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1 poor

poor

A n the poor (+ v pl) les pauvres mpl.

B adj

1 ( 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).

Idioms

as poor as a church mouse pauvre comme Job ; the poor man's champagne le champagne du pauvre.

Big English-French dictionary > poor
2 ♦ poor

♦ 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 meschina

2 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 tempo

3 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!

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ poor
3 poor

poor [pʊə^r]

1. adjective

   a. ( = 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 zinc

   b. ( = 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 service

• he had a very poor attendance record il avait souvent été absent

• to be in poor health ne pas être en bonne santé

• people with poor circulation les gens qui ont une mauvaise circulation

• he showed a poor grasp of the facts il a manifesté un manque de compréhension des faits

• a poor substitute (for sth) un piètre substitut (de qch)

   c. ( = 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 froid

2. plural noun

the poor les pauvres mpl

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[pɔː(r)], US [pʊər]
adjective

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] faible

to be poor at — [person] être faible en [maths, French]

I'm a poor traveller — je supporte mal les voyages

3) ( deserving pity) pauvre

poor you! — pauvre de toi!

4) (sorry, pathetic) [attempt, creature] pauvre; [excuse] piètre (before n)

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as poor as a church mouse — pauvre comme Job

English-French dictionary > poor
4 poor

puə
1. adjective
1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) pobre

2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) malo; escaso

3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) pobre

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- poorness
- poorly
2. adjective
(ill: He is very poorly.) pachucho, malo, indispuesto

poor adj pobre

the poor countries need our help los países pobres necesitan nuestra ayuda

poor

tr[pʊə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (person, family, country) pobre

2 (inadequate) pobre, escaso,-a; (bad quality) malo,-a; (inferior) inferior

■ you've got a poor memory tienes mala memoria

■ he's in poor health está mal de salud

■ that joke was in poor taste ese chiste era de mal gusto

■ she's a poor judge of character no sabe juzgar a las personas

■ they took a poor view of my decision vieron mi decisión con malos ojos

3 (unfortunate) pobre

■ poor Edward el pobre Edward

■ you poor thing! ¡pobrecito!

plural noun the poor

1 los pobres nombre masculino plural

poor ['pʊr, 'por] adj

1) : pobre

poor people: los pobres

2) scanty: pobre, escaso

poor attendance: baja asistencia

3) unfortunate: pobre

poor thing!: ¡pobrecito!

4) bad: malo

to be in poor health: estar mal de salud

poor

adj.

• 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, -est

1) ( not wealthy) pobre

spiritually poor — pobre de espíritu

sparkling wine is the poor man's champagne — el vino espumoso es el champán de los pobres

2) (unsatisfactory, bad) < harvest> pobre, escaso; <diet/quality> malo; < imitation> burdo

she's a poor golfer — es una jugadora de golf bastante floja or mala

theory is a poor substitute for experience — la teoría no puede reemplazar a la experiencia

to be in very poor health — estar* muy delicado or muy mal de salud

3) ( unfortunate) (before n) pobre

poor old Charles got soaked — el pobre Charles se empapó

you poor thing! — pobrecito!

II

plural noun

the poor — los pobres

[pʊǝ(r)]
1. ADJ
(compar poorer) (superl poorest)
1) (=not rich) [person, family, country] pobre

a poor woman — una mujer pobre

a poor man — un pobre

poor people — gente f pobre, personas fpl pobres

• 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 muerte

it left me £5 the poorer — me dejó con 5 libras de menos

- be as poor as a church mouse

2) (=inferior, bad) [goods, service] malo, de mala calidad

the wine was poor — el vino era malo or de mala calidad

Britain's poor economic performance — el bajo rendimiento económico obtenido por Gran Bretaña

she has a very poor attendance record — su expediente es muy malo en lo que a asistencia se refiere

they had made a poor job of it — habían hecho una chapuza *

• to be a poor imitation of sth — ser una burda or pobre imitación de algo

• his decision shows poor judgment — su decisión denota poco juicio

• 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 primero

his 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

I had a poor education — la educación que recibí no fue muy buena

many people eat a poor diet — mucha gente tiene una dieta pobre

poor — (Scol) (as mark) deficiente

• soils that are poor in zinc — suelos que son pobres en zinc or que tienen bajo contenido en zinc

