impoverishment

impoverishment
noun, no pl.
1) (making poor) Verarmung, die; (being poor) Armut, die
2) (of soil) (process) Auslaugung, die; (state) Ausgelaugtheit, die
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noun die Verarmung
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im·pov·er·ish·ment
[ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃmənt, AM -ˈpɑ:vɚ-]
n no pl
1. (becoming poor) Verarmung f
it was sad to see the \impoverishment of a once prosperous area es war traurig zu sehen, wie eine ehemals wohlhabende Gegend heruntergekommen ist
2. (fig: depletion) Verarmung f fig
the \impoverishment of the mind/spirit die geistige Verarmung
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[Im'pɒvərISmənt]
n
Verarmung f; (of soil) Auslaugung f, Erschöpfung f; (fig of culture) Verkümmerung f
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impoverishment s
1. Verarmung f (auch fig)
2. Auslaugung f
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noun, no pl.
1) (making poor) Verarmung, die; (being poor) Armut, die
2) (of soil) (process) Auslaugung, die; (state) Ausgelaugtheit, die
* * *
n.
Verarmung f.

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