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♦ poor /pʊə(r), pɔ:(r)/a.1 povero ( anche fig.); bisognoso; indigente; meschino; misero; disgraziato; infelice: poor soil, terreno povero; the poor old man, il povero vecchio; a poor man, un pover'uomo, un poveretto; ( anche) un (uomo) povero; That is a poor consolation, è una misera (o magra) consolazione; poor little boy!, povero bambino!; a poor excuse, una scusa meschina2 cattivo; brutto; mediocre, scadente; scarso: poor health, cattiva salute; poor quality, cattiva qualità; a poor match, una brutta partita; ( sport) a poor player, un giocatore mediocre; His English is very poor, il suo inglese è assai scadente; a poor crop, un raccolto scarso; poor weather, brutto tempo3 deficiente; insufficiente; debole; difettoso: poor eyesight, vista debole; poor finishing, rifinitura insufficiente● (collett.) the poor, i poveri □ a poor body, un corpo debole, emaciato, sparuto □ poor box, cassetta delle elemosine ( in chiesa) □ (stor.) poor-house, ricovero di mendicità; ospizio □ (stor.) the poor law, la legge per l'assistenza ai poveri □ poor memory, memoria corta □ ( anche fig.) poor relation, parente povero □ a poor salary, uno stipendio basso □ poor-spirited, pusillanime; vile; scoraggiato, avvilito □ ( sport, ecc.) poor timing, mancanza di tempismo □ as poor as a church mouse, povero in canna; poverissimo □ to be a poor loser, non saper perdere □ to cut a poor figure, avere un aspetto misero; sfigurare; fare una magra figura □ to have a poor ear for music, non avere orecchio (musicale) □ to have a poor time, passarsela male; non divertirsi affatto □ to take a poor view of st., disapprovare qc. □ You poor thing!, poverino!; poverina! -
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♦ relation /rɪˈleɪʃn/n.1 [u] relazione; rapporto: There is no relation between the two events, non c'è rapporto tra i due fatti; to bear no relation to, non avere alcun rapporto con; non aver nulla a che vedere con; in (o with) relation to, a proposito di; riguardo a; ( in un confronto) rispetto a: There are a couple of things I need to say in relation to that, ci sono un paio di cose che devo dire a questo proposito; Benefits are low in relation to overall costs, i guadagni sono bassi rispetto ai costi globali2 (pl.) relazioni; rapporti: We've always had good relations with our neighbours, abbiamo sempre avuto buoni rapporti con i vicini; trade relations, rapporti commerciali; foreign relations, relazioni con l'estero; the relations between husband and wife, i rapporti fra marito e moglie; business relations, rapporti d'affari; human relations, relazioni umane; (polit.) international relations, relazioni internazionali; to have (sexual) relations with sb., avere rapporti (sessuali) con q.; labour relations, relazioni industriali; strained relations, rapporti tesi; to establish a relation, instaurare un rapporto; to break off relations, rompere le relazioni; to maintain friendly relations with sb., mantenere relazioni amichevoli con q.; The relations with them have soured, i rapporti con loro si sono guastati3 parente: Is he any relation to you?, è un tuo parente?; near [distant] relations, parenti stretti [lontani]; a poor relation, un parente povero5 [u] (mat.) relazione
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