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poor [pʊə(r)](a) (not rich → person, area, country) pauvre;∎ a poor man/woman un pauvre/une pauvre;∎ poor people les pauvres mpl;∎ they're too poor to own a car ils n'ont pas les moyens d'avoir une voiture;∎ I'm 1,000 francs poorer, I'm poorer by 1,000 francs j'en suis pour 1000 francs;∎ the oil crisis made these countries considerably poorer la crise du pétrole a considérablement appauvri ces pays;∎ poor as a church mouse pauvre comme Job(b) (mediocre → output, sales figures) faible, médiocre; (→ land, soil) maigre, pauvre; (→ effort, excuse) piètre; (→ piece of work) médiocre; (→ results) médiocre, piètre; (→ weather, summer) médiocre; (→ quality, condition) mauvais;∎ the match took place in poor light le match a eu lieu alors qu'on n'y voyait pratiquement rien;∎ the joke was in extremely poor taste la plaisanterie était du plus mauvais goût;∎ she has very poor taste in clothes elle s'habille avec un goût douteux;∎ a poor excuse une piètre excuse;∎ poor performance (of company) contre-performance f;∎ the team put in a poor performance l'équipe n'a pas très bien joué;∎ our side put up a very poor show notre équipe a donné un piètre spectacle;∎ to come a poor second (in race) se classer deuxième, loin derrière le vainqueur;∎ in terms of exports, Britain comes a poor second to Japan en matière d'exportations, la Grande-Bretagne est en deuxième position, loin derrière le Japon;∎ I come a very poor second in his affections je n'ai qu'une misérable deuxième place dans son cœur;∎ it's a poor substitute for the real thing c'est loin de valoir l'original;∎ he gave a poor account of himself il ne s'en est pas très bien tiré;∎ there was a poor turnout peu de gens sont venus;∎ his pay is very poor il est très mal payé;∎ don't be such a poor loser! (in game) ne sois pas si mauvais perdant!;∎ I have only a poor understanding of economics je ne comprends pas grand-chose à l'économie;∎ School poor work travail m insuffisant;∎ our chances of success are very poor nos chances de réussite sont bien maigres(c) (weak → memory, sight) mauvais;∎ to be in poor health être en mauvaise santé;∎ I have rather poor sight j'ai une mauvaise vue;∎ I have rather poor hearing j'entends mal(d) (in ability) peu doué;∎ I'm a poor cook je ne suis pas doué pour la cuisine;∎ my spelling/French is poor je ne suis pas fort en orthographe/en français;∎ she's a poor sailor elle n'a pas le pied marin;∎ she's a poor traveller elle supporte mal les voyages;∎ he is very poor at maths/at making speeches il n'est pas doué en maths/pour les discours(e) (inadequate) faible;∎ their food is poor in vitamins leur alimentation est pauvre en vitamines∎ the poor girl! la pauvre (fille)!;∎ poor me! pauvre de moi!;∎ poor (old) Bill le pauvre Bill;∎ I'm so sorry for the poor man comme je le plains, le pauvre homme;∎ to cut a poor figure faire piètre figure∎ the poor les pauvres mpl;∎ the poor are always with us il y a toujours des pauvres parmi nous;∎ the new poor les nouveaux pauvres mpl►► poor box tronc m des pauvres;History poor law = loi sociale dictant les conditions dans lesquelles les pauvres étaient pris en charge par les communes;poor relation parent m pauvre;∎ we're definitely considered the poor relations of the publishing world on nous considère vraiment comme les parents pauvres de l'édition;American pejorative poor White petit(e) blanc (blanche) m,f -
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♦ poor /pʊə(r), pɔ:(r)/a.1 povero ( anche fig.); bisognoso; indigente; meschino; misero; disgraziato; infelice: poor soil, terreno povero; the poor old man, il povero vecchio; a poor man, un pover'uomo, un poveretto; ( anche) un (uomo) povero; That is a poor consolation, è una misera (o magra) consolazione; poor little boy!, povero bambino!; a poor excuse, una scusa meschina2 cattivo; brutto; mediocre, scadente; scarso: poor health, cattiva salute; poor quality, cattiva qualità; a poor match, una brutta partita; ( sport) a poor player, un giocatore mediocre; His English is very poor, il suo inglese è assai scadente; a poor crop, un raccolto scarso; poor weather, brutto tempo3 deficiente; insufficiente; debole; difettoso: poor eyesight, vista debole; poor finishing, rifinitura insufficiente● (collett.) the poor, i poveri □ a poor body, un corpo debole, emaciato, sparuto □ poor box, cassetta delle elemosine ( in chiesa) □ (stor.) poor-house, ricovero