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Apr 23, 2011 · The meaning and impact of any expression depends on the context (who is talking to whom) and on the tone of voice. You can say "you miserable cow" in a friendly or comical way, to a friend, or you can say it with hatred and contempt (if you are that way inclined) to someone who has just treated you badly.
Dec 18, 2022 · Dec 18, 2022. #2. In (1), both words are fine. In (2), "miserable" would most likely be taken to mean "sad", whereas "wretched" is just general negativity, and does not especially refer to sadness. In (3), both words appear to suggest sadness, but when "wretched" means sad, is a lot stronger in tone than "miserable".
Jan 5, 2021 · Senior Member. 'Poor sod' is an expression which used to be very vulgar but is now so commonplace that even a grand old lady like me might use it. It means 'poor person' when feeling sorry for that person's situation, but that person is always male. Otherwise, calling somebody a 'sod' is an insult as the context will usually indicate.
Dec 22, 2008 · 1. "The problem with my car" - means that one or more of these elements is not working properly. 2. "The problem of my car" - means that the whole thing or the car in general is part of a bigger problem. For example: 'I have paid all my bills, which leaves me with the problem of my car.
Jan 17, 2010 · En el caso de miserable (simple insulto, no necesariamente relacionado con avaricia) el diccionario lo que me sugiere es "wretch". La frase original es la siguiente: "Llámalo como te plazca: miserable, cretino, impotente, cornudo." Mi intento de traducción sería: "Call him as you wish: wretch, cretinous, impotent, cuckold."
Mar 7, 2011 · One more might be "dinosaur" - in context it is often used with disdain for older people. See this thread: old dinosaur: Is it an idiom? which mentions that "dinosaur" has the meaning "a person or thing that is considered to be out of date" and that "old dinosaur" is redundant, "dinosaur" alone is sufficient.
Jul 17, 2017. #6. I know both ways -with and without of - are correct in English. But when we say She is tall, tall is an adjective; but when we say She is medium height, we are using a noun: height after the verb to be, and that's what my question is about. We say I am married, but we don't say * I am medium marriage.
Sep 20, 2012 · decimos rancho o choza de adobe, y si es muy miserable, tapera. Lo mismo digo, pero al menos en mi tierra, una tapera, amén de miserable, es un rancho abandonado, sin dueño. Hay unas cuantas aguantando chaparrones todavía en el campo, más que nada en el norte del país. No conocía el término jacal. Saludos.
Sep 3, 2018 · Jun 1, 2021. #3. heypresto said: Only 'Are you enjoying the lunch?' would work here. Afterwards, you could say 'Did you enjoy the lunch?', but I can't think of a context in which you could say 'Do you enjoy the lunch?'. Can we use this structure? Do/does+ verb+ing? Do you enjoying the launch?
Mar 16, 2015 · Colorado. English-US. Mar 16, 2015. #2. You should look up "pip" in our dictionary, Aaron. Here is the relevant definition: someone or something wonderful or amazing. "She's a pip" sounds odd in today's English. This comment sounds like something that somebody might have said normally five or six decades ago.
