English-German translation for "languishing"

"languishing" German translation

languishing

adjective | Adjektiv adj

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ermattend, erschlaffend sehnsüchtig, sehnsuchtsvoll, schmachtend interesselos, langweilig langsam, zögernd dahinsiechend, schmachtend, leidend
  • ermattend, erschlaffend
    languishing weakening
    languishing weakening
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  • (dahin)siechend, (ver)schmachtend, leidend
    languishing suffering hardship
    languishing suffering hardship
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Viele von ihnen befinden sich immer noch am Rande der Zahlungsunfähigkeit.
Many of them are still languishing on the edge of solvency.
Source: Europarl
Ich appelliere an den Iran, das Leben aller noch in Todeszellen darbenden Minderjährigen zu schonen.
I call on Iran to spare the lives of all minors still languishing on death row.
Source: Europarl
Vor zehn Jahren schmachteten acht dieser Staaten noch unter der Tyrannei kommunistischer Diktaturen.
Ten years ago, eight of these States were languishing under the tyranny of Communist dictatorships.
Source: Europarl
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