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feminine

/miˈseɾja/

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Translation

misery, poverty

Word origin

From Latin miseria ('wretchedness, distress'), from miser ('wretched, unhappy').

Origin
Latin
Root
miseria
English cognates
misery, miser, miserable

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralmiserias

Examples

Muchas .

Many families live in poverty.

sumido .

The war left the country plunged into misery.

.

They pay me a pittance for this job.

.

He escaped poverty thanks to his effort.

tanta .

I do not want to go through so much hardship again.

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This word is part of lesson 63.