miserable

/miseˈɾable/, [mi.seˈɾa.β̞le]

miserable, wretched


Examples
  • Es cierto que él es rico, pero es un miserable.

    It is true he is rich, but he is a miser.

  • Fue una acción miserable.

    It was a contemptible thing to do.

  • El miserable hombre no volvería a ver a su esposa otra vez.

    The poor man was never to see his wife again.

  • Confieso que soy miserable.

    I confess I'm miserable.

  • El hombre que le pone la mano encima a una mujer, excepto si lo hace con gentileza, es un miserable al cual sería un gran piropo llamarle cobarde.

    The man that lays his hand upon a woman, save in the way of kindness, is a wretch whom't were gross flattery to name a coward.

  • Fui a la universidad por cuatro años y todo lo que obtuve fue este miserable diploma.

    I went to college for four years and all I got was this lousy diploma.

  • Una de las costumbres de los empleados es reunirse casi todos los días en un bar o restaurante al terminar la jornada laboral para intoxicarse con alcohol y olvidarse de su miserable vida hasta el día siguiente.

    One of the customs of the employees is to meet almost every day at a bar or restaurant at the end of the workday to get intoxicated with alcohol and forget about their miserable life until the next day.

  • ¿Qué te sucedió? Luces miserable.

    What happened to you? You look miserable.

  • Ellos simpatizaron con el miserable criminal.

    They sympathized with the miserable criminal.

  • Ella de repente se sintió pequeña, despreciable y miserable.

    Suddenly she felt tiny, worthless and miserable.

  • Por su culpa, vive una vida miserable.

    Because of her, he lived a miserable life.

  • Kate miró a Chris y le ignoró, haciéndole sentir miserable.

    Kate glanced at Chris and then ignored him, making him feel miserable.

  • Aquel hombre era un miserable.

    That man was a wretch.


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