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1 poverty
szegénység* * *['povəti](the condition of being poor: They lived in extreme poverty; the poverty of the soil.) szegénység -
2 abject\ poverty
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3 grip\ of\ poverty
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4 live\ in\ abject\ poverty
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5 take\ a\ vow\ of\ poverty
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6 abject
csúszómászó, félredobott holmi, sorsüldözött to abject: eltaszít, lealacsonyít, megaláz* * *['æb‹ekt](miserable; wretched: abject poverty.) nyomorult- abjectly -
7 abstract
összefoglalás, elvont to abstract: absztrahál, elemel, eltulajdonít, elvon* * *['æbstrækt] 1. adjective1) ((of a noun) referring to something which exists as an idea and which is not physically real: Truth, poverty and bravery are abstract nouns.) elvont2) ((of painting, sculpture etc) concerned with colour, shape, texture etc rather than showing things as they really appear: an abstract sketch of a vase of flowers.) absztrakt2. noun(a summary (of a book, article etc).) rezümé, absztrakt -
8 discriminate
különbséget tesz* * *[di'skrimineit]1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) különbséget tesz2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) elfogult• -
9 disease
szorult érzés, kór, kínos érzés, betegség to disease: gondot okoz, beteggé tesz* * *[di'zi:z]((an) illness: She's suffering from kidney disease; poverty and disease.) betegség -
10 embitter
elkeserít, megkeserít* * *[im'bitə](to make bitter and resentful: embittered by poverty and failure.) el-, megkeserít -
11 evil
gonoszság, betegség, veszedelem, gonoszul, rosszul* * *['i:vl] 1. adjective(very bad; wicked; sinful: evil intentions; an evil man; He looks evil; evil deeds; an evil tongue.) rossz2. noun1) (wrong-doing, harm or wickedness: He tries to ignore all the evil in the world; Do not speak evil of anyone.) gonoszság, rossz2) (anything evil, eg crime, misfortune etc: London in the eighteenth century was a place of crime, filth, poverty and other evils.) bűn•- evil-- evilly
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12 extravagance
tékozlás, szertelenség, különcködés* * *noun His wife's extravagance reduced them to poverty; Food is a necessity, but wine is an extravagance.) szertelenség; pazarlás -
13 grind down
(to crush: She was ground down by poverty.) elnyom -
14 grinding
csikorgatás, emésztő, csiszolás, daráló, zúzás* * *1) (with a sound of grinding: The train came to a grinding stop.) csikorgó2) (severe: grinding poverty.) (fel)őrlő, nyomasztó -
15 hand in hand
(with one person holding the hand of another: The boy and girl were walking along hand in hand; Poverty and crime go hand in hand.) kéz a kézben -
16 housing benefit
noun (a payment given by a government to people who are entitled to it according to certain criteria (eg poverty) when they buy or rent a house, an apartment etc.) szociálpolitikai támogatás (lakásépítéshez) -
17 instance
eset, folyamodás, példa, kérelem to instance: hivatkozik, példaként felhoz, utal* * *['instəns](an example, especially of a condition or circumstance: As a social worker, he saw many instances of extreme poverty.) példa -
18 justify
megokol, tisztáz (személyt), felold, indokol* * *1) (to prove or show (a person, action, opinion etc) to be just, right, desirable or reasonable: How can the government justify the spending of millions of pounds on weapons when there is so much poverty in the country?) igazol2) (to be a good excuse for: Your state of anxiety does not justify your being so rude to me.) felment•- justification -
19 need
nehéz helyzet, szükséglet, szűkölködés, szükség to need: szüksége van, szükséges, megkövetel, igényel, kell* * *[ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) szüksége van (vkire, vmire)2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) kell2. noun1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) szükség(let)2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) nehéz helyzet3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) ok•- needless- needlessly
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20 pinched
adjective ((of a person's face) looking cold, pale or thin because of cold, poverty etc: Her face was pinched with cold.) elgyötört (arc)
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