miserable

miserable(
mihz
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ruh
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buhl
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. miserable
Where did you get that sofa? - This miserable thing? The neighbors left it in the street when they moved.¿De dónde sacaste ese sofá? - ¿Esta cosa miserable? Los vecinos lo dejaron en la calle cuando se mudaron.
b. mísero
As the son of a cobbler, his first home was truly miserable.Como hijo de zapatero, su primer hogar fue verdaderamente mísero.
c. lamentable
Lupita lives in a miserable shack in a squatter settlement.Lupita vive en una casucha lamentable en un asentamiento irregular.
a. triste
He's been miserable since his breakup.Ha estado triste desde la separación.
b. abatido
My mom was miserable when she heard about her favorite singer's death today.Mi mamá quedó abatida cuando oyó la noticia sobre la muerte de su cantante favorito hoy.
c. con el ánimo por los suelos
He was miserable for a month when he got rejected from his first choice college.Estuvo con el ánimo por los suelos por un mes cuando fue rechazado por su universidad de preferencia.
d. deprimido
The ex-president was miserable living in exile.La expresidenta estaba deprimida viviendo en el exilio.
a. deprimente
Living under the constantly blazing desert sun is miserable for me.Vivir bajo el sol constantemente abrasador del desierto es deprimente para mí.
a. miserable
All we got for dinner was a miserable bowl of broth.Lo único que cenamos fue un miserable plato de caldo.
b. mísero
The cost of living went up five percent, and all I got was a miserable one per cent raise.El costo de la vida subió un cinco por ciento, y solo conseguí un mísero aumento del uno por ciento.
c. triste
The starving masses were so desperate they would kill for a miserable piece of bread.Las masas hambrientas estaban tan desesperadas que matarían por un triste pan.
a. miserable
He should've told you more gently, but the fact that he's a miserable man doesn't mean he's wrong.Debería habértelo dicho con más suavidad, pero el hecho de ser un hombre miserable no significa que esté equivocado.
b. ruin
I'm not surprised he didn't get elected. He's a miserable and selfish old man.No me sorprende que no lo hayan elegido, es un viejo ruin y egoísta.
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