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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bedürftig
"Viele Menschen leben in bedürftigen Verhältnissen."
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Without the basic necessities of life.
"The flood left thousands of people destitute."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English (in the sense 'forsaken, abandoned'): from Latin destitutus 'forsaken', past participle of destituere, from de- 'down, away' + statuere 'set, place'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Destitute" is said worldwide
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destituido
Transliteration: destituido
"La crisis económica dejó a muchas familias destituidas."
destituído
Transliteration: destituído
"Eles ficaram completamente destituídos após o temporal."
dénué
Transliteration: dénué
"Cette famille se retrouve totalement dénuée après l'incendie."
bedürftig
Transliteration: bedürftig
"Viele Menschen leben in bedürftigen Verhältnissen."
indigente
Transliteration: indigente
"L'associazione offre cibo e riparo alle persone indigenti."
निराश्रित
Transliteration: nirashrit
"तूफ़ान ने कई लोगों को निराश्रित कर दिया।"
赤贫的
Transliteration: chìpín de
"这场灾难让他们陷入了赤贫的境地。"
빈곤한
Transliteration: bingonhan
"전쟁은 많은 사람들을 빈곤한 상태로 만들었습니다."
極貧の
Transliteration: gokuhin no
"彼の家族はその事故ですっかり極貧の生活に陥った。"
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