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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
lan·guish [ʼlæŋgwɪʃ] vithe ruling party is \languishing in third place in the opinion polls die Regierungspartei liegt bei den Meinungsumfragen [weit] abgeschlagen auf dem dritten Platz;to \languish in jail im Gefängnis schmoren ( fam)to \languish in obscurity in der Bedeutungslosigkeit dahindümpeln ( fam)to \languish in poverty in Armut darben ( geh)2) ( grow weak) verkümmern;the project \languished and was soon abandoned das Projekt wurde vernachlässigt und schlief bald ein
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