privations in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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privations in the PONS Dictionary

privations Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to live in privation
vivir en la miseria
to suffer privation
pasar apuros
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He was cast in prison, where for more than five years he was subjected to great suffering and privations.
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However, as the summer ends, the family foresees the sadness and economic privations under which they will suffer as all hopes fade.
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Despite growing up in the 1930s, his family did not experience much of the economic privations common in other parts of the country.
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Between the age of 20 and 25 she endured the privations of the time.
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Her daughters suffered worse privations having been locked up inside various religious houses with even less money at their disposal.
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The desert fathers and cenobitic monastic communities used the desert's solitude and privations to develop stoic self-discipline (asceticism).
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Despite these precautions, many of the workers suffered severe privations and died violent deaths.
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The human cost was also great for the local population, because of the privations they endured.
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The best of discipline was futile in the face of the privations that now ensued.
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A naturally acute and critical mind has been sharpened to a razor-edge by his privations.
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