penury

[USA]/ˈpenjəri/
[UK]/ˈpenjəri/
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Oversættelse

n. ekstrem fattigdom, mangel.
Word Forms
Pluralpenuries

Eksempelsætninger

Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.

Modgang og fattigdom svækkede ham før hans tid.

destitution, indigence, need, neediness, pauperism, pauperization, penury (en) - impecuniousness, pennilessness, penuriousness (en)[Dériv

destitution, indigence, need, neediness, pauperism, pauperization, penury (en) - impecuniousness, pennilessness, penuriousness (en)[Dériv

The family fell into penury after the breadwinner lost his job.

Familien faldt i fattigdom efter at forsørgeren mistede sit job.

The charity aims to help those living in penury.

Velgørenhedsforeningen har til formål at hjælpe dem, der lever i fattigdom.

She worked hard to lift her family out of penury.

Hun arbejdede hårdt for at løfte sin familie ud af fattigdom.

The penury in the region was exacerbated by the recent economic downturn.

Fattigdommen i regionen blev forværret af den nylige økonomiske nedgang.

Many elderly people are living in penury due to inadequate retirement funds.

Mange ældre lever i fattigdom på grund af utilstrækkelige pensionsmidler.

The novel depicts the protagonist's struggle to overcome penury and achieve success.

Romanen skildrer hovedpersonens kamp for at overvinde fattigdom og opnå succes.

The government implemented programs to alleviate penury in the rural areas.

Regeringen iværksatte programmer for at afhjælpe fattigdommen i landdistrikterne.

Despite his penury, he remained generous and kind-hearted.

Trods sin fattigdom forblev han generøs og godhjertet.

The documentary sheds light on the challenges faced by those living in penury.

Dokumentarfilmen kaster lys over de udfordringer, som dem, der lever i fattigdom, står over for.

Education is often seen as a way out of penury for many families.

Uddannelse ses ofte som en vej ud af fattigdom for mange familier.

Virkelige Eksempler

Luxury and penury have always coexisted there in uneasy tension.

Luksus og fattigdom har altid eksisteret der i en anspændt sameksistens.

Kilde: The Economist (Summary)

His is a world of violence, random death, corruption, hunger and penury.

Hans verden er en verden af vold, tilfældigt dødsfald, korruption, sult og fattigdom.

Kilde: The Economist (Summary)

Had he stopped there, he would have faced a life on the edge of penury.

Hvis han var stoppet der, ville han have stået over for et liv på kanten af fattigdom.

Kilde: The Economist (Summary)

Ashamed that she was poor and reduced to galling shifts and penury and work that negroes should do.

Skamfuld over at være fattig og reduceret til smertefulde vagter og fattigdom og arbejde, som negre burde udføre.

Kilde: Gone with the Wind

'Everything except this penury, ' replied Louis, unmoved.

Alt undtagen denne fattigdom, ' svarede Louis ubevæget.

Kilde: Lovers in the Tower (Part Two)

Remembering the bitter hungry days at Tara and her more recent penury, Scarlett felt that she could never eat enough of these rich dishes.

Igennem tænken på de bitre, sultne dage på Tara og hendes mere nylige fattigdom, følte Scarlett, at hun aldrig kunne spise nok af disse lækre retter.

Kilde: Gone with the Wind

I should have wrecked and wasted in one way or another, either by penury or by luxury.

Jeg burde have ødelagt og spildt på den ene eller anden måde, enten gennem fattigdom eller gennem luksus.

Kilde: News from Wuyou Township (Part 2)

By supplementing public coverage with private policies, the government hopes that people may just manage to escape penury in their old age.

Ved at supplere den offentlige dækning med private forsikringer håber regeringen, at folk måske bare kan klare at undslippe fattigdom i deres alderdom.

Kilde: The Economist (Summary)

Meanwhile, the former is a high-wire act in which we fantasise generating an income from what we deeply love and yet we constantly fear penury and humiliation.

I mellemtiden er det første en kilegang, hvor vi fantasere om at generere en indkomst fra det, vi dybt begiver os i, og alligevel frygter vi konstant fattigdom og ydmygelse.

Kilde: The school of life

The government doesn't want to help all its citizens get out of penury, help them live a dignified life, dignified, because the salaries, salaries must be salaries.

Regeringen ønsker ikke at hjælpe alle sine borgere med at komme ud af fattigdom, hjælpe dem med at leve et værdigt liv, værdigt, fordi lønningerne, lønningerne skal være lønninger.

Kilde: BBC Listening December 2018 Collection

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