austerity

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

Translation

n. estricta; severidad; dureza simplicidad; frugalidad; austeridad; auto-negación
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

austerity measures

medidas de austeridad

economic austerity

austeridad económica

austerity policies

políticas de austeridad

Example Sentences

he was noted for his austerity and his authoritarianism.

Se le notaba por su austeridad y su autoritarismo.

A peculiar austerity marked his judgments of modern life.

Una peculiar austeridad marcó sus juicios sobre la vida moderna.

Wartime austerities included food rationing and shortage of fuel.

Las austeridades de la guerra incluyeron la racionamiento de alimentos y la escasez de combustible.

his uncle's austerities had undermined his health.

La austeridad de su tío había socavado su salud.

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

Usar en el color oscuro: se adopta el blanco sucinto estándar, que posee cualidades de austeridad, audacia y pureza.

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.

La paciencia duradera es la máxima austeridad. "Nibbana es supremo", dicen los Budas. No es un verdadero monje aquel que daña a otro, ni un verdadero renunciante aquel que oprime a otros.

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