"misère" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /mɪˈzɛə(ɹ)/, /miːˈzɛə(ɹ)/
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from French misère. Doublet of misery. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|misère}} French misère, {{doublet|en|misery}} Doublet of misery Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} misère (not comparable)
  1. Played according to the reverse of the usual winning convention. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-misère-en-adj-gkpoEgqM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 11 34
  2. In which a player unable to move wins. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-misère-en-adj-CLHPfhEu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: misere Derived forms: lay-down misère, misère ouvert Related terms: miser

Noun [English]

IPA: /mɪˈzɛə(ɹ)/, /miːˈzɛə(ɹ)/ Forms: misères [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from French misère. Doublet of misery. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|misère}} French misère, {{doublet|en|misery}} Doublet of misery Head templates: {{en-noun}} misère (plural misères)
  1. (card games, whist and others) A bid to lose every trick, or the majority of tricks, with no trumps. Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-misère-en-noun-VeHVjdH7 Topics: card-games, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: misere

Interjection [French]

IPA: /mi.zɛʁ/, /mi.zaɛ̯ʁ/ [Quebec]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin miseria. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|miseria|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin miseria, {{bor+|fr|la|miseria}} Borrowed from Latin miseria
  1. dear me! dear Lord! oh boy! heavens! woe is me! Synonyms: seigneur, bon sang, bon Dieu
    Sense id: en-misère-fr-intj-Uy3RsROo Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 82 3 16

Noun [French]

IPA: /mi.zɛʁ/, /mi.zaɛ̯ʁ/ [Quebec] Forms: misères [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin miseria. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|miseria|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin miseria, {{bor+|fr|la|miseria}} Borrowed from Latin miseria Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} misère f (plural misères)
  1. misery Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-misère-fr-noun-ZEB~TTPg
  2. poverty Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-misère-fr-noun-2Er94pzd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: avoir de la misère, chercher misère, faire des misères, misère noire, salaire de misère

Inflected forms

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          "misery"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "He lived in poverty for a long time.",
          "text": "Il a vécu pendant longtemps dans la misère.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "poverty"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "poverty",
          "poverty"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.zɛʁ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.zaɛ̯ʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Quebec"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "misère"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "French 2-syllable words",
    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French feminine nouns",
    "French interjections",
    "French lemmas",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms borrowed from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with audio links"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "loanword",
        "2": "Borrowed"
      },
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      "name": "glossary"
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "miseria",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Latin miseria",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "miseria"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Latin miseria",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin miseria.",
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dear me! dear Lord! oh boy! heavens! woe is me!"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dear me",
          "dear me"
        ],
        [
          "dear Lord",
          "dear Lord"
        ],
        [
          "oh boy",
          "oh boy"
        ],
        [
          "heavens",
          "heavens"
        ],
        [
          "woe is me",
          "woe is me"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "seigneur"
        },
        {
          "word": "bon sang"
        },
        {
          "word": "bon Dieu"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.zɛʁ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.zaɛ̯ʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Quebec"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "misère"
}

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