English-German translation for "backwardness"

"backwardness" German translation

backwardness
[ˈbækwə(r)dnis]noun | Substantiv s

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Rückständigkeit Langsamkeit, Trägheit Abneigung, Widerwille langsames Wachstum, Zurückbleiben
  • Langsamkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    backwardness slowness
    Trägheitfeminine | Femininum f
    backwardness slowness
    backwardness slowness
  • Abneigungfeminine | Femininum f
    backwardness reluctance
    Widerwillemasculine | Maskulinum m (to gegen)
    backwardness reluctance
    backwardness reluctance
  • langsames Wachstum, Zurückbleibenneuter | Neutrum n
    backwardness slow growth
    backwardness slow growth
Die PVV verlangt, dass diese Rückständigkeit energisch bekämpft wird.
The PVV wants to see this backwardness combated with vigour.
Source: Europarl
In Gilgit und Baltistan werden die Menschen in Armut, Unwissenheit und Rückständigkeit gehalten.
In Gilgit and Baltistan, the people are kept in poverty, illiteracy and backwardness.
Source: Europarl
Die Rückständigkeit jenes Landes ist wohlbekannt.
The backwardness of that country is well known.
Source: Tatoeba
Zugleich bleibt der Mittlere Osten in der Rückständigkeit gefangen.
Meanwhile, the Middle East remains a region mired in backwardness.
Source: News-Commentary
Ist dies aber ein und derselbe Rückstand?
But are these two forms of backwardness the same?
Source: Europarl
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