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1. [pʋə] n (the poor) собир.бедные, бедняки, беднота; неимущие2. [pʋə] a1. бедный, неимущий, малоимущийpoor people - бедные /неимущие/ люди
2. 1) бедный, несчастныйpoor fellow - бедняга, несчастный
poor beggar /creature, soul, thing/ - бедняга, бедняжка; бедняжечка
poor me! - горе мне!
2) диал. покойный, умерший3. 1) часто ирон., шутл. скромный; жалкий, ничтожный2) незначительный, небольшой, жалкийpoor reception - плохонький /убогий/ приём [см. тж. 5, 1)]
the village is but poor five miles from here - деревня находится всего на расстоянии каких-нибудь пяти миль отсюда
4. 1) недостаточный, скудный; плохойpoor crop - плохой /низкий/ урожай
poor income - скудные /ничтожные/ доходы
poor supply - недостаточное /плохое/ снабжение
2) (in) бедный, скудный (в каком-л. отношении)poor in coal - с небольшими /с ничтожными/ запасами угля
5. 1) плохой, низкого качества; скверныйpoor food - плохая /скверная/ пища
poor ore - горн. бедная руда
poor concrete - стр. тощая бетонная смесь
poor reception - радио, тлв. плохой приём [см. тж. 3, 2)]
poor road - скверная дорога; дорога в плохом состоянии
to have a poor opinion of smb. - быть о ком-л. плохого мнения
2) плохой, слабыйpoor speaker [player] - слабый оратор [игрок]
3) неприятный, плохой, не доставляющий удовольствия6. дурной, низкий, неблагородныйpoor form /sort/ of conduct - дурное /неприличное/ поведение
7. 1) неплодородный ( о почве)2) непитательный ( о продуктах)8. 1) слабый, плохой2) худой, тощий ( о скоте)poor horse - слабая /тощая/ лошадь
9. поношенный, износившийся ( об одежде)♢
Poor Richard - Бедный Ричард (псевдоним В. Франклина)it's a poor heart that never rejoices - ≅ заслуживает жалости тот, кто никогда не знает радости
poor as a church mouse - беден как церковная мышь /крыса/
a /the/ poor relation - кто-л. или что-л. неполноценное, заслуживающее жалости; ≅ бедный родственник
to cut a poor figure - производить жалкое впечатление; плохо выглядеть
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[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) reven2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) pičel3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) ubog•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) bolehen* * *[púə]adjective ( poorly adverb)reven, ubog; skromen, pičel, nezadosten, nerodoviten (zemlja); slaboten, mršav, slab, suh; figuratively ubog (in v); contemptuously bedenhumorously poor man's treacle — čebulabotany poor man's cabbage — zimska krešapoor me! — jojmene!poor little thing — ubožec, revica -
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puə
1. прил.
1) а) бедный, малоимущий, неимущий Syn: hard up, underprivileged, unemployable, needy, indigent, destitute Ant: privileged, upper-class, wealthy, well-to-do б) низкий, плохой, скверный( об урожае;
о качестве) в) неплодородный( о почве) г) недостающий, недостаточный Syn: deficient, wanting, insufficient, inadequate
2) а) бедный, несчастный poor fellow! ≈ бедняга! Syn: unfortunate, hapless б) жалкий, невзрачный в) недавно умерший, покойный Syn: late, deceased
3) скудный, жалкий, плохой;
ничтожный;
убогий in my poor opinion Syn: scanty
2. сущ. мн. или коллект. бедные, малоимущие, неимущие( с определенным артиклем) (the *) (собирательнле) бедные, бедняки, беднота;
неимущие - the * and the rich бедные и богатые бедный, неимущий, малоимущий - * peasant крестьянин-бедняк - * people бедные /неимущие/ люди бедный, несчастный - * fellow бедняга, несчастный - * beggar /creature, soul, thing/ бедняга, бедняжка;
бедняжечка - * me! горе мне! (диалектизм) покойный, умерший - my * old mother моя покойная мать часто( ироничное) скромный;
жалкий, ничтожный - in my * opinion по моему скромному мнению - to the best of my * abilities по мере моих скромных сил - my * retirement моя скромная уединенная жизнь незначительный, небольшой, жалкий - * reception плохонький /убогий/ прием - a * ten shillings жалкие десять шиллингов - a * chance for recovery слабая надежда на выздоровление - the village is but * five miles from here деревня находится всего на расстоянии каких-нибудь пяти миль отсюда недостаточный, скудный;
