abject in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for abject in the English»Spanish Dictionary

abject [Am ˈæbˌdʒɛkt, æbˈdʒɛkt, Brit ˈabdʒɛkt] ADJ form

1. abject (servile) attr:

abject slave/flattery

abyecto

abject slave/flattery

vil liter

2. abject (contemptible):

abject

abyecto

abject

vil liter

an act of abject cowardice

un acto de abyecta cobardía

an act of abject cowardice

un acto de vil cobardía liter

3. abject (pitiable):

abject condition

lamentable

in abject poverty

en la mayor miseria

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most of the country's population lives or live in abject poverty

la mayor parte de la población del país vive en la miseria más absoluta

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vivió y murió en la más completa indigencia

he lived and died in abject poverty

viven en la más extrema pobreza

they live in abject poverty

pobreza franciscana

abject poverty

vivían en una pobreza franciscana

they lived in abject o absolute poverty

vivir sumido en la más absoluta miseria

to live in abject poverty

murió como un perro, en la miseria

he died in abject poverty, like a dog

abject in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for abject in the English»Spanish Dictionary

abject [ˈæbdʒekt] ADJ

1. abject (wretched):

abject

abyecto, -a

2. abject (absolute):

abject poverty, failure

absoluto, -a

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ignorancia supina

abject ignorance

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English

To experience the abject in literature carries with it a certain pleasure but one that is quite different from the dynamics of desire.

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They were simply looking for dignity, security and relief from abject poverty.

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These individuals are considered to be unthinkable, abject, unlivable.

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He also worked until the end, even though his own financial means worsened drastically, and he lived in abject poverty.

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In this emergency the dominant parties are arrayed against the people, and are the abject tools of the corporate monopolies.

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This would increase the resentment she feels, experiencing almost abject jealousy of not having the option to live that kind of life.

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The fortune-teller prophesies that the fertile husband will be a multi-millionaire, but that the sterile gendarme will die in abject poverty.

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No one had ever told me that one consequence of dehydration is cowardice in its most abject form.

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The fort has witnessed a scene of triumph and tragedy, of the display of heroic courage and abject cowardice.

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The abject poverty and hopelessness he saw there affected him greatly, but he was ineffective in gaining converts and temporarily suffered a crisis of faith.

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