deplorable

deplorable
adj.
deplorable (suceso, comportamiento).
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deplorable
► adjetivo
1 deplorable, regrettable
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ADJ [conducta] deplorable; [estado] appalling

vuestro comportamiento fue deplorable — your behaviour was deplorable

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adjetivo deplorable

en un estado deplorable — in a dreadful o an appalling state

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= deplorable, woeful, disgraceful, pitiful.
Ex. We agree with Price that using the words 'citation' and 'reference' interchangeably is a deplorable waste of a good technical term.
Ex. In this woeful film, under the mantle of a 'bitter-sweet romantic comedy,' Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiments and fears run riot.
Ex. He maintains that indexers are shamefully treated, their pay is disgraceful and they are almost never acknowledged in the book.
Ex. Today's pitiful situation must be improved drastically to cope with the overwhelming demand of clients for better library service.
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* condición deplorable = dismaying condition.
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adjetivo deplorable

en un estado deplorable — in a dreadful o an appalling state

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= deplorable, woeful, disgraceful, pitiful.

Ex: We agree with Price that using the words 'citation' and 'reference' interchangeably is a deplorable waste of a good technical term.

Ex: In this woeful film, under the mantle of a 'bitter-sweet romantic comedy,' Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiments and fears run riot.
Ex: He maintains that indexers are shamefully treated, their pay is disgraceful and they are almost never acknowledged in the book.
Ex: Today's pitiful situation must be improved drastically to cope with the overwhelming demand of clients for better library service.
* condición deplorable = dismaying condition.

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deplorable
adjective
deplorable
su conducta ha sido deplorable he has behaved deplorably, his behavior has been deplorable
me lo devolvió en un estado deplorable he returned it to me in a dreadful o a shocking o an appalling state
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deplorable adjetivo
deplorable
deplorable adjetivo deplorable: cometieron un acto deplorable, they committed a dreadful crime
volvió a casa en un estado deplorable, he came back home in an appalling state
'deplorable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lamentable
English:
deplorable
- woeful
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deplorable adj
[comportamiento, espectáculo, estado] deplorable; [aspecto] sorry, pitiful
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deplorable
adj deplorable
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deplorable adj
: deplorable

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  • déplorable — DÉPLORABLE. adject. des 2 g. Qui mérite d être déploré, qui est digne de compassion, de pitié. Il ne se dit guère que Des choses. Il est dans un état déplorable. C est une chose déplorable que l état où il est. Sa condition, son sort est… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • deplorable — adjetivo 1. Que merece ser deplorado o lamentado, o que causa muy mala impresión: El jardín está en un estado deplorable de abandono. El espectáculo fue deplorable, no paraban de insultarse. Tienes un aspecto deplorable, estás sucísimo. Su… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • déplorable — Déplorable. adj. de tout genre. Qui merite d estre déploré, qui est digne de compassion, de pitié. Il ne se dit aussi que des choses. L estat où il est, est déplorable. c est une chose déplorable que l estat où il est. sa condition est fort… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Deplorable — De*plor a*ble, a. [Cf. F. d[ e]plorable.] Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; as, life s evils are deplorable. [1913 Webster] Individual sufferers are in a much more… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • deplorable — (Del lat. deplorabĭlis). 1. adj. Que merece ser deplorado. 2. Desastroso, detestable …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • deplorable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad. DERIVATIVES deplorably adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • deplorable — [dē plôr′ə bəl, diplôr′ə bəl] adj. that can or should be deplored; regrettable, wretched, very bad, etc. deplorably adv …   English World dictionary

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