Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
grama
English translation:
miserable/wretched
Added to glossary by
Sarah Weston
Mar 7, 2008 05:14
16 yrs ago
Italian term
United Kingdom
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English, English to Italian, and 2 more.
grama
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
un espediente sociale per esorcizzare e lenire le pene derivate da un’esistenza **grama** e difficile
Can anybody tell me the exact meaning of this word?
Thanks!
Can anybody tell me the exact meaning of this word?
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +7 | miserable/wretched |
Valeria Faber
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| 4 | an unavoidable,hard to destroy,to take apart(away)..see below.. |
Vladimir Martinez
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| 4 | sad |
Paul O'Brien
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| 4 | sorrowful |
Mirra_
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| 2 | bad |
moranna (X)
|
Proposed translations
+7
24 mins
Selected
miserable/wretched
I'd say so.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks very much Valeria and to everyone else. I used miserable in the end although I like sorrowful too."
1 hr
Vladimir Martinez
Spain
Spain
Specializes in field
Spain
Even Sport items
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Cuban) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Italian to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
an unavoidable,hard to destroy,to take apart(away)..see below..
Grama é una erba cattiva difficile di tagliare,di eliminare,di potare,forse si referisce in metáfora in poesia a un´esistenza senza senso,senza motivi da vivere,un´esistenza nulla,inutile.Auguri!
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-03-07 07:03:05 GMT)
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an useless,spoiled existence!
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-03-07 07:03:05 GMT)
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an useless,spoiled existence!
3 hrs
Paul O'Brien
Argentina
Argentina
Native in English
Argentina
Legal and environment specialist, PhD
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
86
4 hrs
bad
grama - cattiva
persona grama - bad person
vita grama - bad life
persona grama - bad person
vita grama - bad life
2 days 13 hrs
sorrowful
The meaning is a mix of sad/miserable (already said :) /poor/hard.
But there is something more. In a certain way the word communicates also the idea that all this bad luck has derived from some personal fault. Indeed, the word is also an old fashioned way to say 'bad'.
From De Mauro:
grà|mo
agg.
CO
1 caratterizzato da sventure e afflizioni, infelice: condurre una vita grama!
2 scarso, insufficiente: un raccolto g. | di cattiva qualità, scadente
3 BU lett., di qcn., sventurato; afflitto, angosciato
But there is something more. In a certain way the word communicates also the idea that all this bad luck has derived from some personal fault. Indeed, the word is also an old fashioned way to say 'bad'.
From De Mauro:
grà|mo
agg.
CO
1 caratterizzato da sventure e afflizioni, infelice: condurre una vita grama!
2 scarso, insufficiente: un raccolto g. | di cattiva qualità, scadente
3 BU lett., di qcn., sventurato; afflitto, angosciato
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