languish

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From Middle English languysshen, from the present participle stem of Anglo-Norman and Middle French languir, from Late Latin languīre, alteration of Latin languēre (“to be faint, unwell”). : Compare languor, languid and lax. : Cognate with slack.

135 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: lëngoj — to lose strength and become weak
• Arabic: فَتَرَ (fatara) — to lose strength and become weak
• Arabic: ضَعُفَ (ḍaʕufa) — to lose strength and become weak
• Armenian: թառամել (tʻaṙamel) — to lose strength and become weak
• Armenian: թուլանալ (tʻulanal) — to lose strength and become weak
• Armenian: տկարանալ (tkaranal) — to lose strength and become weak
• Armenian: հյուծվել (hyucvel) — to lose strength and become weak
• Bulgarian: отслабвам (otslabvam) — to lose strength and become weak
• Bulgarian: отмалявам (otmaljavam) — to lose strength and become weak
• Catalan: decaure — to lose strength and become weak
• Chinese Mandarin: 憔悴 (qiáocuì) — to lose strength and become weak
• Czech: zeslábnout — to lose strength and become weak
• Danish: trættes — to lose strength and become weak
• Dutch: verzwakken — to lose strength and become weak
• Dutch: verslappen — to lose strength and become weak
• Finnish: riutua — to lose strength and become weak
• Finnish: nääntyä — to lose strength and become weak
• French: dépérir — to lose strength and become weak
• French: se cachectiser — to lose strength and become weak
• French: se rabougrir — to lose strength and become weak
• French: devenir étique — to lose strength and become weak
• German: ermatten — to lose strength and become weak
• German: erschlaffen — to lose strength and become weak
• German: siechen — to lose strength and become weak
• Hungarian: gyengül — to lose strength and become weak
• Hungarian: lankad — to lose strength and become weak
• Hungarian: bágyad — to lose strength and become weak
• Hungarian: ernyed — to lose strength and become weak
• Hungarian: pilled — to lose strength and become weak
• Hungarian: erőtlenedik — to lose strength and become weak
• Ido: langorar — to lose strength and become weak
• Italian: intristire — to lose strength and become weak
• Italian: languire — to lose strength and become weak
• Japanese: 元気がなくなる (genki ga nakunaru) — to lose strength and become weak
• Northern Kurdish: binisîn — to lose strength and become weak
• Latin: marcesco — to lose strength and become weak
• Macedonian: о́слаби (óslabi) — to lose strength and become weak
• Māori: tārure — to lose strength and become weak
• Old English: dwīnan — to lose strength and become weak
• Persian: رنجور شدن (ranjur šodan) — to lose strength and become weak
• Polish: marnieć — to lose strength and become weak
• Portuguese: definhar — to lose strength and become weak
• Russian: ча́хнуть (čáxnutʹ) — to lose strength and become weak
• Russian: увяда́ть (uvjadátʹ) — to lose strength and become weak
• Russian: слабе́ть (slabétʹ) — to lose strength and become weak
• Spanish: atrofiar — to lose strength and become weak
• Spanish: marchitar — to lose strength and become weak
• Spanish: decaer — to lose strength and become weak
• Swedish: försmäkta — to lose strength and become weak
• Swedish: tyna bort — to lose strength and become weak
• Turkish: gevşemek — to lose strength and become weak
• Ukrainian: скні́ти (skníty) — to lose strength and become weak
• Armenian: տանջվել (tanǰvel) — to pine away with longing
• Armenian: թախծել (tʻaxcel) — to pine away with longing
• Armenian: ուժից ընկնել (užicʻ ənknel) — to pine away with longing
• Armenian: ուժասպառ լինել (užaspaṙ linel) — to pine away with longing
• Bulgarian: чезна (čezna) — to pine away with longing
• Catalan: llanguir — to pine away with longing
• Dutch: smachten — to pine away with longing
• Dutch: verlangen — to pine away with longing
• Esperanto: velki — to pine away with longing
• Finnish: riutua — to pine away with longing
• Finnish: räytyä — to pine away with longing
• French: languir — to pine away with longing
• French: se mourir — to pine away with longing
• German: schmachten — to pine away with longing
• German: sehnen — to pine away with longing
