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1 Elend
I Adj.1. (unglücklich, beklagenswert) miserable, wretched, pitiable; ein elendes Leben führen live a life of misery2. (ärmlich) poverty-stricken; elende Hütte oder Baracke hovel; in elenden Verhältnissen leben live in wretched conditions ( oder dire poverty)3. (krank) (very) unwell; jemandem ist / wird elend (übel) s.o. is feeling / begins to feel very unwell; elend aussehen look dreadful; sich elend fühlen feel terrible ( oder wretched)4. pej. (gemein) despicable5. nur attr.; umg. Durst, Hunger etc. (stark): terribleII Adv.1. miserably; elend zugrunde gehen come to a wretched end; elend verhungern die of slow (and painful) starvation2. umg. (sehr) dreadfully; es tut elend weh it’s terribly sore, it hurts dreadfully ( oder like hell Sl.); es ist elend kalt it’s absolutely freezing* * *das Elendaffliction; woefulness; misery; calamitousness; sordidness; squalor; unhappiness; distress; poverty; want; wretchedness* * *['eːlɛnt]nt - (e)s[-dəs] no pl (= Unglück, Not) misery, distress; (= Verwahrlosung) squalor; (= Armut) poverty, penuryein Bild des Élends — a picture of misery/squalor
ins Élend geraten — to fall into poverty, to be reduced to penury, to become destitute
im (tiefsten) Élend leben — to live in (abject) misery/squalor/poverty
(wie) ein Häufchen Élend (inf) — (looking) a picture of misery
da kann man das heulende Élend kriegen (inf) — it's enough to make you scream (inf)
es ist ein Élend mit ihm (inf) — he makes you want to weep (inf), he's hopeless
es ist ein Élend,... (inf) — it's heartbreaking...
See:→ lang* * *1) (not feeling well: He was a bit off-colour the morning after the party.) off-colour2) miserably3) (very poor in quantity or quality: The house was in a miserable condition.) miserable4) ((something that causes) unhappiness: the misery of the fatherless children; Forget your miseries and come out with me!) misery5) (used in annoyance: This wretched machine won't work!) wretched* * *<-[e]s>[ˈe:lɛnt]nt kein pl (Not) misery [or distress]es gibt ja so viel \Elend auf dieser Welt there is so much misery in the worldins \Elend geraten to become destitute, to fall into poverty, form to be reduced to penuryim [bitteren/schrecklichen] \Elend leben to live in [abject] poverty [or squalor] [or misery]jdn/sich selbst ins \Elend stürzen to plunge sb/oneself into misery [or poverty]da kann man das heulende \Elend kriegen it's enough to make you screames ist einfach ein \Elend mit ihm he makes you want to scream [or he is hopeless]* * *das; Elends1) (Leid) misery; wretchedness; s. auch Häufchen2) (Armut) misery; destitution* * *1. (Leid) misery;aus tiefstem Elend from the depths of misery;wie das leibhaftige Elend aussehen umg look like death warmed up (US over), look (utterly) wretched;er bekam das heulende Elend umg he got the miseries, he just went to pieces;da könnte man das heulende Elend kriegen umg it’s enough to make you weepsoziales Elend social hardship;ins Elend geraten be reduced to poverty;bringen plunge into poverty (and distress)3. umg, fig:* * *das; Elends2) (Armut) misery; destitution* * *nur sing. n.calamitousness n.distress n.(§ pl.: distresses)misery n.squalor n.unhappiness n.woefulness n.wretchedness n. -
2 Armut
f; -, kein Pl.1. poverty; stärker: destitution; äußerste Armut extreme poverty; in Armut geraten be reduced to poverty2. fig. an Ideen etc.: poverty (an + Dat of); an Rohstoffen etc.: lack; stärker: dearth (of); geistige Armut intellectual poverty, lack of intellect* * *die Armutpoverty; impecuniousness; destitution; poorness; need; penury; pennilessness* * *Ạr|mut ['armuːt]f -, no pl (lit, fig)povertycharakterliche Armut — lack of character
geistige Armut — intellectual poverty; (von Mensch) lack of intellect
* * *die1) poorness2) (the condition of being poor: They lived in extreme poverty; the poverty of the soil.) poverty* * *Ar·mut<->[ˈarmu:t]1. (Bedürftigkeit) povertyneue \Armut new wave of povertygefühlte \Armut describes the poverty level that specific demographic groups objectively perceive rather than their actual financial situation2. (Verarmung) lackgeistige \Armut intellectual poverty* * *die Armut des Landes an Rohstoffen — (fig.) the country's lack of raw materials