4) (=untalented)

he was a poor actor — era un actor flojo

I'm a poor traveller — lo de viajar no lo llevo muy bien

she was a very poor swimmer — no era buena nadadora

• to be poor at maths — no ser muy bueno en matemáticas

we are poor at marketing ourselves — no somos muy buenos a la hora de darnos publicidad

5) (=unfortunate) pobre

the poor child was hungry — el pobre niño tenía hambre

poor little thing! — ¡pobrecito!, ¡pobre criaturita!

poor (old) you!, you poor (old) thing! — ¡pobrecito!

poor Mary's lost all her money — la pobre María ha perdido todo su dinero

he's very ill, poor chap — está grave el pobre

a poor little rich girl — una pobre niña rica
devil 1., 2)
2.

NPL

• the poor — los pobres

the rural/urban poor — los pobres de las zonas rurales/urbanas

3.

CPD

poor box N — cepillo m de las limosnas

poor law N — (Hist) ley f de asistencia pública

poor white N — (US) persona pobre de raza blanca
relief 1., 4) POOR
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
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I [pɔːr, pɔːr, pʊə(r)]
adjective -er, -est

1) ( not wealthy) pobre

spiritually poor — pobre de espíritu

sparkling wine is the poor man's champagne — el vino espumoso es el champán de los pobres

2) (unsatisfactory, bad) < harvest> pobre, escaso; <diet/quality> malo; < imitation> burdo

she's a poor golfer — es una jugadora de golf bastante floja or mala

theory is a poor substitute for experience — la teoría no puede reemplazar a la experiencia

to be in very poor health — estar* muy delicado or muy mal de salud

3) ( unfortunate) (before n) pobre

poor old Charles got soaked — el pobre Charles se empapó

you poor thing! — pobrecito!

II

plural noun

the poor — los pobres

English-spanish dictionary > poor
5 poor

1. adjective
1) arm

2) (inadequate) schlecht; schwach [Rede, Spiel, Leistung, Gesundheit]; dürftig [Essen, Kleidung, Unterkunft, Entschuldigung]

of poor quality — minderer Qualität

be poor at maths — etc. schlecht od. schwach in Mathematik usw. sein

somebody is poor at games — Ballspiele liegen jemandem nicht

3) (paltry) schwach [Trost]; schlecht [Aussichten, Situation]; (disgusting) mies (ugs. abwertend)

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

8)

take a poor view of — nicht [sehr] viel halten von; für gering halten [Aussichten, Chancen]
2. plural noun
the poor — die Armen

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[puə] 1. adjective
1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) arm

2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) mangelhaft

3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) arm

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- academic.ru/56778/poorness">poorness
- poorly 2. adjective
(ill: He is very poorly.) kränklich

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poor

[po:ʳ, AM pʊr]

I. adj

1. (lacking money) arm, SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. bedürftig

\poor man's caviar der Kaviar des armen Mannes

a \poor area/family/country eine arme Region/Familie/ein armes Land

2. (inadequate) unzureichend, mangelhaft, SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. dürftig

their French is still quite \poor ihr Französisch ist noch ziemlich bescheiden

margarine is a \poor substitute for butter Margarine ist ein minderer Ersatz für Butter

▪ to be \poor at sth schlecht in etw dat sein

to give a \poor account of oneself sich akk von seiner schlechtesten Seite zeigen

\poor attendance geringer Besucherandrang

a \poor excuse eine faule Ausrede

he must be a \poor excuse for a carpenter if... er muss ein ziemlich mieser Tischler sein, wenn...

