das Elend

misery, poverty, wretchedness

Definition

noun

Meanings

  1. 1.misery
  2. 2.poverty
  3. 3.wretchedness
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Frequency
Rank #2771

Grammar

Examples

  • In manchen Regionen die Menschen in großem Elend.

    In some regions people live in great misery.

  • Der brachte großes Elend das .

    The war brought great misery upon the country.

  • Niemand sollte in solchem Elend .

    No one should have to live in such misery.

  • Das Elend in den Lagern war zu .

    The misery in the camps was barely bearable.

  • Sie wollte das Elend der Armen .

    She wanted to ease the misery of the poor.

  • Aus dem Elend führte kein leichter .

    There was no easy way out of the misery.

  • und Elend prägten die ganze .

    Hunger and misery marked the whole region.

  • Sein finanzielles Elend wurde schlimmer.

    His financial misery grew ever worse.

  • Das zeigte das ganze Elend des Krieges.

    The photo showed all the misery of the war.

  • Viele Familien lebten im tiefsten Elend.

    Many families then lived in the deepest poverty.