плохой - * crop плохой /низкий/ урожай - * income скудные /ничтожные/ доходы - * supply недостаточное /плохое/ снабжение (in) бедный, скудный (в каком-л. отношении) - * in coal с небольшими /с ничтожными/ запасами угля - he became *er in ideas мысль его оскудела плохой, низкого качества;
скверный - * food плохая /скверная/ пища - * butter некачественное масло - * ore (горное) бедная руда - * concrete (строительство) тощая бетонная смесь - * reception (радиотехника) (телевидение) плохой прием - * road скверная дорога;
дорога в плохом состоянии - * blood дурная кровь - goods of * quality товары низкого качества - to have a * opinion of smb. быть о ком-л. плохого мнения плохой, слабый - * speaker слабый оратор - to be * at mathematics быть слабым в математике - that is a * consolation это слабое утешение - he's a * driver он плохо водит машину неприятный, плохой, не доставляющий удовольствия - we had a * time мы плохо провели время дурной, низкий, неблагородный - * form /sort/ of conduct дурное /неприличное/ поведение неплодородный (о почве) непитательный( о продуктах) слабый, плохой - * health слабое здоровье - in * condition в плохом состоянии (о здоровье) худой, тощий( о скоте) - * horse слабая /тощая/ лошадь поношенный, износившийся ( об одежде) > P. Richard Бедный Ричард (псевдоним Б.Франклина) > it's a * heart that never rejoices заслуживает жалости тот, кто никогда не знает радости > * as a church mouse беден как церковная мышь /крыса/ > * as Job беден как Иов > a /the/ * relation кто-л. или что-л. неполноценное, заслуживающее жалости;
бедный родственник > to cut a * figure производить жалкое впечатление;
плохо выглядеть ~ скудный, жалкий, плохой;
ничтожный;
убогий;
in my poor opinion шутл. по моему скромному мнению poor (the poor) pl собир. бедные, бедняки, беднота, неимущие ~ бедный (in - чем-л.) ~ бедный, неимущий, малоимущий;
poor peasant крестьянин-бедняк ~ бедный ~ жалкий, невзрачный ~ недостаточный, непитательный (о пище) ~ недостаточный ~ некачественный ~ неплодородный (о почве) ~ неплодородный ~ неприятный ~ несчастный;
poor fellow! бедняга! ~ низкий, плохой, скверный (об урожае;
о качестве) ~ низкого качества ~ плохой ~ скудный, жалкий, плохой;
ничтожный;
убогий;
in my poor opinion шутл. по моему скромному мнению ~ скудный ~ слабый a ~ 1 a week жалкий фунт стерлингов в неделю ~ несчастный;
poor fellow! бедняга! ~ бедный, неимущий, малоимущий;
poor peasant крестьянин-бедняк -
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/θiɳ/ * danh từ - cái, đồ, vật, thứ, thức, điều, sự, việc, món =expensive things+ những thứ đắt tiền - đồ dùng, dụng cụ =the things+ bộ đồ trà - đồ đạc, quần áo... =put your things on and come for a walk+ anh hãy mặc quần áo vào rồi đi chơi - vấn đề, điều, công việc, sự việc, chuyện =there's another thing I want to ask you about+ còn một vấn đề nữa tôi muốn hỏi anh =that only makes things worse+ cái đó chỉ làm cho tình hình xấu hơn, cái đó chỉ làm cho sự việc rắc rối hơn =you take things too seriously+ anh quá quan hoá vấn đề =the best thing to do is...+ điều đó tốt nhất là... =that is quite a different thing+ đó là một việc hoàn toàn khác =I have a lot of things to do+ tôi có một lô công việc phải làm - người, sinh vật =poor little thing!+ tội nghiệp thằng bé! =you silly thing!+ cậu thật là ngốc =dumb things+ thú vật, súc vật - (pháp lý) của cải, tài sản =things personal+ động sản - mẫu, vật mẫu, thứ, kiểu =it is the newest thing out+ đây là kiểu (thứ) mới nhất =it's quite the thing+ thật đúng kiểu, thật đúng mốt !above all things - trên hết !as a general thing - thường thường, nói chung !to know a thing or two - có kinh nghiệm, láu !to look (feel) quite the thing - trông ra vẻ (cảm thấy) khoẻ mạnh !to make a good thing out of something - kiếm chác được ở cái gì -
