miseria

misery

3,001–5,000 #3,437

Meanings

noun, feminine

  1. misery
  2. poverty
  3. avarice, greed
  4. very small amount

In sentences

La familia estaba en la miseria. The family lived in poverty. #2268121

La miseria ajena deja un extraño sabor. The misery of others leaves a weird taste. #1170977

Los dos poemas expresan la miseria humana. The two poems express human suffering. #1422587

Al parecer, Tom lo compró por una miseria. Tom bought it for peanuts, apparently. #11853682

La miseria y el dolor acompañan la guerra. Misery and sorrow accompany war. #11943336

Ni la alegría ni la miseria duran por siempre. Neither happiness nor misery last forever. #1919749

La miseria te enseña a comer pan sin mantequilla. Poverty teaches you to eat bread without butter. #1676652