-
1 to be as poor as a church mouse
English-spanish dictionary > to be as poor as a church mouse
-
2 mouse
plural - mice; noun1) (any of several types of small furry gnawing animal with a long tail, found in houses and in fields.) ratón2) ((computers) a device that is used to move the cursor on a computer screen and to give instructions to a computer.) ratón•- mousy- mousehole
- mousetrap
mouse n ratóntr[maʊs]1 (gen) ratón nombre masculino1) : ratón m, -tona f2) : ratón m (de una computadora)n.(§ pl.: mice) = ratón (Informática) s.m.n.(§ pl.: mice) = laucha s.f.v.• cazar ratones v.maʊs1)a) ( animal) ratón m, laucha f (CS)as poor as a church mouse — más pobre que las ratas
as quiet as a mouse: he's been as quiet as a mouse all day — no ha dicho ni pío en todo el día (fam)
b) ( timid person) timorato, -ta m,f2) ( Comput) ratón m[maʊs]1. N(pl mice)1) (Zool) ratón m2) (Comput) ratón m2.3.CPDmouse mat, mouse pad N — (Comput) alfombrilla f, almohadilla f
* * *[maʊs]1)a) ( animal) ratón m, laucha f (CS)as poor as a church mouse — más pobre que las ratas
as quiet as a mouse: he's been as quiet as a mouse all day — no ha dicho ni pío en todo el día (fam)
b) ( timid person) timorato, -ta m,f2) ( Comput) ratón m -
3 poor
puə
1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) pobre2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) malo; escaso3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) pobre•- poorness- poorly
2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) pachucho, malo, indispuestopoor adj pobretr[pʊəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (person, family, country) pobre3 (unfortunate) pobre■ you poor thing! ¡pobrecito!1 los pobres nombre masculino pluralpoor ['pʊr, 'por] adj1) : pobrepoor people: los pobres2) scanty: pobre, escasopoor attendance: baja asistencia3) unfortunate: pobrepoor thing!: ¡pobrecito!4) bad: maloto be in poor health: estar mal de saludadj.• aporreado, -a adj.• arrancado, -a adj.• arrastrado, -a adj.• descamisado, -a adj.• malo, -a adj.• mezquino, -a adj.• necesitado, -a adj.• pobre adj.• pobrete adj.
I pɔːr, pɔːr, pʊə(r)adjective -er, -est1) ( not wealthy) pobre2) (unsatisfactory, bad) < harvest> pobre, escaso; <diet/quality> malo; < imitation> burdoto be in very poor health — estar* muy delicado or muy mal de salud
3) ( unfortunate) (before n) pobre
II
[pʊǝ(r)]1. ADJ(compar poorer) (superl poorest)1) (=not rich) [person, family, country] pobrepoor people — gente f pobre, personas fpl pobres
•
pewter was the poor man's silver — el peltre era la plata de los pobres•
they thought that cinema was a or the poor relation of theatre — pensaban que el cine era el pariente pobre del teatro•
to be the poorer (for sth), the nation is the poorer for her death — la nación ha sufrido una gran pérdida con su muerteit left me £5 the poorer — me dejó con 5 libras de menos
- be as poor as a church mouse2) (=inferior, bad) [goods, service] malo, de mala calidadthe wine was poor — el vino era malo or de mala calidad
•
to be a poor imitation of sth — ser una burda or pobre imitación de algo•
to have a poor opinion of sb — tener un concepto poco favorable de algn•
to come a poor second (to sth/sb), he came a poor second in the final race — quedó el segundo en la carrera final, a bastante distancia del primerohis family comes a poor second to his career — su familia queda relegada a segundo lugar tras su carrera
3) (=deficient) [memory] malo; [soil] pobre, estéril; [harvest] pobre, escaso•
soils that are poor in zinc — suelos que son pobres en zinc or que tienen bajo contenido en zinc4) (=untalented)•
to be poor at maths — no ser muy bueno en matemáticas5) (=unfortunate) pobrepoor little thing! — ¡pobrecito!, ¡pobre criaturita!
poor (old) you!, you poor (old) thing! — ¡pobrecito!
devil 1., 2)he's very ill, poor chap — está grave el pobre
2.NPL•
the poor — los pobresthe rural/urban poor — los pobres de las zonas rurales/urbanas
3.CPDpoor law N — (Hist) ley f de asistencia pública
relief 1., 4) POORpoor white N — (US) persona pobre de raza blanca
Position of "pobre"
You should generally put p obre {after} the noun when you mean poor in the sense of "not rich" and {before} the noun in the sense of "unfortunate":
It's a poor area Es una región pobre
The poor boy was trembling El pobre chico estaba temblando For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
I [pɔːr, pɔːr, pʊə(r)]adjective -er, -est1) ( not wealthy) pobre2) (unsatisfactory, bad) < harvest> pobre, escaso; <diet/quality> malo; < imitation> burdoto be in very poor health — estar* muy delicado or muy mal de salud
3) ( unfortunate) (before n) pobre
II
См. также в других словарях:
poor as a church mouse — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Penniless; broke; extremely poor. * /The newly arrived boat people were poor as church mice./ … Dictionary of American idioms
poor as a church mouse — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Penniless; broke; extremely poor. * /The newly arrived boat people were poor as church mice./ … Dictionary of American idioms
poor as a church mouse — If someone is as poor as a church mouse, they are very poor indeed … The small dictionary of idiomes
poor as a church mouse — (as) poor as a church mouse (or as church mice) extremely poor … Useful english dictionary
poor as a church mouse — adjective Very poor to a point of starving or begging. Im poor as a church mouse, but I wake up a happy man … Wiktionary
poor as a church mouse — See as poor as a church mouse … English idioms
as poor as a church mouse — very poor, having little, the wolf is at the door How can they refuse to help her? She s as poor as a church mouse … English idioms
poor\ as\ a\ church\ mouse — adj. phr. informal Penniless; broke; extremely poor. The newly arrived boat people were poor as church mice … Словарь американских идиом
poor as a church mouse — extremely poor, having no money at all … English contemporary dictionary
poor as a church mouse — See poor as a rat … New dictionary of synonyms
church-mouse — «CHURCH MOWS», noun, plural mice. 1. a mouse supposed to live in a church, where there is nothing for it to eat: »poor as a churchmouse. 2. Figurative. a very poor person: »He told me that before he asked me to marry him. We d be church mice, he… … Useful english dictionary