starvation

[US]/stɑːˈveɪʃn/
[UK]/stɑːrˈveɪʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. lidelse eller død forårsaket av mangel på mat; ekstrem sult
Word Forms

Example Sentences

In a sense we are all responsible for the problem of starvation in the world.

I en viss forstand er vi alle ansvarlige for problemet med sult i verden.

Disease often follows on starvation because the body is weakened.

Sykdom følger ofte sult fordi kroppen er svekket.

isolation, starvation, and other forms of stress induction.

isolasjon, sult og andre former for stressinduksjon.

Food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world.

Matmangel og sult er endemisk i enkelte deler av verden.

Many people die of starvation during famines every year.

Mange mennesker dør av sult under hungersnøder hvert år.

After three days without food, the men were close to starvation.

Etter tre dager uten mat var mennene nær ved å sulte.

Spurns macrocephalus mainly depend on lipid as its energy consumption during the starvation period.

Spurns macrocephalus er hovedsakelig avhengig av lipider som energiforbruk i løpet av perioden med sult.

Interactive effects of growth medium, cryoprotector and starvation treatment on bacterial survival during the storage of freeze-dried lactic acid bacteria have been studied.

Interaktive effekter av vekstmedium, kryobeskyttelse og sultbehandling på bakterienes overlevelse under lagring av frysetørkede melkesyrebakterier er blitt studert.

Real-world Examples

If not, he must die of starvation and sorrow.

Hvis ikke, må han dø av sult og sorg.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 3

The ketogenic diet is trying to avoid overt starvation but mimic its effects.

Ketogen dietten prøver å unngå åpenbar sult, men etterligne dens effekter.

Source: Connection Magazine

Yet those that promote child starvation, the pro-anorexia or pro-ana sites are not.

Likevel er de som fremmer barnesult, pro-anoreksi- eller pro-ana-sidene, ikke.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Most ended in starvation, disease, and death.

De fleste endte i sult, sykdom og død.

Source: Vox opinion

The terror was everywhere. So was starvation.

Terroren var overalt. Det var også sult.

Source: VOA Standard English (Video Version) - 2022 Collection

Residents say some of them died of starvation.

Innbyggere sier at noen av dem døde av sult.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

Facing starvation, they're forced on to reservations.

I møte med sult blir de tvunget til å flytte til reservater.

Source: America The Story of Us

Oh, and starvation. Takes longer than you think.

Å, og sult. Tar lenger tid enn du tror.

Source: English little tyrant

Thousands have been killed, and millions are facing starvation.

Tusener er blitt drept, og millioner står overfor sult.

Source: PBS English News

D) It is preventing starvation occurring on a global scale.

D) Det forhindrer at sult oppstår i global skala.

Source: Past English Level 4 Reading Exam Papers

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