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1 waif
noun* * *[weif](a stray, uncared-for child: a poor little waif.) verlassenes obdachloses Kind* * *[weɪf]n2. (animal) streunendes Tier3.* * *[weɪf]nobdachloses or heimatloses Kind; (= animal) herrenloses Tierthe poor little waif... — das arme kleine Ding, hat kein Zuhause,...
* * *waif [weıf] s1. JUR Br obs etwas von einem Dieb auf der Flucht Weggeworfenes, etwas Herrenloses2. a) obdachloses oder verwahrlostes Kind* * *noun -
2 waif
[weɪf] n( liter)1) ( abandoned child) ausgesetztes Kind;( neglected child) verwahrlostes Kind2) ( animal) streunendes Tier -
3 languish
intransitive verb1) (lose vitality) ermatten (geh.)2) (live wretchedly)languish under something — unter etwas (Dat.) schmachten (geh.)
languish in prison — im Gefängnis schmachten (geh.)
3) (pine)* * *['læŋɡwiʃ](to grow weak; to waste away.) ermatten* * *lan·guish[ˈlæŋgwɪʃ]vithe ruling party is \languishing in third place in the opinion polls die Regierungspartei liegt bei den Meinungsumfragen [weit] abgeschlagen auf dem dritten Platzto \languish in obscurity in der Bedeutungslosigkeit dahindümpeln famto \languish in poverty in Armut darben geh2. (grow weak) verkümmernthe project \languished and was soon abandoned das Projekt wurde vernachlässigt und schlief bald ein* * *['lŋgwɪʃ]vischmachten; (flowers) dahinwelken; (= pine) sich sehnen (for nach)he languished in prison for months the panda merely languished in its new home — er schmachtete monatelang im Gefängnis der Panda wurde in seiner neuen Heimat immer apathischer or stumpfer
the products languish on the shelves —
I languish without you, he wrote — ich verzehre mich vor Sehnsucht nach dir, schrieb er
* * *languish [ˈlæŋɡwıʃ] v/i1. ermatten, erschlaffen2. erlahmen (Interesse, Konversation etc)3. (ver)schmachten, dahinsiechen:languish in a dungeon in einem Kerker schmachten4. daniederliegen (Handel, Industrie etc)5. schmachtend oder sehnsüchtig blicken6. sich sehnen, schmachten ( beide:for nach)* * *intransitive verb1) (lose vitality) ermatten (geh.)languish under something — unter etwas (Dat.) schmachten (geh.)
3) (pine)* * *v.ermatten v.schmachten v. -
4 unaccompanied
adjectiveohne Begleitung [reisen, singen]; unbegleitet [Gepäck, Chor]; (on aircraft etc.)* * *un·ac·com·pa·nied[ˌʌnəˈkʌmpənɪd]adj inv1. (without companion) ohne Begleitung [einer erwachsenen Person] nach n, präd; baggage, luggage herrenlos; ( fig) condition, event nicht begleitet [o gefolgt] präd\unaccompanied flute Soloflöte f* * *["önə'kʌmpənId]adjperson, child, singing ohne Begleitung; bag, suitcase (= abandoned) herrenlos; (= travelling separately) aufgegeben* * *unaccompanied minors allein reisende Kinder* * *adjectiveohne Begleitung [reisen, singen]; unbegleitet [Gepäck, Chor]; (on aircraft etc.)* * *adj.ohne Begleitung ausdr.unbegleitet adj.
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