famine

language: pt

definitions

  1. noun
    a severe shortage of food resulting in widespread hunger and death
    pt: fome
  2. noun
    a state of extreme poverty or distress
    pt: pobreza

examples

  1. The famine devastated the region.

    A fome devastou a região.

  2. They lived in famine.

    Eles viviam na pobreza.