di mendicità; ospizio □ (stor.) the poor law, la legge per l'assistenza ai poveri □ poor memory, memoria corta □ ( anche fig.) poor relation, parente povero □ a poor salary, uno stipendio basso □ poor-spirited, pusillanime; vile; scoraggiato, avvilito □ ( sport, ecc.) poor timing, mancanza di tempismo □ as poor as a church mouse, povero in canna; poverissimo □ to be a poor loser, non saper perdere □ to cut a poor figure, avere un aspetto misero; sfigurare; fare una magra figura □ to have a poor ear for music, non avere orecchio (musicale) □ to have a poor time, passarsela male; non divertirsi affatto □ to take a poor view of st., disapprovare qc. □ You poor thing!, poverino!; poverina! -
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poor [pʊər]1. adjectivea. ( = not rich) pauvre• he was £1,000 the poorer il avait perdu 1 000 livres• soil that is poor in zinc ( = lacking) un sol pauvre en zincb. ( = inferior) [sales, pay, harvest, output] maigre before n ; [work, worker, result, performance] piètre before n ; [light] faible ; [eyesight, visibility] mauvais ; [soil] pauvre ; [quality] médiocre• clients who have had poor service les clients qui ont eu à se plaindre de l'insuffisance du servicec. ( = pitiable) pauvre• poor little thing! pauvre petit(e) !• she's all alone, poor woman elle est toute seule, la pauvre• poor things, they look cold (inf) les pauvres, ils ont l'air d'avoir froid2. plural noun* * *[pɔː(r)], US [pʊər]1) ( not wealthy) [person, country] pauvre (never before n) (in en)to become ou get poorer — s'appauvrir
2) ( inferior) gen mauvais; [school, work] faible; [soil] pauvre; [appetite] petit; [chance, attendance] faibleto be poor at — [person] être faible en [maths, French]
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B adj1 ( not wealthy) [person, country] pauvre ( never before n) (in en) ; I ended up £100 the poorer je me suis retrouvé plus pauvre de cent livres ; to become ou get poorer s'appauvrir ;2 ( inferior) [quality, start, result, record] mauvais ; [work] (of student, pupil) faible ; (of worker, factory) mauvais ; [soldier, manager, performance] piètre (before n), mauvais ; [education, English, communication, planning, advice] mauvais ; [harvest, weather, forecast, visibility] mauvais ; [health, eyesight, memory] défectueux/-euse, mauvais ; [soil] pauvre ( never before n) ; [appetite] petit ; [chance, attendance] faible ; [lighting] mauvais ; [meal] ( insufficient) maigre ; ( lacking quality) mauvais ; [consolation] piètre (before n) ; to be poor at [person] être faible en [maths, French] ; to be a poor sailor ne pas avoir le pied marin ; I'm a poor traveller je supporte mal les voyages ; to be a poor substitute for sth ne pas valoir qch ;3 ( deserving pity) pauvre (before n) ; the poor little boy le pauvre petit garçon ; poor Eric! pauvre Éric! ; poor you! pauvre de toi! ; you poor (old) thing! mon/ma pauvre! ; she's got a cold, poor thing elle a attrapé un rhume, la pauvre ;4 (sorry, pathetic) [attempt, creature] pauvre ; [excuse] piètre (before n).as poor as a church mouse pauvre comme Job ; the poor man's champagne le champagne du pauvre. -
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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.
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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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POOR, prevention of overradiationEnglish-Russian dictionary of planing, cross-planing and slotting machines > POOR
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1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) pobre2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) malo; escaso3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) pobre•- poorness- poorly
2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) pachucho, malo, indispuestopoor adj pobretr[pʊəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (person, family, country) pobre3 (unfortunate) pobre■ you poor thing! ¡pobrecito!1 los pobres nombre masculino pluralpoor ['pʊr, 'por] adj1) : pobrepoor people: los pobres2) scanty: pobre, escasopoor attendance: baja asistencia3) unfortunate: pobrepoor thing!: ¡pobrecito!4) bad: maloto be in poor health: estar mal de saludadj.• aporreado, -a adj.• arrancado, -a adj.• arrastrado, -a adj.• descamisado, -a adj.• malo, -a adj.• mezquino, -a adj.• necesitado, -a adj.• pobre adj.• pobrete adj.
