das Elend
In English: misery, hardship
B1NOUN
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Noun forms
- Singular
- das Elend
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Example sentences
Arbeit schützt vor Elend.
Work provides protection from hardship.
Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FRDir droht Unheil und Elend.
Misfortune and misery threaten you.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FRSeit 32 Jahren lebe ich im Elend!
For 32 years, I've been living in suffering!
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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