* * *1. poverty; stärker: destitution;äußerste Armut extreme poverty;in Armut geraten be reduced to poverty2. fig an Ideen etc: poverty (geistige Armut intellectual poverty, lack of intellect* * *die; Armut (auch fig.) povertydie Armut des Landes an Rohstoffen — (fig.) the country's lack of raw materials
* * *nur sing. f.destitution n.impecuniousness n.pennilessness n.poorness n.poverty n. nur sing. m.indigence n. -
3 verarmt
verarmt adj FIN impoverished, poverty-stricken* * ** * *verarmt
poverty-stricken, in reduced circumstances;
• völlig verarmt destitute, reduced to destitution, plunged into poverty;
• verarmt sein to be reduced to poverty;
• [völlig] verarmt sterben to die in [abject] poverty. -
4 Bettelstab
m: jemanden an den Bettelstab bringen reduce s.o. to poverty ( oder penury); an den Bettelstab kommen be reduced to poverty usw.* * *Bẹt|tel|stabmjdn an den Bettelstab bringen — to reduce sb to beggary
* * *Bet·tel·stabmjdn an den \Bettelstab bringen to reduce sb to beggaryan den \Bettelstab kommen to be reduced to beggary* * *der in* * *Bettelstab m:jemanden an den Bettelstab bringen reduce sb to poverty ( oder penury);an den Bettelstab kommen be reduced to poverty etc* * *der in -
5 verelenden
v/i be reduced to poverty* * *ver|elen|den [fEɐ'|eːlɛndn] ptp verelendetvi aux seinto become impoverished or (Mensch auch) destitute* * *ver·elen·den *[fɛɐ̯ˈe:lɛndn̩]vi Hilfsverb: sein (geh) to become impoverished* * *verelenden v/i be reduced to poverty* * *v.to sink into poverty expr. -
6 verarmen
v/i become poor ( oder impoverished), be reduced to poverty; dadurch verarmt der Boden the soil becomes poor as a result; geistig verarmen fig. become spiritually and intellectually impoverished* * *to impoverish* * *ver|ạr|men [fɛɐ'|armən] ptp vera\#rmtvi aux sein (lit, fig)to become impoverished* * *ver·ar·men *[fɛɐ̯ˈʔarmən]vi Hilfsverb: sein to become poor [or impoverished]▪ verarmt impoverished* * *intransitives Verb; mit sein become poor or impoverished* * *dadurch verarmt der Boden the soil becomes poor as a result;geistig verarmen fig become spiritually and intellectually impoverished* * *intransitives Verb; mit sein become poor or impoverished* * *v.to become impoverished expr.to impoverish v. -
7 verarmt sein
verarmt sein
to be reduced to poverty -
8 elend
I Adj.1. (unglücklich, beklagenswert) miserable, wretched, pitiable; ein elendes Leben führen live a life of misery2. (ärmlich) poverty-stricken; elende Hütte oder Baracke hovel; in elenden Verhältnissen leben live in wretched conditions ( oder dire poverty)3. (krank) (very) unwell; jemandem ist / wird elend (übel) s.o. is feeling / begins to feel very unwell; elend aussehen look dreadful; sich elend fühlen feel terrible ( oder wretched)4. pej. (gemein) despicable5. nur attr.; umg. Durst, Hunger etc. (stark): terribleII Adv.1. miserably; elend zugrunde gehen come to a wretched end; elend verhungern die of slow (and painful) starvation2. umg. (sehr) dreadfully; es tut elend weh it’s terribly sore, it hurts dreadfully ( oder like hell Sl.); es ist elend kalt it’s absolutely freezing* * *das Elendaffliction; woefulness; misery; calamitousness; sordidness; squalor; unhappiness; distress; poverty; want; wretchedness* * *['eːlɛnt]nt - (e)s[-dəs] no pl (= Unglück, Not) misery, distress; (= Verwahrlosung) squalor; (= Armut) poverty, penuryein Bild des Élends — a picture of misery/squalor
ins Élend geraten — to fall into poverty, to be reduced to penury, to become destitute
im (tiefsten) Élend leben — to live in (abject) misery/squalor/poverty
(wie) ein Häufchen Élend (inf) — (looking) a picture of misery
da kann man das heulende Élend kriegen (inf) — it's enough to make you scream (inf)
es ist ein Élend mit ihm (inf) — he makes you want to weep (inf), he's hopeless
es ist ein Élend,... (inf) — it's heartbreaking...
