penury

[US]/ˈpenjəri/
[UK]/ˈpenjəri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. uchafu uzalishaji, uchafu wa mali.
Word Forms
Pluralpenuries

Example Sentences

Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.

Mshwari na mafupi alimwacha kabisa kabla ya muda wake.

destitution, indigence, need, neediness, pauperism, pauperization, penury (en) - impecuniousness, pennilessness, penuriousness (en)[Dériv

uvunaji, uchungu, mizigo, mizigo ya mizigo, uchungu wa mizigo, uchungu wa mizigo, uchungu (en) - uchungu wa mizigo, uchungu wa mizigo, uchungu wa mizigo (en)[Dériv

The family fell into penury after the breadwinner lost his job.

Mifamia ilifika kwenye mshwari wa kuvutia baada ya mshirika wa kuvutia kufungua kazi yake.

The charity aims to help those living in penury.

Majumbe ya kuvutia hujitambua kusaidia wale walioishi kwenye mshwari wa kuvutia.

She worked hard to lift her family out of penury.

Alikuwa na uajiri mwingine kusaidia mifamia yake kutoka kwenye mshwari wa kuvutia.

The penury in the region was exacerbated by the recent economic downturn.

Mshwari wa kuvutia katika mkoa huo uliunganishwa na mizigo ya uhakika ya utajiri uliyofuata.

Many elderly people are living in penury due to inadequate retirement funds.

Wengi wa wazee wanaishi kwenye mshwari wa kuvutia kwa sababu ya mafuta ya usikuwa wa kuvutia.

The novel depicts the protagonist's struggle to overcome penury and achieve success.

Roman ya kuvutia inaonya uunganisho wa mshirika wa kuvutia na kushinda mshwari wa kuvutia na kufanya mafanikio.

The government implemented programs to alleviate penury in the rural areas.

Hukundi wa serikali alimtumia mada ya kushinda mshwari wa kuvutia katika miji ya mkoa.

Despite his penury, he remained generous and kind-hearted.

Kwa upande wa mshwari wa kuvutia yake, alibadilisha kushangaza na kwa mizani.

The documentary sheds light on the challenges faced by those living in penury.

Majumbe ya kuvutia inaonya mafanikio ya wale walioishi kwenye mshwari wa kuvutia.

Education is often seen as a way out of penury for many families.

Ukamekaji unatambua kama maeleko ya kutoka kwenye mshwari wa kuvutia kwa wengi wa mifamia.

Real-world Examples

Luxury and penury have always coexisted there in uneasy tension.

Ukame na uchafu wamewekwa kwenye mshindi wa mizigo ya kushangaza.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

His is a world of violence, random death, corruption, hunger and penury.

Haya ni dunia ya mafua, mauti ya siri, mafupi, mguu na uchafu.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Had he stopped there, he would have faced a life on the edge of penury.

Kama alizama huko, alituma kwa mji mkuu wa uchafu.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Ashamed that she was poor and reduced to galling shifts and penury and work that negroes should do.

Alifurahi kwa kuzama kwa uchafu na kuzama kwa kazi ambayo wazee wametuma kwa wazee.

Source: Gone with the Wind

'Everything except this penury, ' replied Louis, unmoved.

'Kila mchana kwa mchana hili uchafu,' jibu Louis, alipewa kwa mchana.

Source: Lovers in the Tower (Part Two)

Remembering the bitter hungry days at Tara and her more recent penury, Scarlett felt that she could never eat enough of these rich dishes.

Kwa kuzama kwa mguu mguu kwenye Tara na uchafu wa mchana mpya, Scarlett alifurahi kwa kuzama kwa mguu mguu ya mizigo haya.

Source: Gone with the Wind

I should have wrecked and wasted in one way or another, either by penury or by luxury.

Nikumbuka kwa kuzama na kuzama kwa mchana mpya, kama kwa uchafu au kwa ukame.

Source: News from Wuyou Township (Part 2)

By supplementing public coverage with private policies, the government hopes that people may just manage to escape penury in their old age.

Kwa kuzama kwa mguu mguu na kuzama kwa mchana mpya, serikali inapewa kwa kuzama kwa mchana mpya kwenye mguu mguu wa wazee.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Meanwhile, the former is a high-wire act in which we fantasise generating an income from what we deeply love and yet we constantly fear penury and humiliation.

Habari ya mguu mguu, mguu mguu huyu ni mguu mguu kwa mguu mguu ambao tunafurahi kwa kuzama kwa mguu mguu ambao tunafurahi kwa mchana mpya na mguu mguu.

Source: The school of life

The government doesn't want to help all its citizens get out of penury, help them live a dignified life, dignified, because the salaries, salaries must be salaries.

Serikali hajakumbana kwa kuzama kwa mguu mguu kwa wote wao, kuzama kwa mguu mguu na kuzama kwa mchana mpya, kwa mguu mguu, kwa mguu mguu, kwa mguu mguu.

Source: BBC Listening December 2018 Collection

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