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s 1. stvar, predmet, posao, djelo, ma što, što se može zamisliti (učiniti, reći); bilo što individualno, biće, stvor, lice, osoba 2. [pl] stvari, poslovi; stanje stvari, okolnosti, prilike; uređenje, odnosi, svojstva 3. misli, izjave 4. predmeti; pribor; potrepštine; svojina; odjeća; hrana; [fam] pokućstvo, namještaj; oruđe, alat; posuđe; književna djela; živa bića; biljke / I am not the # today = ne osjećam se dobro danas; old # = starac, starica; stara životinja; [iron] that's a nice # = to je krasna pripovijest; that's no small # = to nije malenkost; the first # after = odmah nakon, čim; the one # or the other = jedno ili drugo; taking one # with another = sve u svemu; for one # = prvo, u prvom redu; u jednu ruku; it comes to the same # = izlazi na isto; I know a # or two about it = nešto malo se razumijem u to; that's the # = to je ono pravo; it is not the # to do = to ne priliči; there was not a # left = ništa nije preostalo; the latest # = posljednja novost; every living # = svaki živi stvor; a dear little # = milo stvorenje; oh, poor #! = o siromašak (sirotica)!; # s have changed = prilike su se promijenile; as # s stand = kako stvari stoje; above all # a = nadasve; before all # s = prije svega; in all # s = u svakom pogledu; out of # s = izvan zbivanja; there's no suck # = nema ni govora; # s begin to look brighter = položaj se pomalo popravlja; take off your # s = svucite se* * *
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66 not to know the first thing about smb.
(not to know the first thing about smb. (или smth.))не иметь ни малейшего представления о ком-л. (или о чём-л.)Dr. Nelson's a bachelor and didn't know the first thing about bringing up a boy. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Razor's Edge’, ch. I) — Доктор Нельсон холостяк и понятия не имеет о том, как надо воспитывать мальчика.
But... you don't know the first thing about Julia. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Theatre’, ch. XVI) — Но... ты ведь совершенно не знаешь Джулию.
But don't [= doesn't] it simply amaze you the way the poor fish doesn't know the first thing about social etiquette. (S. Lewis, ‘Babbitt’, ch. XV) — И ты только обрати внимание, до чего этот горемыка не разбирается в самых простых правилах хорошего тона.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > not to know the first thing about smb.
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68 pikku raukka
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69 chudáček
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70 gizagaixoa!
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71 горкият
poor fellowгоркичкият poor dear (man)горкият, горкичкият, горката, горкичката, горкото, горкичкото poor things* * *горкѝят,м., - ите poor fellow; \горкиятичкият poor dear (man); \горкиятичкият, \горкиятата, \горкиятичката, \горкиятото, \горкиятичкото poor thing.* * *1. poor fellow 2. горкичкият poor dear (man) 3. горкият, горкичкият, горката, горкичката, горкото, горкичкото poor things -
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73 parka
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74 ihmisparka
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75 pobrecito
• poor little fellow• poor thing -
76 ihmisraukka
• poor creature• poor thing -
77 бедняжка
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78 yazıq
poor thingyazıq(ğ)ı gəlmək – take pity on -
79 байғұс
poor thingunfortunate -
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adj.1 poor (necesitado).2 poor (desdichado).¡pobre hombre! poor man!¡pobre de mí! poor me!pobre de aquél que se atreva a comerse mi ración woe betide anyone who dares to eat my portion3 poor (mediocre, defectuoso).4 poor (escaso).una dieta pobre en proteínas a diet with a low protein contentesta región es pobre en recursos naturales this region lacks natural resourcesf. & m.1 poor person (sin dinero, infeliz).los pobres the poor, poor people¡el pobre! poor thing!la pobre está siempre luchando por dar de comer a sus hijos the poor woman is forever struggling to keep her children fed2 beggar (mendigo).* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) poor2 (infeliz) poor■ ¡ojalá estuviera aquí tu pobre padre! if only your dear father were here now!■ ¡ay, pobre de mí, que vieja estoy ya! poor old me, I'm getting old!1 (con poco dinero) poor person; (mendigo) beggar2 (infeliz) poor thing■ la pobre se cree que le van a devolver el dinero the poor thing thinks she is going to get her money back\no salir de pobres familiar to be condemned to eternal poverty* * *adj.1) poor2) weak* * *1. ADJ1) [persona, familia, barrio] poor2) (=escaso) poor3) [indicando compasión] poor¡pobre hombre! — poor man!, poor fellow!
