misère

French - Turkish

Definition of misère in French Turkish dictionary

[la] mutsuzluk, zavallılık; yoksulluk, sefalet

French - English

Definition of misère in French English dictionary

{n} woe

{n} misery

If they hope to make us yield by hitting us, they're wrong. Shame on the timid who are afraid! But more shame on the cowards who profit from our misery. - S'ils prétendent nous faire fléchir en nous frappant, ils se trompent. Honte aux timides qui ont peur! Honte surtout aux lâches qui exploitent nos misères.

She was dropped from the height of happiness into the depth of misery. - Du pinacle du bonheur, elle a sombré dans les abysses de la misère.

{n} strait

{n} penury

{n} wretchedness

{n} want

{n} ill

{n} beggarliness

{n} beggary

{n} pitiableness

{n} unblessedness

{n} poverty, beggary, penury; distress, misery; unhappiness, wretchedness; destitution, want

grinding poverty

English - English

Definition of misère in English English dictionary

Played according to the reverse of the usual winning convention

A strategy in misère backgammon is to put six blots in a row.

In which a player unable to move wins

A bid to lose every trick, with no trumps

Etymology

() From French misère.