la
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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