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I n( the poor) бідняки, біднота; незаможніII a1) бідний, незаможний2) бідний, нещасний; дiaл. покійний, померлий3) часто скромний; жалюгідний, мізерний; незначний, невеликий4) недостатній, убогий; поганий (нaпp., про врожай, доходи); (in) бідний, убогий ( у якому-небудь відношенні)5) поганий, низької якості; кепськийpoor ore — гipн. бідна руда
goods of poor quality — товари низької якості; поганий, слабкий (нaпp., гравець, водій); неприємний, поганий, який не приносить задоволення
6) ниций, неблагородний7) неродючий ( про ґрунт); непоживний ( про продукти)8) слабкий, поганий (нaпp., про здоров'я); худий ( про худобу) -
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B adj1 ( not wealthy) [person, country] pauvre ( never before n) (in en) ; I ended up £100 the poorer je me suis retrouvé plus pauvre de cent livres ; to become ou get poorer s'appauvrir ;2 ( inferior) [quality, start, result, record] mauvais ; [work] (of student, pupil) faible ; (of worker, factory) mauvais ; [soldier, manager, performance] piètre (before n), mauvais ; [education, English, communication, planning, advice] mauvais ; [harvest, weather, forecast, visibility] mauvais ; [health, eyesight, memory] défectueux/-euse, mauvais ; [soil] pauvre ( never before n) ; [appetite] petit ; [chance, attendance] faible ; [lighting] mauvais ; [meal] ( insufficient) maigre ; ( lacking quality) mauvais ; [consolation] piètre (before n) ; to be poor at [person] être faible en [maths, French] ; to be a poor sailor ne pas avoir le pied marin ; I'm a poor traveller je supporte mal les voyages ; to be a poor substitute for sth ne pas valoir qch ;3 ( deserving pity) pauvre (before n) ; the poor little boy le pauvre petit garçon ; poor Eric! pauvre Éric! ; poor you! pauvre de toi! ; you poor (old) thing! mon/ma pauvre! ; she's got a cold, poor thing elle a attrapé un rhume, la pauvre ;4 (sorry, pathetic) [attempt, creature] pauvre ; [excuse] piètre (before n).as poor as a church mouse pauvre comme Job ; the poor man's champagne le champagne du pauvre. -
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poor [pʊə(r)](a) (not rich → person, area, country) pauvre;∎ a poor man/woman un pauvre/une pauvre;∎ poor people les pauvres mpl;∎ they're too poor to own a car ils n'ont pas les moyens d'avoir une voiture;∎ I'm 1,000 francs poorer, I'm poorer by 1,000 francs j'en suis pour 1000 francs;∎ the oil crisis made these countries considerably poorer la crise du pétrole a considérablement appauvri ces pays;∎ poor as a church mouse pauvre comme Job(b) (mediocre → output, sales figures) faible, médiocre; (→ land, soil) maigre, pauvre; (→ effort, excuse) piètre; (→ piece of work) médiocre; (→ results) médiocre, piètre; (→ weather, summer) médiocre; (→ quality, condition) mauvais;∎ the match took place in poor light le match a eu lieu alors qu'on n'y voyait pratiquement rien;∎ the joke was in extremely poor taste la plaisanterie était du plus mauvais goût;∎ she has very poor taste in clothes elle s'habille avec un goût douteux;∎ a poor excuse une piètre excuse;∎ poor performance (of company) contre-performance f;∎ the team put in a poor performance l'équipe n'a pas très bien joué;∎ our side put up a very poor show notre équipe a donné un piètre spectacle;∎ to come a poor second (in race) se classer deuxième, loin derrière le vainqueur;∎ in terms of exports, Britain comes a poor second to Japan en matière d'exportations, la Grande-Bretagne est en deuxième position, loin derrière le Japon;∎ I come a very poor second in his affections je n'ai qu'une misérable deuxième place dans son cœur;∎ it's a poor substitute for the real thing c'est loin de valoir l'original;∎ he gave a poor account of himself il ne s'en est pas très bien tiré;∎ there was a poor turnout peu de gens sont venus;∎ his pay is very poor il est très mal payé;∎ don't be such a poor loser! (in game) ne sois pas si mauvais perdant!;∎ I have only a poor understanding of economics je ne comprends pas grand-chose à l'économie;∎ School poor work travail m insuffisant;∎ our chances of success are very poor nos chances de réussite sont bien