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1 poor
poor [pɔ:]1. a1) бе́дный, неиму́щий, малоиму́щий2) бе́дный (in — чем-л.)3) ни́зкий, плохо́й, скве́рный (об урожае; о качестве)4) жа́лкий, невзра́чный5) несча́стный;poor fellow! бедня́га!
6) ску́дный, жа́лкий, плохо́й; ничто́жный; убо́гий;in my poor opinion шутл. по моему́ скро́мному мне́нию
;a poor £1 a week жа́лкий фунт сте́рлингов в неде́лю
7) неплодоро́дный ( о почве)8) недоста́точный, непита́тельный ( о пище)◊to take a poor view of smth. относи́ться неприя́зненно или пессимисти́чески к чему́-л.
2. n (the poor) pl собир. бе́дные, бедняки́, беднота́, неиму́щие -
2 poor beggar
(poor beggar (devil, soul или thing))бедняга, бедняжкаAnd she had done it all herself, poor thing. (Th. Hardy, ‘The Son's Veto’, ch. I) — И она, бедняжка, сделала все это сама.
I spend all my day hunting a job, and am beginning to realize what it means to poor devils to be turned down day after day. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Over the River’, ch. VI) — Я провел целый день в поисках работы и начинаю понимать, что чувствуют те несчастные, которые изо дня в день получают отказы.
But she died a dreadful death, poor soul... (W. Collins, ‘The Moonstone’, ch. III) — Она умерла ужасной смертью, несчастная...
A poor devil of a book-keeper who had been working in Durham's for twenty years at a salary of six dollars a week and might work there for twenty more and do no better... (U. Sinclair, ‘The Jungle’, ch. X) — Какой-нибудь жалкий конторщик, который двадцать лет проработал у Дерхема, получая шесть долларов в неделю, и мог проработать еще двадцать без надежды на повышение...
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3 poor
POOR, POORLYPoor означает 'бедный, неимущий': poor man, poor country. Poorly имеет значение 'больной, нездоровый' (употребляется только предикативно): to be poorly 'плохо себя чувствовать'. Наречие poorly означает 'плохо, скудно': to be poorly off 'быть плохо обеспеченным'.Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > poor
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4 poor concrete
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Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
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5 poor as a church mouse
English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > poor as a church mouse
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6 poor
poor visibilityплохая видимостьpoor visibility conditionsусловия плохой видимости -
7 poor beggar
poor beggar бедняга -
8 poor body
poor body бедняк -
9 poor companion
poor companion неинтересный собеседник -
10 poor devil
poor devil бедняга -
11 poor excuse
poor excuse неудачная, слабая отговорка -
12 poor eyesight
poor eyesight плохое зрение -
13 poor fish
poor fish никудышный человек -
14 poor judgement
poor judgement недальновидность -
15 poor wretch
poor wretch бедняга -
16 poor-box
poor-box noun кружка для сбора на бедных -
17 poor-house
poor-house noun богадельня; работный дом -
18 poor-law
poor-law noun закон о бедных -
19 poor-quality
poor-quality adj. 1) низкого качества, недоброкачественный 2) простенький(об изделии и т. п.) -
20 poor-rate
poor-rate [ˊpɔ:reɪt] nуст. нало́г в по́льзу бе́дных
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Poor Laws — • Those legal enactments which have been made at various periods of the world s history in many countries for the relief of various forms of distress and sickness prevailing amongst the destitute. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poor… … Catholic encyclopedia
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
Poor — Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor law — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor man's treacle — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor man's weatherglass — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor rate — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor soldier — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor Richard's Almanack — (sometimes Almanac ) was a yearly almanack published by Benjamin Franklin, who adopted the pseudonym of Poor Richard or Richard Saunders for this purpose. The publication appeared continually from 1732 to 1758. It was a best seller for a pamphlet … Wikipedia
poor — [ pur ] adjective *** ▸ 1 lacking money ▸ 2 of low quality ▸ 3 not good enough ▸ 4 not skillful ▸ 5 lacking something important ▸ 6 less than expected ▸ 7 feeling sorry for someone ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) having little money and few possessions: a poor… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
poor´ness — poor «pur», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having few things or nothing; lacking money or property; needy: »The children were so poor that they had no shoes. The poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb (II Samuel 12:3). 2. not good in quality;… … Useful english dictionary