I pɔːr, pɔːr, pʊə(r)adjective -er, -est1) ( not wealthy) pobre2) (unsatisfactory, bad) < harvest> pobre, escaso; <diet/quality> malo; < imitation> burdoto be in very poor health — estar* muy delicado or muy mal de salud
3) ( unfortunate) (before n) pobre
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[pʊǝ(r)]1. ADJ(compar poorer) (superl poorest)1) (=not rich) [person, family, country] pobrepoor people — gente f pobre, personas fpl pobres
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pewter was the poor man's silver — el peltre era la plata de los pobres•
they thought that cinema was a or the poor relation of theatre — pensaban que el cine era el pariente pobre del teatro•
to be the poorer (for sth), the nation is the poorer for her death — la nación ha sufrido una gran pérdida con su muerteit left me £5 the poorer — me dejó con 5 libras de menos
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to be a poor imitation of sth — ser una burda or pobre imitación de algo•
to have a poor opinion of sb — tener un concepto poco favorable de algn•
to come a poor second (to sth/sb), he came a poor second in the final race — quedó el segundo en la carrera final, a bastante distancia del primerohis family comes a poor second to his career — su familia queda relegada a segundo lugar tras su carrera
3) (=deficient) [memory] malo; [soil] pobre, estéril; [harvest] pobre, escaso•
soils that are poor in zinc — suelos que son pobres en zinc or que tienen bajo contenido en zinc4) (=untalented)•
to be poor at maths — no ser muy bueno en matemáticas5) (=unfortunate) pobrepoor little thing! — ¡pobrecito!, ¡pobre criaturita!
poor (old) you!, you poor (old) thing! — ¡pobrecito!
devil 1., 2)he's very ill, poor chap — está grave el pobre
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the poor — los pobresthe rural/urban poor — los pobres de las zonas rurales/urbanas
3.CPDpoor law N — (Hist) ley f de asistencia pública
relief 1., 4) POORpoor white N — (US) persona pobre de raza blanca
Position of "pobre"
You should generally put p obre {after} the noun when you mean poor in the sense of "not rich" and {before} the noun in the sense of "unfortunate":
It's a poor area Es una región pobre
The poor boy was trembling El pobre chico estaba temblando For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
I [pɔːr, pɔːr, pʊə(r)]adjective -er, -est1) ( not wealthy) pobre2) (unsatisfactory, bad) < harvest> pobre, escaso; <diet/quality> malo; < imitation> burdoto be in very poor health — estar* muy delicado or muy mal de salud
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1. adjective1) arm2) (inadequate) schlecht; schwach [Rede, Spiel, Leistung, Gesundheit]; dürftig [Essen, Kleidung, Unterkunft, Entschuldigung]be poor at maths — etc. schlecht od. schwach in Mathematik usw. sein
that's pretty poor! — das ist reichlich dürftig od. (ugs.) ganz schön schwach
4) (unfortunate) arm (auch iron.)5) (infertile) karg, schlecht [Boden, Land]6) (spiritless, pathetic) arm [Teufel, Dummkopf]; armselig, (abwertend) elend [Kreatur, Stümper]7) (deficient) arm (in an + Dat.)poor in content/ideas/vitamins — inhalts- / ideen- / vitaminarm
8)2. plural nountake a poor view of — nicht [sehr] viel halten von; für gering halten [Aussichten, Chancen]
* * *[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) arm3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) arm•- academic.ru/56778/poorness">poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) kränklich* * *[po:ʳ, AM pʊr]I. adj\poor man's caviar der Kaviar des armen Mannesa \poor area/family/country eine arme Region/Familie/ein armes Landtheir French is still quite \poor ihr Französisch ist noch ziemlich bescheidenmargarine is a \poor substitute for butter Margarine ist ein minderer Ersatz für Butterto give a \poor account of oneself sich akk von seiner schlechtesten Seite zeigen\poor attendance geringer Besucherandranga \poor excuse eine faule Ausredehe must be a \poor excuse for a carpenter if... er muss ein ziemlich mieser Tischler sein, wenn...\poor eyesight/hearing schlechtes Seh-/Hörvermögen\poor harvest schlechte Ernteto be in \poor health in schlechtem gesundheitlichen Zustand seinto be a \poor loser ein schlechter Verlierer/eine schlechte Verliererin sein\poor memory schlechtes Gedächtnisto be a \poor sailor seeuntauglich sein\poor showing armselige Vorstellung\poor soil karger Boden\poor visibility schlechte Sichtyou \poor thing! du armes Ding!Iceland is \poor in natural resources Island hat kaum Bodenschätzein my \poor opinion meiner unmaßgeblichen Meinung nach6.▶ to take a \poor view of sth etw missbilligen [o nicht gerne sehenII. n▪ the \poor pl die Armen pl* * *[pʊə(r)]1. adj (+er)1) armto get or become poorer — ärmer werden, verarmen
he was now one thousand pounds (the) poorer —
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it's the poor man's Mercedes/Monte Carlo (inf) — das ist der Mercedes/das Monte Carlo des kleinen Mannes (inf)
poor relation (fig) — Sorgenkind nt
2) (= not good) schlecht; (= meagre) mangelhaft; health, effort, performance, excuse schlecht, schwach; sense of responsibility, leadership schwach; soil mager, schlecht; quality schlecht, minderwertigto show sb/sth in a poor light — jdn/etw in einem schlechten Licht darstellen
she was a very poor swimmer — sie war ein sehr schlechter Schwimmer
he is a poor traveller/flier — er verträgt Reisen/Flugreisen nicht gut
fruit wines are a poor substitute for grape wine —
we had a poor time of it last night — gestern Abend lief auch alles schief (inf)
that's poor consolation —
it's a poor thing for Britain if... — es ist schlecht für Großbritannien, wenn...
