Misery in spanish
pronunciation: miseɹ̩iɑ part of speech: noun
misery = sufrimiento, pena, aflicción. [Pincha en para ver otras palabras que terminan con este sufijo]
Example: Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.more:
» grinding misery = miseria absoluta.
Example: It is here that grinding poverty exists side by side with poor housing and amenities, unemployment, substandard education, racial tensions and a higher than average level of one-parent families and problem families.» make + Posesivo + life a misery = hacer la vida miserable, llevar por la calle de la amargura, traer por la calle de la amargura.
Example: How she came by her death I do not know, but I am sure that he had made her life a misery to her.» misery guts = amargado, cascarrabias, gruñón, aguafiestas.
Example: At the other end of the scale are misery guts, who are neither happy with their job role nor their employer.» pile + misery upon misery = hundir en la miseria, hurgar en la herida, empeorar las cosas.
Example: The continuing poor weather has piled misery upon misery for flood-hit towns and villages across the UK.» pile on + the misery = hundir en la miseria, hurgar en la herida, empeorar las cosas, cargar las tintas.
Example: The recent elections, frequent strikes and airport and aircraft safety issues are some of the problems that have helped pile on the misery on the tourism sector.» put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery = acabar con el sufrimiento de Alguien, dejar de hacer sufrir, hacer un favor.
Example: Surely the writing is on the wall for Gordon Brown and ministers will act in October to put him out of his and our collective miseries.» walk + the streets of misery = vivir en la miseria, vivir en la pobreza.
Example: He will dwell in the church that is built by martyrs fighting for justice, by children starving of hunger, by mothers and fathers walking the streets of misery.» wallow in + Posesivo + misery = hundirse en la miseria.
Example: The starting point for financial recovery is to stop wallowing in your misery and accept reality.