famine

1. (uncountable)Extreme shortage of food in a region.

   Hungersnot, Hunger

   го́лодgólod

   го́лодhólod

   a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death

2. (countable)A period of extreme shortage of food in a region.

   Hungersnot, Hunger

   го́лодgólod

   го́лодhólod, голодомо́рholodomór

3. (countable, dated, uncountable)Starvation or malnutrition.

4. (countable, uncountable)Severe shortage or lack of something.

   the Lancashire Cotton Famine

1. Famine stared us in the face.

   Нам загрожував голод.

   ruНам грозил голод.

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2. The long drought was followed by famine.

   ruЗа продолжительной засухой последовал голод.

   deAuf die lange Dürre folgte eine Hungersnot.

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3. Venezuela is on the brink of famine.

   Венесуела на межі голоду.

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4. That is why so many people are suffering from famine.

   Ось чому так багато людей страждають від голоду.

   deDeswegen geraten so viele Menschen in Hungersnot.

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5. Disease and famine go together.

   Хвороби та голод ідуть пліч-о-пліч.

   ruГолод и болезни идут рука об руку.

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