French-English translations for misérable

miserable
us
People in Russia have learned to think proudly but live in miserable servitude. En Russie, la population a appris à être fière de son pays mais vit dans une servitude misérable. I would have been outraged by the miserable camps of miserable people around my country's wonderful towns. Je serais outré par les misérables camps qui encerclent les magnifiques villes de mon pays. We know that many people without documents are exploited and live in miserable conditions. Nous savons que de nombreuses personnes sans papiers sont exploitées et vivent dans des conditions misérables.
abject
uk

forlorn
us
lousyIt is a lousy, rotten piece of legislation that will permanently shake our citizens' confidence in the European Union! C'est un acte de droit misérable et minable qui ébranlera la confiance des citoyens en l'Union européenne. No offense, but his cooking is lousyThe place was lousy with students
paltryOf course we then have the big battle with the Council, which has come up with the paltry sum of ECU 25 million. Bien sûr, il y a aussi cette grande bataille avec le Conseil qui a proposé la misérable somme de 25 mécus. It is unacceptable that an EU visa should still cost EUR 60 when the average monthly salary in Belarus is a paltry EUR 250. Il est inacceptable qu'un visa européen coûte encore 60 euros quand le salaire mensuel moyen au Belarus est de 250 misérables euros. When she came to get compensation for her three sons - just young boys - they offered her a paltry few hundred pounds for each son. Lorsqu'elle a réclamé une indemnité pour ses trois fils, de jeunes garçons, elle a reçu quelques misérables centaines de livres pour chacun d'eux.
unfortunateUnfortunately, their living conditions are still wretched and they continue to face discrimination. Malheureusement, leurs conditions de vie restent misérables et ils sont encore victimes de discrimination.
worthless
us
Lies are as important as truth, for without lies, the truth is worthlessThe committees decision is worthless and not going to be acted uponDont be a worthless slouch! Go get yourself a job
wretched
us
No one values his wretched life - perhaps made too wretched - more dearly than the abstract honour of the homeland. Personne n'apprécie sa vie misérable, peut-être rendue trop misérable, plus chèrement que dans l'honneur abstrait de la patrie. Has there ever been a great human endeavour that took such a wretched figure as its basis? Y a-t-il jamais eu grand projet humain qui se soit appuyé sur un chiffre aussi misérable? I call on this House and the Justice Commissioner to speak out against this wretched legislation. J’invite cette Assemblée et le commissaire à la justice à s’élever contre cette misérable loi.