• German: sich verzehren — to pine away with longing
• Greek: μαραζώνω (marazóno) — to pine away with longing
• Hungarian: eped — to pine away with longing
• Hungarian: epekedik — to pine away with longing
• Hungarian: sóvárog — to pine away with longing
• Macedonian: ве́нее (vénee) — to pine away with longing
• Macedonian: и́збледи (ízbledi) — to pine away with longing
• Māori: hiangongo — to pine away with longing
• Persian: بیحال شدن (bi-hâl šodan) — to pine away with longing
• Persian: در حسرت سوختن (dar hasrat suxtan) — to pine away with longing
• Polish: tęsknić — to pine away with longing
• Russian: тоскова́ть (toskovátʹ) — to pine away with longing
• Russian: изныва́ть (iznyvátʹ) — to pine away with longing
• Spanish: languidecer — to pine away with longing
• Turkish: durgunlaşmak — to pine away with longing
• Arabic: قَبَعَ (qabaʕa) — to live in miserable conditions
• Czech: živořit — to live in miserable conditions
• Dutch: kwijnen — to live in miserable conditions
• Dutch: wegkwijnen — to live in miserable conditions
• Finnish: kitua — to live in miserable conditions
• Finnish: riutua — to live in miserable conditions
• Finnish: virua — to live in miserable conditions
• French: traîner une misérable éxistence — to live in miserable conditions
• French: vivoter — to live in miserable conditions
• German: dahinsiechen — to live in miserable conditions
• German: schmachten — to live in miserable conditions
• Hungarian: senyved — to live in miserable conditions
• Hungarian: sínylődik — to live in miserable conditions
• Italian: vivachiare — to live in miserable conditions
• Japanese: 惨めに暮らす (mijime ni kurasu) — to live in miserable conditions
• Persian: ذله شدن (zelle šodan) — to live in miserable conditions
• Polish: dogorywać — to live in miserable conditions
• Polish: pokutować — to live in miserable conditions
• Russian: томи́ться (tomítʹsja) — to live in miserable conditions
• Russian: прозяба́ть (prozjabátʹ) — to live in miserable conditions
• Russian: влачи́ть жа́лкое существова́ние (vlačítʹ žálkoje suščestvovánije) — to live in miserable conditions
• Spanish: sufrir — to live in miserable conditions
• Spanish: desperecer — to live in miserable conditions
• Spanish: ir tirando — to live in miserable conditions
• Spanish: malvivir — to live in miserable conditions
• Turkish: sürünmek — to live in miserable conditions
• Ukrainian: скні́ти (skníty) — to live in miserable conditions
• Arabic: أُهْمِلَ (ʔuhmila) — to be neglected, to make little progress
• Dutch: stagneren — to be neglected, to make little progress
• Finnish: roikkua — to be neglected, to make little progress
• French: péricliter — to be neglected, to make little progress
• French: décliner — to be neglected, to make little progress
• French: stagner — to be neglected, to make little progress
• French: piétiner — to be neglected, to make little progress
• French: marquer le pas — to be neglected, to make little progress
• French: patauger — to be neglected, to make little progress
• Hungarian: tesped — to be neglected, to make little progress
• Hungarian: kókadozik — to be neglected, to make little progress
• Hungarian: darvadozik — to be neglected, to make little progress
• Hungarian: hervadozik — to be neglected, to make little progress
• Hungarian: sorvadozik — to be neglected, to make little progress
• Italian: stagnare — to be neglected, to make little progress
• Italian: segnare il passo — to be neglected, to make little progress
• Persian: سرد شدن (sard šodan) — to be neglected, to make little progress
• Persian: مغفول ماندن (maġful mândan) — to be neglected, to make little progress
• Polish: wlec się — to be neglected, to make little progress
• Russian: тяну́ться (tjanútʹsja) — to be neglected, to make little progress
• Spanish: periclitar — to be neglected, to make little progress
• Spanish: debilitarse — to be neglected, to make little progress
• Spanish: estancarse — to be neglected, to make little progress
• Spanish: atascarse — to be neglected, to make little progress
• Spanish: enredarse — to be neglected, to make little progress
• Ukrainian: скні́ти (skníty) — to be neglected, to make little progress