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languish

/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/

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verb

Schwach werden, siechen

To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.

Examples :

"The neglected plant began to languish without water and sunlight. "

Die vernachlässigte Pflanze begann ohne Wasser und Sonnenlicht zu siechen.

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verb

Schmachten, sich verzehren

To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness.

Examples :

"He languished without his girlfriend"

Er schmachtete ohne seine Freundin.

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verb

Darbieten, schmachten

To live in miserable or disheartening conditions.

Examples :

"He languished in prison for years"

Er schmachtete jahrelang im Gefängnis.

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verb

Siechen, verkümmern

To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful.

Examples :

"The case languished for years before coming to trial."

Der Fall siechte jahrelang dahin, bevor er vor Gericht verhandelt wurde.

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verb

Schwächen, dahinsiechen

To make weak; to weaken, devastate.

Examples :

"The long, harsh winter had languished the farmer's crops, leaving them weak and barely able to survive. "

Der lange, raue Winter hatte die Ernte des Bauern geschwächt und sie schwach und kaum überlebensfähig gemacht.

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Sich affektiert geben, schmachten

To affect a languid air, especially disingenuously.

Examples :

"Maria, hoping for attention, would languish theatrically in her chair whenever her mother asked her to do chores, pretending to be too tired to move. "

Maria, in der Hoffnung auf Aufmerksamkeit, gab sich theatralisch schmachtend in ihrem Stuhl, wann immer ihre Mutter sie bat, Hausarbeiten zu erledigen, und tat so, als wäre sie zu müde, sich zu bewegen.

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