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Pronunciation / Transliteration: liángshí duǎnquē
"气候变化可能导致严重的粮食短缺。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A condition in which there is inadequate food available to sustain a population or community.
"Severe droughts in the region triggered a massive food shortage affecting millions." - 2
A temporary or prolonged deficit in the supply of nutritional provisions within a market.
"Supply chain disruptions led to a temporary food shortage at local supermarkets."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'food', originating from Old English 'fōda' (meaning nourishment or sustenance, from Proto-Germanic *fōdjan), and 'shortage', formed in the late Middle English period from the adjective 'short' with the French nominal suffix '-age'. Together, the compound emerged in modern industrial times to designate systemic deficiencies in the availability of basic sustenance.
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pénurie alimentaire
Transliteration: pe-nyʁi a-li-mɑ̃-tɛʁ
"La sécheresse a provoqué une grave pénurie alimentaire dans le pays."
Nahrungsmittelknappheit
Transliteration: naːʁʊŋsˌmɪtl̩knaphaɪ̯t
"Die Krise führte zu einer schweren Nahrungsmittelknappheit."
carenza alimentare
Transliteration: kaˈrɛntsa a-li-menˈtaːre
"Il paese affronta una grave carenza alimentare."
escasez de alimentos
Transliteration: es.kaˈsez ðe a.liˈmen.tos
"La falta de lluvia causó una escasez de alimentos."
escassez de alimentos
Transliteration: is.kaˈses dʒi a.liˈmẽ.tus
"A guerra resultou numa grave escassez de alimentos."
खाद्य संकट
Transliteration: khādya saṅkaṭ
"सूखे के कारण देश में खाद्य संकट पैदा हो गया है।"
粮食短缺
Transliteration: liángshí duǎnquē
"气候变化可能导致严重的粮食短缺。"
식량 부족
Transliteration: sik-ryang bu-jok
"경제 위기로 인해 심각한 식량 부족이 발생했다."
食糧不足
Transliteration: shokuryō busoku
"異常気象により深刻な食糧不足が懸念されている。"
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