Engelsk substantiv: famine | |||
1. | famine (om tilstand) an acute insufficiency | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | dearth, shortage | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | deficiency, lack, want | ||
2. | famine (om begivenhet) a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | the Great Calamity, the Great Hunger, the Great Starvation, the Irish Famine | ||