Vocabulary
verarmt
· adjective
impoverished, reduced to poverty
Novels and history books: old families and whole regions that were once rich — „der verarmte Adel“ is the classic phrase.
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verarmt
impoverished, reduced to poverty
Ein verarmter Herr, dachte Derya, aber einer, der seine Armut trug wie andere einen Pelzmantel: mit Haltung.
An impoverished gentleman, Derya thought, but one who wore his poverty the way others wear a fur coat: with poise.
Word family
verarmtverarmento become poordie Verarmungimpoverishmentarmpoor
Similar & opposite
↔ Opposites
wohlhabendreich
Real examples
- Ein verarmter Herr, dachte Derya, aber einer, der seine Armut trug wie andere einen Pelzmantel: mit Haltung.An impoverished gentleman, Derya thought, but one who wore his poverty the way others wear a fur coat: with poise.
- Nach dem Krieg war die Familie völlig verarmt.After the war the family was completely impoverished.
