Misère

Translation of "misère" into Russian

Noun

Borrowed noun from French; used for hardship/poverty and in card-game terminology.

о крайней бедности; книжн.

After the harvest failure, the village fell into misère.

После неурожая деревня погрузилась в нищету.

мизер

в карточной терминологии: контракт или заявка с намерением не взять ни одной взятки

She declared a misère and tried to avoid winning any tricks.

Она объявила мизер и старалась не взять ни одной взятки.

Additional translations

о материальной нужде; слабее по оттенку, чем «нищета»

Adjective

Attributive use, chiefly in card-game expressions such as misère bid or misère contract.

в карточной терминологии; о заявке или контракте на мизер

He made a misère bid on a weak hand.

Он сделал мизерную заявку, имея слабую руку.

Noun

Extreme poverty, hardship, or misery.

After the harvest failure, the village fell into misère.

In card games, a contract or bid in which a player undertakes to lose all tricks; the game played under such a contract.

She declared a misère and tried to avoid winning any tricks.

Adjective

Relating to a misère contract or bid in a card game, especially one in which the player aims to lose all tricks.

He made a misère bid on a weak hand.