¡pobre Francisco! — poor old Francisco!
¡pobre de mí! — poor me!
¡pobre de él! — poor man!, poor fellow!
¡pobre de ti si te pillo! — you'll be sorry if I catch you!
pobre diablo — poor wretch, poor devil
2. SMF1) (=necesitado) poor person; (=mendigo) beggarlos pobres — the poor, poor people
un pobre pedía dinero — a beggar o poor man was asking for money
2) [indicando compasión] poor thing* * *I1)a) <persona/barrio/nación> poor; < vestimenta> poor, shabbyb) ( escaso) < vocabulario> poor, limitedpobre EN algo: aguas pobres en minerales — water with a low mineral content
d) < tierra> poor2) (delante del n) ( digno de compasión) poorpobrecito, tiene hambre — poor little thing, he's hungry
pobre de ti si lo tocas! — if you touch it, you'll be for it
•IImasculino y femenino1) ( necesitado) poor person, pauper (arch)sacar de pobre — (fam) to make... rich
salir de pobre — (fam) to get somewhere in the world
2) ( expresando compasión) poor thing•* * *= poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], denuded, penurious, impoverished, impecunious, down-and-out, destitute, pauper.Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex. Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.Ex. Which is a more effective location is a question that can be explored, but we do need to avoid the situation faced by other in situations developed in past ages, like the Church of England, whose physical plant (the church buildings) is over-provided for the denuded rural areas and under-provided for the city.Ex. The article is entitled 'Periodicals: proliferation, pricing and the penurious librarian'.Ex. Many books contain inaccuracies and generalisations about Africa, perpetuating stereotypes e.g. that of the malnourished, impoverished African.Ex. Despite its impecunious state and lack of a home until 1928, the UK Library Association remained confident about the future of libraries and librarianship.Ex. The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.Ex. The clarity of his drawings contrasts sharply with the total alienation in which he lived as a destitute mental patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.Ex. Gavarni's illustrations of waifs, paupers, and beggars were later published separately, with captions added by the artist.----* aprendizaje pobre en inteligencia = knowledge-sparse learning.* asilo de pobres = almshouse.* barrio de los pobres = lower town.* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* estilo pobre = impoverished style.* excusa muy pobre = lame excuse.* los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.* pariente pobre = poor relation.* pobre en información = info-poor.* pobre en recursos = resource-poor.* pobre hombre = poor fellow.* pobres = have-nots.* pobres en información = information have-nots.* pobres en información, los = information-poor, the.* pobres en tecnología, los = technical poor, the.* pobres, los = poor, the.* pobre verbalmente = verbally impoverished.* pretexto muy pobre = lame excuse.* ricos y los pobres, los = haves and the have-nots, the.* * *I1)a) <persona/barrio/nación> poor; < vestimenta> poor, shabbyb) ( escaso) < vocabulario> poor, limitedpobre EN algo: aguas pobres en minerales — water with a low mineral content
d) < tierra> poor2) (delante del n) ( digno de compasión) poorpobrecito, tiene hambre — poor little thing, he's hungry
pobre de ti si lo tocas! — if you touch it, you'll be for it
•IImasculino y femenino1) ( necesitado) poor person, pauper (arch)sacar de pobre — (fam) to make... rich
salir de pobre — (fam) to get somewhere in the world
2) ( expresando compasión) poor thing•* * *= poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], denuded, penurious, impoverished, impecunious, down-and-out, destitute, pauper.Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).
