- squalor squal·or n
- ['skwɒlə(r)]
squallore m
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
squalor squal·or n
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squal|or — «SKWOL uhr», noun. 1. misery and dirt; filth: »By modern standards people in medieval Europe lived in indescribable squalor. Hovel piled upon hovel squalor immortalized in undecaying stone (Hawthorne). 2. Figurative. the quality or condition of… … Useful english dictionary
squalor — squal•or [[t]ˈskwɒl ər, ˈskwɔ lər[/t]] n. the condition of being squalid; filth and misery • Etymology: 1615–25; < L squālor dirtiness =squāl(ēre) to be dirty, encrusted + or or I … From formal English to slang
squalor — squal|or [ˈskwɔlə US ˈskwa:lər, ˈskwo: ] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: squalere; SQUALID] the condition of being dirty and unpleasant because of a lack of care or money →↑squalid ▪ We lived in squalor for a year and a half … Dictionary of contemporary English
squalor — squal|or [ skwalər ] noun uncount dirty and uncomfortable conditions that people live or work in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
squalor — squal·or … English syllables
squalor — /skwol euhr, skwaw leuhr/, n. the condition of being squalid; filth and misery. [1615 25; < L squalor dirtiness, equiv. to squal(ere) to be dirty, encrusted + or OR1] Syn. wretchedness. Ant. splendor. * * * … Universalium
squalid — squal|id [ˈskwɔlıd US ˈskwa: ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: squalidus, from squalere to be dirty , from squalus dirty ] 1.) very dirty and unpleasant because of a lack of care or money →↑squalor ▪ How can anyone live in such squalid… … Dictionary of contemporary English
List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both… … Wikipedia
