ж., -и 1. misery, sorry plight, wretchedness, поет. шег. woe; ~ите на живота the hardships of life; разказвам си ~ите tell o.’s tale of woe;
2. bondage; • по ~я of necessity, willy-nilly, against o.’s will, in spite of o.s.; по ~я учител a teacher in spite of himself.