Ex: Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.Ex: Which is a more effective location is a question that can be explored, but we do need to avoid the situation faced by other in situations developed in past ages, like the Church of England, whose physical plant (the church buildings) is over-provided for the denuded rural areas and under-provided for the city.Ex: The article is entitled 'Periodicals: proliferation, pricing and the penurious librarian'.Ex: Many books contain inaccuracies and generalisations about Africa, perpetuating stereotypes e.g. that of the malnourished, impoverished African.Ex: Despite its impecunious state and lack of a home until 1928, the UK Library Association remained confident about the future of libraries and librarianship.Ex: The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.Ex: The clarity of his drawings contrasts sharply with the total alienation in which he lived as a destitute mental patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.Ex: Gavarni's illustrations of waifs, paupers, and beggars were later published separately, with captions added by the artist.* aprendizaje pobre en inteligencia = knowledge-sparse learning.* asilo de pobres = almshouse.* barrio de los pobres = lower town.* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* estilo pobre = impoverished style.* excusa muy pobre = lame excuse.* los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.* pariente pobre = poor relation.* pobre en información = info-poor.* pobre en recursos = resource-poor.* pobre hombre = poor fellow.* pobres = have-nots.* pobres en información = information have-nots.* pobres en información, los = information-poor, the.* pobres en tecnología, los = technical poor, the.* pobres, los = poor, the.* pobre verbalmente = verbally impoverished.* pretexto muy pobre = lame excuse.* ricos y los pobres, los = haves and the have-nots, the.* * *A1 ‹persona/barrio/vivienda› poor; ‹vestimenta› poor, shabby; ‹nación› poorsomos muy pobres we are very poorlos sectores más pobres de la población the poorest o the most deprived sectors of the population2 (escaso) poor, limitedtiene un vocabulario muy pobre she has a very poor o limited vocabularypobre EN algo:aguas pobres en minerales water with a low mineral content3 (mediocre) ‹examen/trabajo› poor; ‹salud› poor, badindica una comprensión pobre de la obra it shows a poor understanding of the workun argumento bastante pobre a rather weak argumentsu actuación en el festival fue bastante pobre his performance at the festival was fairly mediocre o rather poor¡qué chiste más pobre! what a pathetic o terrible joke! ( colloq)4 ‹tierra› poorB ( delante del n) (digno de compasión) poortu pobre padre your poor fatherpobrecito, tiene hambre poor little thing, he's hungryse está quedando ciego, pobrecillo he's going blind, poor thing o poor man o poor devil¡pobre de mí! poor (old) me!¡pobre de ti si vuelves a tocarlo! if you touch it again, you'll be for it!, I wouldn't like to be in your shoes if you touch it againun pobre desgraciado a poor devilCompuesto:(infeliz) poor devil; (necesitado) poor soulA (necesitado) poor person, pauper ( arch)los pobres the poorse le acercó un pobre pidiendo limosna a poor beggar came up to her asking for moneysacar de pobre ( fam); to make … richsalir de pobre ( fam); to get somewhere in the worldnunca saldrás de pobre con ese hombre you'll never get rich o get on o get anywhere with him ( colloq)B (expresando compasión) poor thingla pobre está siempre sola the poor thing's always on her ownel pobre se está quedando sordo the poor thing o the poor man o the poor devil is going deafla pobre de la abuela está muy enferma poor grandmother's very illCompuesto:( Bib):los pobres de espíritu the poor in spirit* * *
pobre adjetivo
1
‹ vestimenta› poor, shabby
‹ salud› poor, bad;
‹ argumento› weak
2 ( delante del n) ( digno de compasión) poor;
pobre, tiene hambre poor thing, he's hungry;
¡pobre de mí! poor (old) me!
