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1 to waste away for lack of food
mirt badā; lēnām mirt badā -
2 undernourished
(suffering from lack of food or nourishment.) nepietiekami barots; izkāmējis* * *nepietiekami barots -
3 complaint
1) ((a statement of one's) dissatisfaction: The customer made a complaint about the lack of hygiene in the food shop.) sūdzība2) (a sickness, disease, disorder etc: He's always suffering from some complaint or other.) kaite; slimība* * *sūdzība; kaite, slimība -
4 famine
['fæmin]((a) great lack or shortage especially of food: Some parts of the world suffer regularly from famine.) bads* * *bads; trūkums -
5 tasteless
1) (lacking flavour: tasteless food.) negaršīgs; bezgaršīgs2) (showing a lack of good taste or judgement: tasteless behaviour.) bezgaumīgs; netaktisks* * *negaršīgs; bezgaumīgs; netaktisks
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