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1 food shortage
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2 ration
• ruoka-annos• ruoka-aine• avustus• annos• annostella• kiintiö• muona-annos• myöntää• suhde• säännöstellä• korttiannos* * *'ræʃən 1. noun(a measured amount of food etc allowed during a particular period of time: The soldiers were each given a ration of food for the day.) annos2. verb(to allow only a certain amount of (food etc) to a person or animal during a particular period of time: During the oil shortage, petrol was rationed.) säännöstellä- rations- ration out -
3 critical
• tiukka• järkevä• täpärä• huolestuttava• epäilyttävä• arvosteleva• arvostelukykyinen• arveluttava• vaarallinen• vaaranalainen• vakava• ratkaiseva• harkintakykyinen• kritisoiva• kritikoiva• kriittinen• kriitillinen• kyseenalainen* * *1) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) kriittinen2) (fault-finding: He tends to be critical of his children.) kriittinen3) (of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious: a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.) kriittinen -
4 famine
• nälkä• nälänhätä* * *'fæmin((a) great lack or shortage especially of food: Some parts of the world suffer regularly from famine.) nälänhätä -
5 occupation
• palkkatyö• toimi• työ• huoneiston haltuunotto• varaaminen• elinkeino• elämänkutsumus• ala• ansiotyö• askare• ammatti• askarointi• askartelu• ammattinimike• ammattiala• valtaus• professio• tehtävä• karriääri• leipätyö• haltuunotto• hallussapito• miehitys* * *1) (a person's job or work.) ammatti2) (the act of occupying (a house, town etc).) valtaaminen3) (the period of time during which a town, house etc is occupied: During the occupation, there was a shortage of food.) miehitys -
6 suffering
• tuska• huoli• vastoinkäyminen• ahdistus• ahdinko• vaiva• kidutus• kipu• murhe• sairaus• suru• kuolemanpelko• kärsimys• kärsivä• piina* * *noun ((a feeling of) pain or misery: The shortage of food caused widespread suffering; She keeps complaining about her sufferings.) kärsimys
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