English-Portuguese translations for languish

definharNo entanto, o rótulo ecológico europeu tem vindo a definhar há muitos anos. The European Ecolabel, however, has been languishing away for many years. Apelo ao Irão para que poupe a vida de todos os menores que ainda estão a definhar no corredor da morte. I call on Iran to spare the lives of all minors still languishing on death row. Há ainda pessoas de Srebrenica a definhar em campos de refugiados, impossibilitadas de regressar aos seus lares.There are people from Srebrenica who are languishing in refugee camps, still unable to return home.
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To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness.
To live in miserable or disheartening conditions.
To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful.
To make weak; to weaken, devastate.

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