miseria
destitution ; penury ; pittance ; squalor ; sordidness ; poverty ; chump change.
In sociology, fire appears twice in the energy facet; Y:4351 denotes fire as a cause of destitution, while Y:831 denotes fire as an item of social equipment, used for cooking etc.
The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.
The article 'Devastating an industry for a pittance of revenue' states the irrefutable case against taxing books and learned journals.
The article 'Private affluence and public squalor?' discusses the implications for libraries and information if public services are forced to open up their markets to free trade and thereby to private companies.
The author makes the most of the sordidness of the first sexual encounters of the protagonist, Stella, and the tawdriness of the theater company where she finds her first job.
The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.
The trick is they don't plan on paying their artists more than chump change in royalties.
en la miseria [En los Estados Unidos, 'Chapter -1-1' se refiere a una ley por la cual aquellas empresas que están en quiebra tienen un período de gracia para seguir funcionando de modo que puedan pagar las deudas a sus acreedores]
down-and-out
in chapter 11
penniless
out-at-(the)-elbows
The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.
And we all know that both U.S. Airways and United Airlines are in 'Chapter 11,' with other major airlines not far behind.
Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.
Nature meant him for a slipshod, shambling Bohemian - happy, out-at-the-elbows, always in debt, always irresponsible, and always pursued by duns and bailiffs.
hundirse en la miseria
sink into + depression
sink into + poverty
This was a crushing blow to European economies, which were already sinking into depression.
The poorest layer of the population is predominantly black, although an increasing number of white households are rapidly sinking into poverty.
miseria absoluta
grinding misery
It is here that grinding poverty exists side by side with poor housing and amenities, unemployment, substandard education, racial tensions and a higher than average level of one-parent families and problem families.
miseria más absoluta
abject poverty
The aim is to understand the processes which keep these households in their current state of abject poverty.
morir en la miseria
die in + poverty
A life long gambler, he ended up dying in poverty in 1762 at the age of 87.
pasar miseria
the wolves + be + at the door
Yes, I know it's late, but there has been 'trouble at mill' - the wolves have been at the doors, and the natives are nervous.
salir de la miseria
haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog
To haul themselves out of their bog, their networks must facilitate tailoring of records to meet local needs.
vivir en la miseria
live in + squalor
walk + the streets of misery
live in + penury
Despite the high rate of mental illness in people living in squalor, only about half have received psychiatric treatment in the previous year.
He will dwell in the church that is built by martyrs fighting for justice, by children starving of hunger, by mothers and fathers walking the streets of misery.
Prior to that he spent almost a year not having a clue what to do with his life and living in penury.