maigres(c) (weak → memory, sight) mauvais;∎ to be in poor health être en mauvaise santé;∎ I have rather poor sight j'ai une mauvaise vue;∎ I have rather poor hearing j'entends mal(d) (in ability) peu doué;∎ I'm a poor cook je ne suis pas doué pour la cuisine;∎ my spelling/French is poor je ne suis pas fort en orthographe/en français;∎ she's a poor sailor elle n'a pas le pied marin;∎ she's a poor traveller elle supporte mal les voyages;∎ he is very poor at maths/at making speeches il n'est pas doué en maths/pour les discours(e) (inadequate) faible;∎ their food is poor in vitamins leur alimentation est pauvre en vitamines∎ the poor girl! la pauvre (fille)!;∎ poor me! pauvre de moi!;∎ poor (old) Bill le pauvre Bill;∎ I'm so sorry for the poor man comme je le plains, le pauvre homme;∎ to cut a poor figure faire piètre figure∎ the poor les pauvres mpl;∎ the poor are always with us il y a toujours des pauvres parmi nous;∎ the new poor les nouveaux pauvres mpl►► poor box tronc m des pauvres;History poor law = loi sociale dictant les conditions dans lesquelles les pauvres étaient pris en charge par les communes;poor relation parent m pauvre;∎ we're definitely considered the poor relations of the publishing world on nous considère vraiment comme les parents pauvres de l'édition;American pejorative poor White petit(e) blanc (blanche) m,f -
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poor [pʊər]1. adjectivea. ( = not rich) pauvre• he was £1,000 the poorer il avait perdu 1 000 livres• soil that is poor in zinc ( = lacking) un sol pauvre en zincb. ( = inferior) [sales, pay, harvest, output] maigre before n ; [work, worker, result, performance] piètre before n ; [light] faible ; [eyesight, visibility] mauvais ; [soil] pauvre ; [quality] médiocre• clients who have had poor service les clients qui ont eu à se plaindre de l'insuffisance du servicec. ( = pitiable) pauvre• poor little thing! pauvre petit(e) !• she's all alone, poor woman elle est toute seule, la pauvre• poor things, they look cold (inf) les pauvres, ils ont l'air d'avoir froid2. plural noun* * *[pɔː(r)], US [pʊər]1) ( not wealthy) [person, country] pauvre (never before n) (in en)to become ou get poorer — s'appauvrir
2) ( inferior) gen mauvais; [school, work] faible; [soil] pauvre; [appetite] petit; [chance, attendance] faibleto be poor at — [person] être faible en [maths, French]
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Degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfils requirements (ISO 9000*).Note 1.— The term “quality” can be used with adjectives such as poor, good or excellent.Note 2.— “Inherent”, as opposed to “assigned”, means existing in something, especially as a permanent characteristic.*ISO Standard 9000 — Quality Management Systems — Fundamentals and Vocabulary.Official definition added to An 15 by Amdt 29 (05/11/1998) and modified by Amdt 34 (2007)..Степень, c которой совокупность собственных характеристик выполняет требования.Примечание 1. Термин ‘качество’ может применяться c такими прилагательными, как плохое, хорошее или отличное.Примечание 2. Термин ‘собственный’, в противоположность термину ‘запланированный’, означает существование в чем-то, особенно если это касается постоянной характеристики.*Международный стандарт (ИСО) 9000:2000 ‘Системы менеджмента качества. Основные положения и словарь ‘.International Civil Aviation Vocabulary (English-Russian) > quality
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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
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[pʊǝ(r)]1. ADJ(compar poorer) (superl poorest)1) (=not rich) [person, family, country] pobrepoor people — gente f pobre, personas fpl pobres
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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
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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
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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
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См. также в других словарях:
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