable del mundo tras su divorcio.He felt he was the most wretched person in the world after his divorce.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
masculine or feminine noun
a. wretch
El miserable de tu sobrino quería que cambiara mi testamento.Your wretch of a nephew wanted me to change my will.
a. stingy person
Siempre ha sido un miserable al cual no le gusta pagar nada.He's always been a stingy person who doesn't like to pay for anything.
b. mean person
No es una miserable, pero tampoco desperdicia el dinero.She isn't a mean person, but she doesn't waste money either.
c. miser
Mi vecino es un miserable que no quiere gastar dinero.My neighbor is a miser who doesn't want to spend any money.
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