Italian

penuria

noun

Grave insufficienza o mancanza di ciò che è necessario, specialmente di beni materiali o risorse.

English: shortage, lack, scarcity, scarceness

  • La penuria di cibo preoccupava la popolazione. — The shortage of food worried the population.
  • Dopo la guerra, c'era penuria di beni di prima necessità. — After the war, there was a shortage of basic necessities.
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