miserável
/mizeˈɾavew/
adjective
B2
o (masc.) a (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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wretched
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Vive numa casa miserável.
He lives in a wretched house.
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Similar words
desgraçado and miserável are close synonyms for "wretched"; desgraçado is more colloquial and intense, also used as a curse or insult, "seu desgraçado!"
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Practice
1 What does miserável mean?
wretched
2 Fill the gap: Vive numa casa ___.
Full sentence: Vive numa casa miserável. (He lives in a wretched house.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches miserável?
miserável: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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