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1 poverty
n. armoede[ povvətie]♦voorbeelden:2 his poverty of vocabulary • zijn beperkte/armzalige woordenschat -
2 poverty made itself felt in the big cities
English-Dutch dictionary > poverty made itself felt in the big cities
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3 poverty-stricken
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4 poverty line
armoedelijn (inkomstenhoogte die een basisbestaan mogelijk maakt) -
5 poverty trap
de valstrik van de armoede (stoornis in het sociale stelsel die de armen niet toelaat hun economische toestand te verbeteren) -
6 (as) witness my poverty
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7 abject poverty
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8 condemned to spend one's life in poverty
English-Dutch dictionary > condemned to spend one's life in poverty
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9 dire poverty
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10 grinding poverty
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11 his poverty of vocabulary
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12 relapse into poverty
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13 stark poverty
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14 struggle against poverty
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15 the pinch of poverty/hunger
the pinch of poverty/hungerde nijpende armoede/honger -
16 this age does not know what poverty is
English-Dutch dictionary > this age does not know what poverty is
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17 war on poverty
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18 extreme poverty
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19 in poverty
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20 sink into poverty
in armoede zinken, in armoede verdrinken, in armoede ten onder gaan
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