Languish

"Languish" in French

devenir étique

(to lose strength and become weak)

décliner

(to be neglected, to make little progress)

dépérir

(to lose strength and become weak)

languir

(to pine away with longing)

marquer le pas

(to be neglected, to make little progress)

patauger

(to be neglected, to make little progress)

piétiner

(to be neglected, to make little progress)

péricliter

(to be neglected, to make little progress)

se cachectiser

(to lose strength and become weak)

se mourir

(to pine away with longing)

se rabougrir

(to lose strength and become weak)

stagner

(to be neglected, to make little progress)

traîner une misérable éxistence

(to live in miserable conditions)

vivoter

(to live in miserable conditions)

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