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Общая лексика: неудачник -
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neveiksminieks -
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1. [ʹbegə] n1. 1) нищий, попрошайкаbeggar woman /maid/ - нищенка
2) бедняк, неимущий2. ( часто с прилагательными) шутл. парень, малый; плутnice little beggars - плутишки (о детях, зверёнышах и т. п.)
he's a good-hearted beggar - он добрый малый /парень/
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a beggar on horseback - ≅ выскочка; ворона в павлиньих перьяхhe is a beggar for work - ≅ у него работа в руках горит
to know smb. as well as a beggar knows his bag /dish/ - ≅ знать кого-л. как облупленного
2. [ʹbegə] vbeggars cannot /must not/ be choosers - посл. беднякам не приходится выбирать
1. доводить до нищеты; разорять; пускать по мируconscience beggars any man that keeps it ( Shakespeare) - совестливый человек не разбогатеет
2. 1) превосходить2) редк. заставлятьto beggar smb. out of his obstinacy - перебороть чьё-л. упрямство
to beggar smb. into submission - вынудить кого-л. подчиниться
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1. n нищий, попрошайкаthreadbare beggar — оборванец, нищий в лохмотьях
2. n бедняк, неимущий3. n шутл. парень, малый; плут4. v доводить до нищеты; разорять; пускать по миру5. v превосходить6. v редк. заставлятьСинонимический ряд:1. leech (noun) leech; moocher; parasite2. mendicant (noun) almsman; bummer; cadger; mendicant; panhandler; sponge3. pauper (noun) bankrupt; bum; dependant; down-and-out; have-not; indigent; pauper; street person4. suppliant (noun) asker; petitioner; prayer; suitor; suppliant; supplicant; supplicator -
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1. n1) жебрак, старець2) бідняк, незаможнийunfortunate beggar — невдаха, безталанний
2. v1) доводити до злиднів; розоряти; пустити по миру2) перевершувати* * *I n1) жебрак; біднякbeggar woman /maid/ — старчиха
2) (часто з пpикм.) хлопець, малийII v1) доводити до вбогості; розоряти3) рідко змушувати -
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ˈbeɡə
1. сущ.
1) попрошайка, нищий
1) неимущий, бедняк, нищий Syn: pauper
2) шутл. парень, малый;
плут ∙ beggars must/should be no choosers посл. ≈ беднякам не приходится выбирать the beggar may sing before the thief посл. ≈ голый разбоя не боится set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil посл. ≈ посади свинью за стол, она и ноги на стол to know smth., smb. as well as a beggar knows his bag ≈ знать что-л., кого-л. как свои пять пальцев beggar on horseback
2. гл.
1) разорять;
доводить до нищеты beggar oneself
2) переходить границы, превосходить, превышатьнищий, попрошайка - * woman /maid/ нищенка бедняк, неимущий (часто с прилагательными) парень, малый;
плут - nice little *s плутишки (о детях, зверенышах и т. п.) - poor * бедняга - insolent * наглец - unfortunate * неудачник - lucky * счастливчик - he's a good-hearted * он добрый малый /парень/ > a * on horseback выскочка;
ворона в павлиньих перьях > he is a * for work у него работа в руках горит > to know smb. as well as a * knows his bag /dish/ знать кого-л. как облупленного > *s cannot /must not/ be choosers (пословица) беднякам не приходится выбирать доводить до нищеты;
разорять;
пускать по миру - to * oneself разориться - conscience *s any man that keeps it (Shakespeare) совестливый человек не разбогатеет превосходить - to * compare быть вне всякого сравнения - it *s all description это не поддается описанию (редкое) заставлять - to * smb. out of his obstinacy перебороть чье-л. упрямство - to * smb. into submission вынудить кого-л. подчинитьсяbeggar доводить до нищеты, разорять;
to beggar oneself разориться ~ нищий ~ шутл. парень, малый;
плутишка ~ превосходить;
it beggars all description это не поддается описаниюthe ~ may sing before the thief посл. = голый разбоя не боитсяa ~ on horseback выскочка;
set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil посл. = посади свинью за стол, она и ноги на столbeggar доводить до нищеты, разорять;
to beggar oneself разоритьсяstubborn ~ упрямец;
little beggars малыши (о детях и животных) ;
beggars must (или should) be no choosers посл. беднякам не приходится выбиратьdull ~ скучный, нудный человек;
зануда dull: ~ скучный;
монотонный;
dull beggar( или fish) скучный человекinsolent ~ нахал~ превосходить;
it beggars all description это не поддается описаниюstubborn ~ упрямец;
little beggars малыши (о детях и животных) ;
beggars must (или should) be no choosers посл. беднякам не приходится выбиратьpoor ~ беднягаa ~ on horseback выскочка;
set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil посл. = посади свинью за стол, она и ноги на столstubborn ~ упрямец;
little beggars малыши (о детях и животных) ;
beggars must (или should) be no choosers посл. беднякам не приходится выбирать -
7 неудачник
