Translation of "penury" into German

Armut, Not, Elend are the top translations of "penury" into German.

penury noun grammar

extreme want; poverty; destitution. [..]

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  • Armut

    noun feminine

    Lack of the means of subsistence.

    Any convergence happening is happening downwards, dragging even broader sections of society into poverty and penury.

    Konvergenz gibt es nur nach unten, wodurch immer breitere soziale Schichten in Armut und Mittellosigkeit gestoßen werden.

  • Not

    noun feminine

    They take terrible risks with their lives and the lives of their children in order to escape persecution or penury.

    Sie gehen ein schlimmes Risiko für ihr Leben und das ihrer Kinder ein, um Verfolgung und Not zu entgehen.

  • Elend

    noun neuter

    Lack of the means of subsistence.

    Or you can remain united in relative penury.

    Oder Sie können in Ihrem gemeinsamen Elend verweilen.

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    • Geiz
    • Knappheit
    • Mangel
    • geizige
    • Bedürftigkeit

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