it will be a poor day for the world when... — es wird ein schwarzer Tag für die Welt sein, wenn...
this is a pretty poor state of affairs — das sieht aber gar nicht gut aus
it's very poor of them not to have replied — es ist sehr unhöflich, dass sie uns etc (dat) nicht geantwortet haben
he showed a poor grasp of the facts —
she was always poor at languages —
hospitals are poor at collecting information — Krankenhäuser sind schlecht im Sammeln von Informationen
you poor ( old) chap (inf) — du armer Kerl (inf)
she's all alone, poor woman — sie ist ganz allein, die arme Frau
poor things, they look cold —
poor miserable creature that he is... — armseliger Kerl or Tropf (inf), der er ist...
it fell to my poor self to... — es blieb meiner Wenigkeit (dat) überlassen, zu... (iro)
2. pl* * *2. arm, ohne Geldreserven, schlecht fundiert (Staat, Verein etc)3. armselig, ärmlich, kümmerlich (Leben etc), (Frühstück etc auch) dürftig:poor dresses pl ärmliche Kleidung4. mager (Boden, Erz, Vieh etc), schlecht, unergiebig (Boden, Ernte etc)5. fig arm (in an dat), schlecht, mangelhaft, schwach (Gesundheit, Leistung, Spieler, Sicht, Verständigung etc):he’s a poor eater er ist ein schlechter Esser;a poor lookout schlechte Aussichten pl;poor in spirit BIBEL arm im Geiste, geistig arm6. pej jämmerlich (Kreatur etc)poor me! ich Ärmste(r)!;my poor mother meine arme ( oft verstorbene) Mutter;* * *1. adjective1) arm2) (inadequate) schlecht; schwach [Rede, Spiel, Leistung, Gesundheit]; dürftig [Essen, Kleidung, Unterkunft, Entschuldigung]be poor at maths — etc. schlecht od. schwach in Mathematik usw. sein
that's pretty poor! — das ist reichlich dürftig od. (ugs.) ganz schön schwach
4) (unfortunate) arm (auch iron.)poor you! — du Armer/Arme!; du Ärmster/Ärmste!
5) (infertile) karg, schlecht [Boden, Land]6) (spiritless, pathetic) arm [Teufel, Dummkopf]; armselig, (abwertend) elend [Kreatur, Stümper]7) (deficient) arm (in an + Dat.)poor in content/ideas/vitamins — inhalts- / ideen- / vitaminarm
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1. n собир. бедные, бедняки, беднота; неимущиеpoor but honest — беден, но честен
2. a бедный, неимущий, малоимущийalas! poor Yorick! — увы, бедный Йорик!
