austerity

[US]/ɒˈsterəti/
[UK]/ɔːˈsterəti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. strenghed; alvorlighed; skarphed; enkelhed; sparsommelighed; asketisme; selvfornægtelse
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

austerity measures

stramninger

economic austerity

økonomisk stramning

austerity policies

stramningspolitikker

Example Sentences

he was noted for his austerity and his authoritarianism.

han blev bemærket for sin asketisme og sin autoritære stil.

A peculiar austerity marked his judgments of modern life.

En særlig asketisme prægede hans vurderinger af det moderne liv.

Wartime austerities included food rationing and shortage of fuel.

Krigstids-asketismen omfattede fødevarerationering og mangel på brændstof.

his uncle's austerities had undermined his health.

hans onkels asketisme havde undermineret hans sundhed.

Use in the dark color: standard color is adopted terse white, which possesses qualities of austerity, bluffness and purity.

Brug i den mørke farve: standardfarven er adopteret kortfattet hvid, som har kvaliteter af asketisme, frimodighed og renhed.

Enduring patience is the highest austerity. "Nibbana is supreme," say the Buddhas. He is not a true monk who harms another, nor a true renunciate who oppresses others.

Udholdende tålmodighed er den højeste asketisme. "Nibbana er det højeste," siger Buddhaerne. Han er ikke en sand munk, der skader en anden, eller en sand afviser, der undertrykker andre.

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