No. 3,124 in Catalan
penúries
Hardships or privations.
In a sentence
Les penúries sovint ens ensenyen valors essencials.
Hardships often teach us essential values.
This sentence uses 'penúries' metaphorically to mean difficulties or struggles in life, indicating its abstract application.
Després d'anys de penúries, finalment va trobar estabilitat.
After years of hardships, he finally found stability.
Here, 'penúries' refers to personal or financial difficulties experienced over time, demonstrating its narrative use.
La novel·la detalla les penúries viscudes pels protagonistes durant la guerra.
The novel details the hardships experienced by the protagonists during the war.
In this usage, 'penúries' describes specific adversities faced by individuals, emphasizing its concrete application in storytelling.
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