mísero

adj.

1 churchy, mass loving, fond of going to church.

2 applied to a priest who says mass very often.

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mísero

► adjetivo

1 miserable

■ no nos dieron ni un mísero céntimo they didn't even give us a single cent

■ ¡oh, mísero de mí! woe is me!

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 miser

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ADJ

1) (=tacaño) mean, stingy; (=avaro) miserly

2) [sueldo] miserable, paltry

3) (=vil) vile, despicable

4) [lugar, habitación] squalid, wretched

5) (=desdichado) wretched

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-ra adjetivo

a) (pobre) miserable

en un mísero cuartucho — in a miserable o squalid hovel

b) (delante del n) (escaso) miserable, measly

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= hardscrabble, miserable, penurious, skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].

Ex. And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.

Ex. Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Periodicals: proliferation, pricing and the penurious librarian'.

Ex. Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.

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-ra adjetivo

a) (pobre) miserable

en un mísero cuartucho — in a miserable o squalid hovel

b) (delante del n) (escaso) miserable, measly

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= hardscrabble, miserable, penurious, skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].

Ex: And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.

Ex: Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Periodicals: proliferation, pricing and the penurious librarian'.

Ex: Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.

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mísero -ra

adjective

1 (pobre) miserable

viven en un mísero cuartucho they live in a miserable o squalid o wretched hovel

2 (delante del n) (escaso) miserable, measly

el mísero sueldo que me pagan the miserable o paltry o measly salary they pay me, the pittance they pay me

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mísero

◊ -ra adjetivo

miserable
mísero,-a adjetivo miserable

'mísero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mísera
- sórdida
- sórdido
English:
miserable
- paltry

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mísero, -a adj

1. [pobre, desdichado] wretched, miserable;

vive en una mísera choza he lives in a miserable hovel;

no nos ofreció ni un mísero vaso de vino she didn't even offer us a measly o miserable glass of wine

2. [tacaño] mean, stingy

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mísero

adj

1 condición, persona wretched

2 sueldo miserable;

ni un mísero dólar not a miserable dollar

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mísero, -ra adj

1) : wretched, miserable

2) : stingy

3) : paltry, meager