penuria
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la penuria(
peh
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ryah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. poverty
Miles de personas viven en la penuria por no tener ninguna fuente de ingresos.Thousands of people live in poverty because they don't have any source of income.
b. hardship
Después de perder a sus padres, todo fueron penurias para los pobres huérfanos.After losing their parents, everything turned into hardship for the poor orphans.
c. penury (literary)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
El índice de familias en la penuria ha aumentado tras la crisis.The amount of families in penury has increased since the financial crisis.
2. (shortness)
a. shortage
Los agricultores sufren la penuria de cosechas tras las intensas granizadas.Farmers are experiencing a shortage of crops after the intense hailstorms.
b. dearth
Hay una penuria de suministros médicos en los campamentos de refugiados.There is a real dearth of medical supplies at the refugee camps.
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