See:→ lang* * *1) (not feeling well: He was a bit off-colour the morning after the party.) off-colour2) miserably3) (very poor in quantity or quality: The house was in a miserable condition.) miserable4) ((something that causes) unhappiness: the misery of the fatherless children; Forget your miseries and come out with me!) misery5) (used in annoyance: This wretched machine won't work!) wretched* * *<-[e]s>[ˈe:lɛnt]nt kein pl (Not) misery [or distress]es gibt ja so viel \Elend auf dieser Welt there is so much misery in the worldins \Elend geraten to become destitute, to fall into poverty, form to be reduced to penuryim [bitteren/schrecklichen] \Elend leben to live in [abject] poverty [or squalor] [or misery]jdn/sich selbst ins \Elend stürzen to plunge sb/oneself into misery [or poverty]da kann man das heulende \Elend kriegen it's enough to make you screames ist einfach ein \Elend mit ihm he makes you want to scream [or he is hopeless]* * *das; Elends1) (Leid) misery; wretchedness; s. auch Häufchen2) (Armut) misery; destitution* * *A. adj1. (unglücklich, beklagenswert) miserable, wretched, pitiable;ein elendes Leben führen live a life of misery2. (ärmlich) poverty-stricken;Baracke hovel;in elenden Verhältnissen leben live in wretched conditions ( oder dire poverty)3. (krank) (very) unwell;jemandem ist/wird elend (übel) sb is feeling/begins to feel very unwell;elend aussehen look dreadful;sich elend fühlen feel terrible ( oder wretched)4. pej (gemein) despicableB. adv1. miserably;elend zugrunde gehen come to a wretched end;elend verhungern die of slow (and painful) starvation2. umg (sehr) dreadfully;es ist elend kalt it’s absolutely freezing* * *das; Elends2) (Armut) misery; destitution* * *nur sing. n.calamitousness n.distress n.(§ pl.: distresses)misery n.squalor n.unhappiness n.woefulness n.wretchedness n. -
9 Elend
1) ( beklagenswert) wretched, miserable;ein \Elendes Leben führen to lead a miserable life2) ( krank) awful, wretched;sich \Elend fühlen to feel wretched [or awful] [or miserable];\Elend aussehen to look awful;es geht jdm \Elend [o jdm ist \Elend [zumute]];mir wird ganz \Elend, wenn ich daran denke I feel ill when I think about it, just thinking about it makes me feel sick3) ( erbärmlich) dreadful, awful;sich in einer \Elenden Verfassung befinden to be in a dreadful state;in dieser \Elenden Hütte sollen wir leben? are we supposed to live in this dump?;du \Elendes Schwein! you miserable scumbag! (fam!)5) (fam: sehr groß, schlecht) awful [or dreadful];ich habe selten so ein \Elendes Wetter erlebt! I have rarely seen such awful weather2. Elend <-[e]s> [ʼe:lɛnt] ntes gibt ja so viel \Elend auf dieser Welt there is so much misery in the world;ins \Elend geraten to become destitute, to fall into poverty, ( form) to be reduced to penury;im [bitteren/schrecklichen] \Elend leben to live in [abject] poverty [or squalor] [or misery];WENDUNGEN:da kann man das heulende \Elend kriegen it's enough to make you scream;ein \Elend sein, dass... ( fam) to be heartbreaking that...;es ist einfach ein \Elend mit ihm he makes you want to scream [or he is hopeless] -
10 elend
1) ( beklagenswert) wretched, miserable;ein \elendes Leben führen to lead a miserable life2) ( krank) awful, wretched;sich \elend fühlen to feel wretched [or awful] [or miserable];\elend aussehen to look awful;es geht jdm \elend [o jdm ist \elend [zumute]];mir wird ganz \elend, wenn ich daran denke I feel ill when I think about it, just thinking about it makes me feel sick3) ( erbärmlich) dreadful, awful;sich in einer \elenden Verfassung befinden to be in a dreadful state;in dieser \elenden Hütte sollen wir leben? are we supposed to live in this dump?;du \elendes Schwein! you miserable scumbag! (fam!)5) (fam: sehr groß, schlecht) awful [or dreadful];ich habe selten so ein \elendes Wetter erlebt! I have rarely seen such awful weather2. Elend <-[e]s> [ʼe:lɛnt] ntes gibt ja so viel \elend auf dieser Welt there is so much misery in the world;ins \elend geraten to become destitute, to fall into poverty, ( form) to be reduced to penury;im [bitteren/schrecklichen] \elend leben to live in [abject] poverty [or squalor] [or misery];WENDUNGEN:da kann man das heulende \elend kriegen it's enough to make you scream;ein \elend sein, dass... ( fam) to be heartbreaking that...;es ist einfach ein \elend mit ihm he makes you want to scream [or he is hopeless] -
11 Not
Not f 1. GEN, PERS emergency; 2. SOZ misery, hardship; poverty (Armut)* * ** * *Not
need, want, (Armut) indigence, misery, destitution, extremity, (Bedrängnis) distress, trouble, difficulty, scrape, (Dringlichkeit) urgency, exigency, (Gefahr) emergency, danger, (Härtefall) hardship;
• für Zeiten der Not for a rainy day;
• in Not distressed, in needy circumstances;
• äußerste Not utter destitution, necessity;
• dringende Not extreme necessity;
• drückende Not abject (deepest) misery, pressing need;
• Not und Elend destitution and misery;
• Not und Gefahr (Schiff) distress and danger;
• Not leidend distressed, needy, indigent, destitute, (Brief) unclaimed, (Währung) depreciated, (Wechsel) dishono(u)red, overdue;
• sich in großer Not befinden to be in dire want (narrow straits);
• Kredite als Not leidend einstufen to classify loans as non-accrual, to put loans in the non-accrual category;
• Wechsel Not leiden lassen to dishono(u)r a bill;
• Not leiden to be starved;
• Not der Armen lindern to render aid to the poor;
• in großer Not sein to be reduced to extremities, to be hard up;
• der Not der Armen steuern to administer to the needs of the poor. -
12 völlig verarmt
völlig verarmt
destitute, reduced to destitution, plunged into poverty
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