1) General subject: Sad Sack, an also ran, behind the eight ball, dead duck, duck, dud, eight ball, failure, flop, flopperoo, flunkey, goof up, goof-up, lagger, lame duck, lemon, luckless man, might have been, might-have-been, misfit, never was, never-was, non achiever, non starter, non-achiever, non-starter, reject, stoner, under dog, underdog, unfortunate, unfortunate beggar, unlucky fellow, wash out, (в нек. контекстах) loser, outsider, looser2) Colloquial: also ran, bottom dog, loser, the forgotten man3) American: flunky4) Australian slang: crookie5) University: wooden spoon6) Jargon: champ, dead pigeon, goof, never-wuz, never-wuzzer, schlemiel, screw-up, square peg, hacker, wimp, sucker, mortadella ( итал. амер.), floperoo, foul ball, retread, sack, slob, wash-out, washout7) Emotional: whimp8) Advertising: ineffectual person9) Invective: fuck-off10) Makarov: a fallen sparrow, fallen sparrow, flash in the pan11) Taboo: fuck-up -
8 pobre
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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1. adj poor2. m poor man, povera f poor womani poveri pl the poor* * *povero agg.1 ( bisognoso) needy, poor, poverty-stricken: un uomo povero, a poor man; la sua famiglia è molto povera, his family is very poor; il paese più povero dell'America latina, the poorest country in Latin America2 ( che desta compassione) poor, unfortunate, wretched: il povero bambino, the poor child; il povero giovane si uccise, the unfortunate young man killed himself // povero diavolo!, poor devil! // povero me!, poor me!, woe is me! // povero te se lo fai, you'll be sorry if you do it // sei un povero illuso!, you're just a poor fool! // e tu, povero ingenuo, non lo sapevi!, and you, you poor innocent creature, didn't know!3 ( scarso) poor, scanty: un povero raccolto, a scanty (o poor) crop (o harvest); un povero reddito, a poor income; fiume povero di acque, shallow river; un dizionario povero di esempi, a dictionary without many examples; un ragazzo povero di fantasia, a boy lacking in imagination; il nostro paese è povero di pascoli, our country is poor in pasture-land4 ( sterile) poor, barren, sterile: spirito povero di idee, mind barren of ideas; terreno povero, barren (o sterile) land5 ( umile) humble, poor: la mia povera opinione è che..., my humble opinion is that...6 ( semplice, disadorno) plain, bare: in parole povere, in plain words; uno stile povero, a plain style // detto in parole povere, vuole un aumento, in plain English, he wants a rise // arte povera, poor art // cucina povera, plain (o simple) cooking8 (fam.) ( defunto) late: la mia povera mamma, my late mother; ricordare i poveri morti, to remember the dead◆ s.m. poor man, pauper; ( mendicante) beggar: i poveri, the poor (o the needy o poor people o the have-nots); fare la carità ai poveri, to give charity to the poor // poveri di spirito, ( di intelligenza limitata) dullwitted people // beati i poveri in spirito, ( Bibbia) blessed are the poor in spirit.* * *['pɔvero] povero (-a)1. agg1) (gen) poor, (stile, scusa) weak, (raccolto) poor, scanty, (vegetazione) sparse, (vestito) plain, (stanza) barepovero di — lacking in, having little
paese povero di risorse — country short of o lacking in resources
2)essere povero in canna — to be as poor as a church mouse2. sm/f* * *['pɔvero] 1.1) (senza risorse) [persona, quartiere, paese] poor2) (carente, misero) [terreno, raccolto, alimentazione] poordieta -a di zuccheri — (insufficiente) diet lacking in sugar; (consigliata) low-sugar diet
3) (infelice)povero te, me! — poor you, me!
un povero Cristo — colloq. a poor chap BE o guy AE
4) (defunto) poor, late2.sostantivo maschile poor man*, pauper••in parole -e — to put it simply, in plain words
* * *povero/'pɔvero/1 (senza risorse) [persona, quartiere, paese] poor2 (carente, misero) [terreno, raccolto, alimentazione] poor; povero di poor o lacking in; dieta -a di zuccheri (insufficiente) diet lacking in sugar; (consigliata) low-sugar diet3 (infelice) povero bambino! poor child! povero te, me! poor you, me! un povero Cristo colloq. a poor chap BE o guy AE; povero diavolo poor devil4 (defunto) poor, late; il mio povero marito my late husbandpoor man*, pauper; i -i the poorpovero in canna as poor as a church mouse; in parole -e to put it simply, in plain words. -
10 poor
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 -
11 Бедному жениться и ночь коротка
Circumstances are against an unfortunate man even when he is about to get somethingCf: When it is raining gold (soup), I am caught with a leaky teaspoon (Am.). When it rains porridge, the beggar has no spoon (Br.). Why is it when t rains good things we've left our slickers at the wagon? (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Бедному жениться и ночь коротка
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12 desolate
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