♦ misery

♦ misery
♦ misery /ˈmɪzərɪ/
n.
1 [u] infelicità; sofferenza
2 (generalm. al pl.) sofferenza; tribolazione; pena
3 [u] stato miserando; squallore (dovuto a indigenza): The refugees lived in conditions of great misery, i profughi vivevano in condizioni di grave indigenza
4 (fam. ingl.) persona depressa; lagna, strazio (fam.)
to make sb.'s life a misery, rendere la vita di q. un inferno □ to put an animal out of its misery, dare il colpo di grazia a un animale che soffre □ to put sb. out of his misery, non far penare q. (e dirgli quello che vuole sapere); togliere q. dai carboni ardenti
FALSI AMICI: misery non significa miseria.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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