\poor eyesight/hearing schlechtes Seh-/Hörvermögen

to cut a \poor figure [as sth] ( dated) eine schlechte Figur [als etw] machen

\poor harvest schlechte Ernte

to be in \poor health in schlechtem gesundheitlichen Zustand sein

to make a \poor job of [doing] sth bei etw dat schlechte Arbeit leisten

to be a \poor loser ein schlechter Verlierer/eine schlechte Verliererin sein

\poor memory schlechtes Gedächtnis

to be a \poor sailor seeuntauglich sein

to come a \poor second [in sth] [bei etw dat] weit abgeschlagen an zweiter Stelle landen

\poor showing armselige Vorstellung

\poor soil karger Boden

\poor visibility schlechte Sicht

3. attr (deserving of pity) arm

you \poor thing! du armes Ding!

4. pred (lacking)

▪ to be \poor in sth arm an etw dat sein

Iceland is \poor in natural resources Island hat kaum Bodenschätze

5. attr ( hum dated: humble) bescheiden

in my \poor opinion meiner unmaßgeblichen Meinung nach

6.

▶ [as] \poor as a church mouse ( dated) [so] arm wie eine Kirchenmaus

▶ to take a \poor view of sth etw missbilligen [o nicht gerne sehen

II. n

▪ the \poor pl die Armen pl

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[pʊə(r)]
1. adj (+er)

1) arm

to get or become poorer — ärmer werden, verarmen

he was now one thousand pounds (the) poorer —

a poor little rich girl — ein armes reiches Mädchen

poor whites —

a country poor in natural resources — ein an Bodenschätzen armes Land

to be poor in nutrients — arm an Nährstoffen sein

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, minderwertig

to show sb/sth in a poor light — jdn/etw in einem schlechten Licht darstellen

to get or become poorer (eyesight, hearing, weather) —

she was a very poor swimmer — sie war ein sehr schlechter Schwimmer

he is a poor traveller/flier — er verträgt Reisen/Flugreisen nicht gut

a poor friend you are! — du bist mir ein schöner Freund!

fruit wines are a poor substitute for grape wine —

a poor imitation of sth — eine schlechte or minderwertige Nachahmung von etw

a poor chance of success — schlechte Erfolgsaussichten

we had a poor time of it last night — gestern Abend lief auch alles schief (inf)

only £55? that's pretty poor, isn't it? — nur £ 55? das ist aber ziemlich wenig!

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 has a very poor grasp of the subject — er beherrscht das Fach sehr schlecht

he showed a poor grasp of the facts —

he is a poor hand at public speaking — in der Öffentlichkeit zu sprechen liegt ihm nicht

she was always poor at languages —

hospitals are poor at collecting information — Krankenhäuser sind schlecht im Sammeln von Informationen

3) (= pitiful, pitiable) arm

you poor ( old) chap (inf) — du armer Kerl (inf)

poor you! — du Ärmste(r)!

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...

in my poor opinion (iro) — meiner bescheidenen or unmaßgeblichen Meinung nach

it fell to my poor self to... — es blieb meiner Wenigkeit (dat) überlassen, zu... (iro)

2. pl

the poor — die Armen pl

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poor [pɔː; besonders US pʊə(r)]

A adj (adv → poorly B)

1. arm, mittellos; → quarter A 15

2. arm, ohne Geldreserven, schlecht fundiert (Staat, Verein etc)

3. armselig, ärmlich, kümmerlich (Leben etc), (Frühstück etc auch) dürftig:

poor dresses pl ärmliche Kleidung

4. 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 arm

6. pej jämmerlich (Kreatur etc)

7. umg arm, bedauerns-, bemitleidenswert (alle oft hum):

poor me! ich Ärmste(r)!;

my poor mother meine arme ( oft verstorbene) Mutter;

in my poor opinion iron meiner unmaßgeblichen Meinung nach; → opinion 3, self A 1

