misery in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for misery in the English»French Dictionary

misery [Brit ˈmɪz(ə)ri, Am ˈmɪz(ə)ri] N

1. misery:

misery (unhappiness)

souffrance f

misery (gloom)

abattement m

to lead or live a life of misery

avoir une vie de souffrance

human misery

la misère humaine

to make sb's life a misery

faire de la vie de qn un enfer

to put sb out of their misery (kill) euph

abréger les souffrances de qn euph

to put an animal out of its misery euph

achever un animal

tell her the answer, put her out of her misery!

ne la laisse pas languir plus longtemps, donne-lui la réponse!

the look of misery on his face

son air malheureux

2. misery (poverty):

misery

misère f

3. misery (difficult or painful situation):

misery

calvaire m (of de)

the misery of depression

le calvaire de la dépression

4. misery Brit inf:

misery (gloomy person) (gen)

grincheux/-euse m/f

misery (child)

pleurnicheur/-euse m/f

misery guts <pl misery guts> [ˈmɪzərɪ ˌɡʌts] N Brit inf

misery guts

grincheux/-euse m/f

misery memoir [ˈmɪzərɪ ˌmemwɑː(r)] N

misery memoir

récit autobiographique dans lequel l'auteur raconte comment il ou elle a survécu aux mauvais traitements, sévices ou autres traumatismes, le plus souvent après une enfance malheureuse

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unadulterated pleasure, misery

pur

untold misery, damage, joy

indicible

to plumb the depths of despair, misery

toucher le fond de

Translations for misery in the French»English Dictionary

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grincheux (grincheuse)

(old) misery Brit

se complaire dans le malheur

to wallow in misery

abréger les souffrances d'un animal

to put an animal out of its misery

empoisonner la vie de qn

to make sb's life a misery

s'empoisonner la vie ou l'existence

to make one's life a misery (avec with, à faire by doing)

misery in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for misery in the English»French Dictionary

misery [ˈmɪzəri] N

1. misery (suffering):

misery

souffrance f

to bring misery to sb

faire le malheur de qn

to put sb out of their misery

abréger les souffrances de qn

2. misery (distress):

misery of war

misère f

3. misery (sadness):

misery

tristesse f

to make sb's life a misery

empoisonner la vie de qn

4. misery (person):

misery

grincheux(-euse) m (f)

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untold misery, joy

indicible

abject misery

misère noire

Translations for misery in the French»English Dictionary

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misérablement

in misery

grincheux (-euse)

misery

misère

misery

misère de misère!

misery me!

être un exploiteur de la misère humaine

to exploit human misery

se complaire dans son malheur

to wallow in one's misery

pourrir en prison/dans la misère

to rot in prison/misery

replonger les gens/la région dans la misère

to plunge people/the region back into misery

misery Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

abject misery

misère noire

to bring misery to sb

faire le malheur de qn

to put sb out of their misery

abréger les souffrances de qn

to make sb's life a misery

empoisonner la vie de qn

to plunge people/the region back into misery

replonger les gens/la région dans la misère

misery Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for misery in the French»English Dictionary

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misère sociale

social misery

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English

His plays in the 1970s portrayed people who had been rendered speechless by their own social misery.

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In this blessed experience there is neither happiness nor misery, neither light nor darkness.

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I find that numbers of writers experience these same miseries over their work and do not, as is so often supposed, enjoy the process.

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The injured man blames the other for his misery and swears to make him pay for it.

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Misery, but good mutton., a verdict which probably could have applied to the whole town.

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They were broken when conditions forced them to move to the growing misery of a big city.

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Through trial and error the neighborhood tries to raise itself from the misery of the eighties and nineties of the twentieth century.

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They then realise a lack of rules would only mean misery for others.

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The book treats his attempts to help her out of her current misery, but also focuses on his personal mental and moral struggle.

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The river often flooded, bringing disease and misery to the people living there.

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