piss poor — страшно бедный, жалкий, убогий
3. a бедный, несчастныйpoor fellow — бедняга, несчастный
4. a диал. покойный, умерший5. a ирон. шутл. часто скромный; жалкий, ничтожный6. a незначительный, небольшой, жалкий7. a недостаточный, скудный; плохой8. a бедный, скудныйpoor design — плохо выполненный, бедный, бедного рисунка
9. a плохой, низкого качества; скверныйpoor reception — радио, плохой приём
poor road — скверная дорога; дорога в плохом состоянии
poor accuracy — низкая точность; недостаточная точность
a poor set of players — плохая команда, плохие игроки
10. a плохой, слабый11. a неприятный, плохой, не доставляющий удовольствия12. a дурной, низкий, неблагородный13. a неплодородный14. a непитательный15. a слабый, плохой16. a худой, тощий17. a поношенный, износившийсяСинонимический ряд:1. abject (adj.) abject; base; cowardly; mean2. bad (adj.) amiss; bad; dissatisfactory; rotten; unsatisfactory; up; wrong3. barren (adj.) barren; fruitless; sterile; unfertile; unproductive4. beggared (adj.) beggared; broke; depleted; destitute; dirt poor; distressed; flat; fortuneless; hard up; impecunious; impoverished; indigent; insolvent; low; necessitous; needy; penniless; penurious; poverty-stricken; stone-broke; stony; strapped; underprivileged; unprosperous5. cheap (adj.) cheap; cheesy; common; paltry; rubbishing; rubbishly; rubbishy; shoddy; sleazy; tatty; trashy; trumpery6. humble (adj.) humble; unpretentious7. inferior (adj.) declasse; faulty; hack; inadequate; inferior; jerry-built; low-grade; mediocre; schlock; second-class; second-drawer; second-rate; seedy; shabby; substandard8. meager (adj.) deficient; exiguous; incomplete; insufficient; lacking; meager; puny; scant; scanty; scrimp; scrimpy; skimp; skimpy; spare; sparse; stingy9. miserable (adj.) miserable; wretched10. underfed (adj.) emaciated; gaunt; hungry; lank; lean; meagre; shrunk; skinny; underfed11. unlucky (adj.) commiserable; doomed; hapless; luckless; pathetic; piteous; pitiable; pitiful; rueful; star-crossed; unluckyАнтонимический ряд:affluent; ample; bold; brave; complete; considerable; copious; fertile; fortunate; large; liberal; lucky; moneyed; rich; superior -
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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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I. 1. беден, нуждаещ се
POOR man's бедняшки, сиромашки, долнокачествен
2. прен. беден (in откъм)
POOR in minerals беден откъм минерали
3. недоброкачествен, лош, слаб
to be POOR at не ме бива в, слаб съм по
to have a POOR night прекарвам лошо нощта
POOR consolation слаба утеха
POOR excuse неубедително извинение
4. незначителен, дребен
in my POOR opinion по моето скромно мнение
5. жалък, не достоен
POOR spirit страхливост
POOR sort of conduct недостойно държане
POOR creature жалък човек/същество
6. беден, нещастен, клет, горък
POOR fellow/thing! горкият
II. n the POOR бедните, беднотията* * *{puъ} I. a 1. беден, нуждаещ се; poor man's бедняшки, сиромашки; до* * *убог; слаб; сиромашки; беден; дребен; горък; долнопробен; жалък; лош; клет; недоброкачествен; недобър; незначителен; нещастен;* * *1. i. беден, нуждаещ се 2. ii. n the poor бедните, беднотията 3. in my poor opinion по моето скромно мнение 4. poor consolation слаба утеха 5. poor creature жалък човек/същество 6. poor excuse неубедително извинение 7. poor fellow/thing! горкият 8. poor in minerals беден откъм минерали 9. poor man's бедняшки, сиромашки, долнокачествен 10. poor sort of conduct недостойно държане 11. poor spirit страхливост 12. to be poor at не ме бива в, слаб съм по 13. to have a poor night прекарвам лошо нощта 14. беден, нещастен, клет, горък 15. жалък, не достоен 16. недоброкачествен, лош, слаб 17. незначителен, дребен 18. прен. беден (in откъм)* * *poor[puə] I. adj 1. беден, безимотен; нуждаещ се; сиромах, бедняк; \poor prisoner подсъдим, който няма средства за защита; as \poor as a church-mouse беден като църковна мишка; a \poor man' s s.th. слаб (евтин) заместител на нещо; 2. беден откъм (in); \poor in trees слабо залесен; to become \poor in ideаs обеднявам откъм идеи; 3. недоброкачествен, нискокачествен, лош; слаб, посредствен, незначителен, жалък; дребен, малък; to be \poor at mathematics не ме бива (слаб съм) по смятане; to be \poor in mathematics имам лош (слаб) успех по математика; а \poor excuse неубедително, жалко извинение; to cut a \poor figure изглеждам жалък, слабо се проявявам; \poor health лошо здраве; to show a \poor spirit проявявам страхливост (липса на смелост); a \poor sort of conduct лошо държание, недостойно поведение; подлост, вероломство; to give s.o. a \poor reception приемам някого зле; a \poor speaker лош (слаб) оратор; in my \poor opinion шег. по мое скромно мнение; 4. беден, нещастен, окаян, злочест, клет, горък; \poor fellow! горкият! клетият! бедният! \poor me! клетият (бедният, горкият) аз; II. n the \poor бедните, бедняците, беднотията, беднотата, сиромашия; the new \poor наскоро обеднелите, новата беднотия.
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