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misère

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See also: misere, Misere, and miserê

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French misère. Doublet of misery.

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Noun

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misère (plural misères)

  1. (card games, whist and others) 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[1], 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.

Adjective

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misère (not comparable)

  1. Played according to the reverse of the usual winning convention.
    A strategy in misère backgammon is to put six blots in a row.
  2. Of a game, in which a player that is unable to move wins.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin miseria.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mi.zɛʁ/
  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /mi.zaɛ̯ʁ/
  • Audio; la misère:(file)

Noun

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misère f (plural misères)

  1. misery
  2. poverty
    Il a vécu pendant longtemps dans la misère.
    He lived in poverty for a long time.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • German: Misere
  • Haitian Creole: mizè
  • Swedish: misär

Interjection

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misère

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

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