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1 impoverish
im'povəriʃ(to make poor.) empobrecertr[ɪm'pɒvərɪʃ]1 (person) empobrecer2 (land) agotarimpoverish [ɪm'pɑvərɪʃ] vt: empobrecerv.• depauperar v.• empobrecer v.• esquilmar v.[ɪm'pɒvǝrɪʃ]VT empobrecer; [+ land] agotar -
2 impoverish
vt.empobrecer. (pt & pp impoverished) -
3 empobrecer
empobrecer ( conjugate empobrecer) verbo transitivo ‹población/tierra/lenguaje› to impoverish empobrecerse verbo pronominal [país/lenguaje/vocabulario] to become impoverished
empobrecer verbo intransitivo to impoverish -
4 impoverished
adj.1 empobrecido(a).2 pobre.pp.participio pasado del verbo IMPOVERISH.pt.pretérito del verbo IMPOVERISH. -
5 bankrupt
1. adjective(unable to pay one's debts: He has been declared bankrupt.) quebrado, insolvente
2. noun(a person who is unable to pay his debts.) quebrado
3. verb(to make bankrupt: His wife's extravagance soon bankrupted him.) hacer quebrar, arruinarbankrupt adj en quiebra / en bancarrotatr['bæŋkrʌpt]1 quebrado,-a, insolvente1 quebrado,-a1 hacer quebrar, arruinar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be declared bankrupt declararse en quiebrato go bankrupt quebrar, hacer bancarrotato bankrupt oneself arruinarsebankrupt ['bæŋ.krʌpt] vt: hacer quebrar, llevar a la quiebra, arruinarbankrupt adj1) : en bancarrota, en quiebra2)bankrupt of lacking: carente de, falto debankrupt n: fallido m, -da f; quebrado m, -da fadj.• fallido, -a adj.• insolvente adj.• quebrado, -a adj.• quiebra (Jurisprudencia) adj.n.• insolvente s.m.• quebrado s.m.v.• arruinar v.• ir a la quiebra v.• quebrar v.
I 'bæŋkrʌptadjective en quiebra, en bancarrotato be bankrupt — estar* en quiebra or en bancarrota
to go bankrupt — quebrar*, ir* a la bancarrota
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transitive verb llevar a la quiebra or a la bancarrota['bæŋkrʌpt]1. ADJ1) (Jur) en quiebrato go bankrupt — ir a la bancarrota, quebrar
2) (fig)a) * (=penniless) sin un duro (Sp) *, sin un peso (LAm) *b) (=deficient)spiritually/morally bankrupt — en franca decadencia espiritual/moral
2.N (Jur) quebrado(-a) m / f3. VT1) (Jur) llevar a la quiebra2) * (fig) (=impoverish) arruinarto bankrupt o.s. buying pictures — arruinarse comprando cuadros
4.CPDbankrupt's estate N — activo m or masa f de la quiebra
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I ['bæŋkrʌpt]adjective en quiebra, en bancarrotato be bankrupt — estar* en quiebra or en bancarrota
to go bankrupt — quebrar*, ir* a la bancarrota
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transitive verb llevar a la quiebra or a la bancarrota -
6 esquilmar
esquilmar verbo transitivo
1 Agr to harvest
2 (riquezas) to exhaust, impoverish: tantas cosechas acaban por esquilmar la tierra, after so many harvests, the land will become exhausted -
7 impoverishing
adj.empobrecedor.s.empobrecimiento.ger.gerundio del verbo: IMPOVERISH
См. также в других словарях:
Impoverish — Im*pov er*ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impoverished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impoverishing}.] [OF. empovrir; pref. em (L. in) + povre poor, F. pauvre; cf. OF. apovrir, F. appauvrir, where the prefix is a , L. ad. Cf. {Empoverish}, and see {Poor}, and {… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impoverish — index deplete, depreciate, deprive, despoil, plunder, spend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
impoverish — (v.) early 15c., empoverischen, from O.Fr. empoveriss , stem of empoverir, from em + povre poor (see POOR (Cf. poor)). Related: Impoverished; impoverishing … Etymology dictionary
impoverish — bankrupt, exhaust, *deplete, drain Antonyms: enrich Contrasted words: enhance, heighten, intensify: augment, *increase … New Dictionary of Synonyms
impoverish — ► VERB 1) make poor. 2) exhaust the strength or natural fertility of. DERIVATIVES impoverishment noun. ORIGIN Old French empoverir, from povre poor … English terms dictionary
impoverish — [im päv′ər ish] vt. [ME empoverishen < extended stem of OFr empovrir < em (< L in , in) + povre < L pauper, POOR] 1. to make poor; reduce to poverty 2. to deprive of strength, resources, etc. impoverishment n … English World dictionary
impoverish — UK [ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃ] / US [ɪmˈpɑv(ə)rɪʃ] verb [transitive] Word forms impoverish : present tense I/you/we/they impoverish he/she/it impoverishes present participle impoverishing past tense impoverished past participle impoverished 1) to make a person… … English dictionary
impoverish — im|pov|e|rish [ımˈpɔvərıʃ US ımˈpa: ] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: empovrir, from povre poor ] 1.) to make someone very poor ▪ Falling coffee prices have impoverished many Third World economies. ▪ families impoverished by debt… … Dictionary of contemporary English
impoverish — [[t]ɪmpɒ̱vərɪʃ[/t]] impoverishes, impoverishing, impoverished 1) VERB Something that impoverishes a person or a country makes them poor. [V n] We need to reduce the burden of taxes that impoverish the economy. [V ed] ...a society impoverished by… … English dictionary
impoverish — /ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃ / (say im povuhrish), / vrɪʃ/ (say vrish) verb (t) 1. to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war. 2. to make poor in quality, productiveness, etc.; exhaust the strength or richness of: to impoverish the soil. Also, Obsolete,… …
impoverish — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English enpoverisshen, from Anglo French empoveriss , stem of empoverir, from en + povre poor more at poor Date: 15th century 1. to make poor 2. to deprive of strength, richness, or fertility by depleting or… … New Collegiate Dictionary