misär

See also: Misär, misar, mišar, and mişar

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Swedish terms borrowed from French#MISÄRCategory:Swedish terms derived from French#MISÄR misère. Attested since 1705.

Noun

misär cCategory:Swedish lemmas#MISÄRCategory:Swedish nouns#MISÄRCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#MISÄRCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#MISÄRCategory:Pages with entries#MISÄRCategory:Pages with 1 entry#MISÄR

  1. poverty, squalor, miserable living conditions
    Såg du hur de lever? Vilken jäkla misär.
    Did you see how they live? What god damn squalor.
    Category:Swedish terms with usage examples#MISÄR
  2. misery
    Frun vill lämna mig. Vilken jäkla misär.
    My wife wants to leave me. What god damn misery.
    Category:Swedish terms with usage examples#MISÄR

Usage notes

More often of miserable living conditions (or situations) and the like compared to English. Also a bit less literary-sounding.

Declension

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References

Category:Pages with 1 entry Category:Pages with entries Category:Swedish common-gender nouns Category:Swedish lemmas Category:Swedish nouns Category:Swedish terms borrowed from French Category:Swedish terms derived from French Category:Swedish terms with usage examples