misère

See also: misere, Misere, and miserê

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from FrenchCategory:English terms borrowed from French#MISERECategory:English terms derived from French#MISERE misère. Doublet of misery and mizeriaCategory:English doublets#MISERE.

Pronunciation

Noun

misère (usually uncountable, plural misères)Category:English lemmas#MISERECategory:English nouns#MISERECategory:English uncountable nouns#MISERECategory:English countable nouns#MISERECategory:English terms spelled with È#MISERECategory:English terms spelled with ◌̀#MISERECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MISERECategory:Pages with entries#MISÈRECategory:Pages with 3 entries#MISÈRE

  1. (card gamesCategory:en:Card games#MISERE, especially whist) A bid to lose every trick, or the majority of tricks, with no trumps.
    • 1895, Barry Pain, Jerome Klapka Jerome (contributors), To-Day, A Weekly Magazine-Journal‎, volume 9, number 105, page 248:
      The exasperating frequency of hands where one card alone, such as a king or ace, supported by a deuce only, or king or ace bare, debars the holder from calling misère is an experience common to every player.
      Category:English terms with quotations#MISERE

Adjective

misère (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#MISERECategory:English adjectives#MISERECategory:English uncomparable adjectives#MISERECategory:English terms spelled with È#MISERECategory:English terms spelled with ◌̀#MISERECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MISERECategory:Pages with entries#MISÈRECategory:Pages with 3 entries#MISÈRE

  1. Played according to the reverse of the usual winning convention.
    A strategy in misère backgammon is to put six blots in a row.Category:English terms with usage examples#MISERE
  2. Of a game, in which a player who is unable to move wins.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from French#MISERECategory:Dutch terms derived from French#MISERE misère.

Pronunciation

Noun

misère f or m (plural misères, no diminutive)Category:Dutch lemmas#MISERECategory:Dutch nouns#MISERECategory:Dutch nouns with f+m gender#MISERECategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#MISERECategory:Dutch terms spelled with È#MISERECategory:Dutch terms spelled with ◌̀#MISERECategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#MISERECategory:Dutch feminine nouns#MISERECategory:Dutch masculine nouns#MISERECategory:Dutch nouns with multiple genders#MISERECategory:Pages with entries#MISÈRECategory:Pages with 3 entries#MISÈRE

  1. misery

French

Etymology

Borrowed from LatinCategory:French terms borrowed from Latin#MISERECategory:French terms derived from Latin#MISERE miseria.

Pronunciation

Noun

misère f (plural misères)Category:French lemmas#MISERECategory:French nouns#MISERECategory:French countable nouns#MISERECategory:French entries with incorrect language header#MISERECategory:French feminine nouns#MISERECategory:Pages with entries#MISÈRECategory:Pages with 3 entries#MISÈRE

  1. misery
  2. poverty
    Il a vécu pendant longtemps dans la misère.
    He lived in poverty for a long time.
    Category:French terms with usage examples#MISERE
  3. A trifle, a thing of little value and importance.

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Interjection

misèreCategory:French lemmas#MISERECategory:French interjections#MISERECategory:French entries with incorrect language header#MISERECategory:Pages with entries#MISÈRECategory:Pages with 3 entries#MISÈRE

  1. dear me! dear Lord! oh boy! heavens! woe is me!
    Synonyms: seigneur, bon sang, bon Dieu

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