distress

Leid, Qual, Verzweiflung

Sehr starke Schmerzen, Sorgen, Angst oder Traurigkeit.

In einfachem Englisch: Strong feelings of pain, worry, fear, or sadness.

• She was in great distress.
• The news caused him considerable distress.
• We tried to comfort the child and ease her distress.

Synonyme: suffering, anguish

Gegenteile: comfort, peace

Häufige Wendungen: emotional distress, great distress, cause distress

Plage, Kummer

Etwas, das starke Schmerzen, Sorgen oder Traurigkeit verursacht.

In einfachem Englisch: Something that causes strong pain, worry, or sadness.

• The debt was a constant distress.
• Her son's illness became her greatest distress.
• He wrote about the many distresses of his early life.

So benutzt man es: a distress to someone (His long absence was a distress to his family.)

Synonyme: trouble, affliction

Häufige Wendungen: a great distress, a constant distress, distress to someone

bekümmern, beunruhigen

Jemanden sehr besorgt, traurig oder aufgewühlt machen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone feel very worried, sad, or upset.

• The news distressed her.
• I did not mean to distress you.
• The sight of injured animals deeply distresses him.

Synonyme: upset, trouble, afflict

Gegenteile: comfort, reassure

Häufige Wendungen: distress someone deeply, distress the family, distress someone greatly

finanzielle Not, Geldnot

Eine Lage, in der jemand zu wenig Geld hat oder seine Schulden nicht bezahlen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: A situation in which someone lacks money or cannot pay what they owe.

• The business is in financial distress.
• Rising debts pushed the family into financial distress.
• The bank offered help to borrowers experiencing financial distress.

So benutzt man es: be in financial distress (The company is in financial distress after losing its largest customer.)

Synonyme: financial hardship, financial difficulty

Gegenteile: prosperity

Häufige Wendungen: financial distress, economic distress, in financial distress

in Gefahr sein, in Seenot sein

In einer ernsten Gefahr sein und Hilfe brauchen, etwa auf See.

In einfachem Englisch: To be in serious danger and need help.

• The ship was in distress.
• A pilot sent a distress call before landing.
• Rescuers searched for sailors in distress.

So benutzt man es: be in distress (The fishing boat was in distress during the storm.)

Synonyme: be in danger, be in trouble

Gegenteile: be safe

Häufige Wendungen: in distress, distress signal, distress call

künstlich altern lassen

Etwas Neues absichtlich so bearbeiten, dass es alt, abgenutzt oder beschädigt aussieht.

In einfachem Englisch: To deliberately make something new look old, worn, or damaged.

• They distressed the new table.
• Use sandpaper to distress the painted edges.
• She distresses denim to give it a worn look.

Synonyme: age, weather

Häufige Wendungen: distress the wood, distress the surface, distress your jeans, distress the furniture