squalor

squalor
-lə
noun They lived in squalor.)
squalor
tr['skwɒləSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (dirtiness) suciedad nombre femenino, mugre nombre femenino
2 (poverty) miseria
squalor ['skwɑlər] n
: miseria f
squalor
n.
miseria s.f.
mugre s.f.
suciedad s.f.
'skwɑːlər, 'skwɒlə(r)
mass noun miseria f
['skwɒlǝ(r)]
N miseria f , vileza f

to live in squalor — vivir en la miseria, vivir en la sordidez

* * *
['skwɑːlər, 'skwɒlə(r)]
mass noun miseria f

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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