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1 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. -
2 languish
'læŋɡwiʃ(to grow weak; to waste away.) languidecer, consumirsetr['læŋgwɪʃ]1 languidecer (in prison) pudrirselanguish ['læŋgwɪʃ] vi1) weaken: languidecer, debilitarse2) pine: consumirse, suspirar (por)to languish for love: suspirar por el amorhe languished in prison: estuvo pudriéndose en la cárcelv.• languidecer v.• marchitar v.• mostrarse sentimental v.• pudrir v.'læŋgwɪʃintransitive verb (liter) languidecer*, consumirse; ( in prison) pudrirse*['læŋɡwɪʃ]VI1) (=pine) languidecer, consumirse2) (in prison) pudrirsethe results of her research languished for years before action was taken — los resultados de su investigación cayeron en el olvido durante años antes de que se tomaran medidas
they are languishing at the bottom of the second division — están pasando sus horas más bajas en los últimos puestos de la segunda división
* * *['læŋgwɪʃ]intransitive verb (liter) languidecer*, consumirse; ( in prison) pudrirse* -
3 languish
languish ['læŋgwɪʃ]∎ to languish in prison croupir en prison(b) (become weak) dépérir;∎ the project was languishing for lack of funds le projet traînait, faute d'argent∎ he languished for love of his lady il languissait d'amour pour sa bien-aimée -
4 languish
'læŋɡwiʃ(to grow weak; to waste away.) dabbe av, vansmekte; synke henvansmekteverb \/ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ\/1) bli svak, bli matt, bli apatisk, sløves2) ( overført) dabbe av, gå tregt, dø hen, stilne av3) vansmekte, vantrives, sykne hen, visne hen4) ( gammeldags) se smektende ut5) verke etter noe, lide under begjærlanguish for something sukke etter noe, lengte etter noe, ønske noe sterktlanguish to lengte etter ålanguish under lide under
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