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( necesitado) poor person, pauper (arch);
pobre
I adjetivo poor: su vocabulario es muy pobre, his vocabulary is very poor
II mf poor person
los pobres, the poor
' pobre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barriada
- bendita
- bendito
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- infeliz
- miserable
- necesitada
- necesitado
- neurona
- papelón
- pedazo
- quebrantar
- sórdida
- sórdido
- suburbio
- ángel
- desdichado
- malo
English:
bargain for
- bargain on
- down-and-out
- effort
- flimsy
- pauper
- poor
- shabby
- sod
- thing
- yet
- feeble
- hand
- impoverished
- lame
- low
- pathetic
- penniless
- skimpy
* * *♦ adj1. [necesitado] poor;un país pobre a poor country;Fammás pobre que las ratas as poor as a church mouse2. [desdichado] poor;el pobre bebé estaba llamando a su mamá the poor little baby was calling for its mother;¡pobre hombre! poor man!;¡pobre de mí! poor me!;pobre de aquél que se atreva a comerse mi ración woe betide anyone who dares to eat my portion;pobre de ti como te dejes engañar por sus encantos God help you if you fall for her charms3. [mediocre, defectuoso] poor;utilizó un razonamiento muy pobre the arguments she gave were very weak o poor4. [escaso] poor;utiliza un léxico muy pobre she has a very poor vocabulary;una dieta pobre en proteínas a diet lacking in protein;esta región es pobre en recursos naturales this region lacks natural resources5. [poco fértil] poor♦ nmf1. [sin dinero] poor person;los pobres the poor, poor people2. [infeliz]¡el pobre! poor thing!;la pobre está siempre luchando por dar de comer a sus hijos the poor woman is forever struggling to keep her children fed;el pobre no consigue aprobar el examen the poor thing just can't seem to pass the exam3. [mendigo] beggar* * *pobre hombre poor man;¡pobre de mí! poor me!II m/f poor person;los pobres the poor* * *pobre adj1) : poor, impoverished2) : unfortunate¡pobre de mí!: poor me!3) : weak, deficientuna dieta pobre: a poor dietpobre nmf: poor personlos pobres: the poor¡pobre!: poor thing!* * *pobre1 adj poorpobre2 n2. (desgraciado) poor thing¡pobrecito! poor little thing!
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poor thing — someone who deserves pity, animal that deserves pity … English contemporary dictionary
POOR THING — … Useful english dictionary
poor — W1S1 [po: US pur] adj comparative poorer superlative poorest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no money)¦ 2¦(not good)¦ 3¦(sympathy)¦ 4¦(not good at something)¦ 5¦(health)¦ 6 poor in something 7 a poor second/third etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
thing — W1S1 [θıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(idea/action/feeling/fact)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(situation)¦ 4¦(nothing)¦ 5¦(person/animal)¦ 6¦(make a comment)¦ 7 the thing is 8 the last thing somebody wants/expects/needs etc 9 last thing … Dictionary of contemporary English
thing — [ θıŋ ] noun count *** ▸ 1 object/item ▸ 2 action/activity ▸ 3 situation/event ▸ 4 fact/condition ▸ 5 aspect of life ▸ 6 idea/information ▸ 7 something not specific ▸ 8 someone/something young you like ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) an object or ITEM. This… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Thing — (th[i^]ng), n. [AS. [thorn]ing a thing, cause, assembly, judicial assembly; akin to [thorn]ingan to negotiate, [thorn]ingian to reconcile, conciliate, D. ding a thing, OS. thing thing, assembly, judicial assembly, G. ding a thing, formerly also,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thing — thing1 [thiŋ] n. [ME < OE, council, court, controversy, akin to Ger ding, ON thing (orig. sense, “public assembly,” hence, “subject of discussion, matter, thing”) < IE * tenk , to stretch, period of time < base * ten , to stretch >… … English World dictionary
thing — n. deed event 1) to do a thing (she did a nice thing when she offered to help; to do great things; to do the right thing) 2) a bad; difficult; easy; good; mean; nasty; nice; sensible; strange; stupid; terrible thing; the right; wrong thing 3) a… … Combinatory dictionary
thing — ‘O thou thing!’ says Leontes to his wife Hermione, in Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. He means that she is not worthy to be called a person since he believes, mistakenly, that she has been unfaithful to him. This contemptuous use of ‘thing’,… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
thing — /TIN/ noun 1 IDEA/ACTION/FEELING/FACT (C) anything that you can think of as a single item, for example an idea, an action, a feeling, or a fact: The important thing is for us to tell the truth. | What a stupid thing to do. | A horrible thing… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
thing — noun 1 used instead of the name of an object ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, essential ▪ I need to buy a few basic things like bread and milk. VERB + THING ▪ make ▪ He make … Collocations dictionary