What does miséria in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word miséria in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use miséria in Portuguese.

The word miséria in Portuguese means misery, unhappiness, penúria, miséria, pobreza, pobreza, miséria, fragilidade, miséria, miséria, pouco dinheiro, limite de subsistência, ser carente. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word miséria

misery, unhappiness

penúria, miséria, pobreza

noun (poverty)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

pobreza, miséria, fragilidade

noun (small worth, low standing)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The lowliness of his job was a source of shame for Colin.

miséria

noun (situation)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The government was oppressive, and the people lived in misery.

miséria

noun (poor condition) (condição pobre)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The wretchedness of the living conditions was a major cause of disease among the city's poor.

pouco dinheiro

noun (figurative, informal (money: insignificant amount)

To a millionaire, ten dollars is chicken feed.

limite de subsistência

noun (low standard of living)

In parts of the world, most poor people live below the subsistence level.

ser carente

intransitive verb (archaic (be destitute, poverty-stricken)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)

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