austerity

austeridad

Política del gobierno que reduce gastos o aumenta impuestos para disminuir su deuda.

En inglés sencillo: A government policy of spending less or raising taxes to reduce the amount it owes.

• The government introduced austerity measures.
• Schools lost funding during years of austerity.
• Protesters demanded an end to austerity.

Expresiones frecuentes: austerity measures, austerity policy, years of austerity

austeridad, severidad

Forma estricta de vivir o comportarse, con pocos placeres o comodidades.

En inglés sencillo: A strict way of living or behaving, with few pleasures or comforts.

• The monks lived in austerity.
• Her personal austerity left little room for pleasure.
• He remembered the austerity of his childhood home.

Sinónimos: strictness, severity

Antónimos: indulgence

Expresiones frecuentes: life of austerity, personal austerity, austerity of something

austeridad, sobriedad

Aspecto muy sencillo, sin adornos ni detalles añadidos.

En inglés sencillo: A very plain appearance, without decoration or extra detail.

• The room had a striking austerity.
• White walls added to the austerity of the design.
• A few flowers softened the building’s austerity.

Sinónimos: plainness, simplicity

Expresiones frecuentes: austerity of something, visual austerity, architectural austerity