darben

to go without, to suffer want

Definition

verb

Frequency

Rank #9616

In jenen Jahren mussten Menschen darben.
In those years many people had to go without.
Während des Krieges mussten ganze Familien darben.
During the war whole families went without.
Niemand sollte in einem darben.
No one should suffer want in a wealthy country.
Lieber darbte er, als um zu .
He would rather go without than ask for help.
Die Bauern darbten der schlechten .
The farmers suffered want after the poor harvest.
Jahrelang darbte die am Rande des Existenzminimums.
For years the family scraped by at subsistence level.
In der Belagerung darbte die gesamte .
During the siege the entire city went without.
Auch der darbt Bücher und Gespräche.
The mind too suffers want without books and conversation.
Sie darbten in bitterer , zu .
They suffered want in bitter poverty without complaining.
Während andere prassten, mussten die Ärmsten darben.
While others feasted, the poorest had to go without.