B s the poor koll die Armen pl

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1. adjective
1) arm

2) (inadequate) schlecht; schwach [Rede, Spiel, Leistung, Gesundheit]; dürftig [Essen, Kleidung, Unterkunft, Entschuldigung]

of poor quality — minderer Qualität

be poor at maths — etc. schlecht od. schwach in Mathematik usw. sein

somebody is poor at games — Ballspiele liegen jemandem nicht

3) (paltry) schwach [Trost]; schlecht [Aussichten, Situation]; (disgusting) mies (ugs. abwertend)

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

8)

take a poor view of — nicht [sehr] viel halten von; für gering halten [Aussichten, Chancen]
2. plural noun
the poor — die Armen

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adj.

arm adj.

armselig adj.

dürftig adj.

English-german dictionary > poor
6 quality

1. noun
1) Qualität, die

of good/poor etc. quality — von guter/schlechter usw. Qualität

of the best quality — bester Qualität

2) (characteristic) Eigenschaft, die

possess the qualities of a ruler/leader — eine Führernatur sein

3) (of sound, voice) Klang, der
2. adjective
1) (excellent) Qualitäts-

2) (maintaining quality) Qualitäts[prüfung, -kontrolle]; (denoting quality) Güte[grad, -klasse, -zeichen]

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['kwoləti]
plural - qualities; noun

1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; ( also adjective) quality goods.) die Qualität,Qualitäts-...

2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.) die Eigenschaft

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qual·ity

[ˈkwɒləti, AM ˈkwɑ:lət̬i]

I. n

1. (standard) Qualität f, Güte f, Wert m; MECH, TECH Gütegrad m fachspr

\quality of life Lebensqualität f

of high/low \quality von hoher/minderer Qualität, hochwertig/minderwertig

first/second \quality erste/zweite Qualität [o Wahl] [o Klasse]

to vary in \quality sich akk qualitätsmäßig unterscheiden

2. (character) Art f, Beschaffenheit f, Natur f

the unique \quality of their relationship die Einzigartigkeit ihrer Beziehung

3. (feature) Eigenschaft f, Merkmal nt

artistic \quality künstlerisches Merkmal

managerial qualities Führungsqualitäten pl, Führungseigenschaften pl

the school has many excellent qualities die Schule hat viele Vorzüge

this cheese has a rather rubbery \quality to it dieser Käse hat etwas ziemlich Gummiartiges an sich

4. ( dated or hum: high rank) Rang m, hohes Ansehen

to be a person of \quality jd von Rang [und Namen] sein

II. n modifier [qualitativ] hochwertig, Qualitäts-

\quality assessment Qualitätsprüfung f

\quality control COMPUT Qualitätskontrolle f

\quality goods/products Qualitätswaren pl/Qualitätserzeugnisse pl; ( fam)

that's a real \quality job you've done there das hast du wirklich toll gemacht fam

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['kwɒlItɪ]
1. n

1) (= degree of goodness) Qualität f; (COMM, categorized) Güteklasse f, Qualität f; (of justice, education etc) (hoher) Stand

of the best quality — von bester Qualität

of good/poor quality — von guter/schlechter Qualität, qualitativ gut/schlecht

quality matters more than quantity — Qualität geht vor Quantität

they vary in quality — sie sind qualitativ verschieden

the excellent quality of her mind — ihr hervorragender Verstand

quality of life — Lebensqualität f

2) (= characteristics of person, thing) Eigenschaft f

he has the quality of great patience — er hat viel or große Geduld, er ist sehr geduldig

3) (= nature) Art f

because of the unique quality of the relationship — da es eine einzigartige Beziehung war

4) (of voice, sound) Klangfarbe f; (LING) Qualität f; (of colour) Farbqualität f

5) (old, hum: high rank) vornehmer Stand

the quality — die Oberschicht, die vornehme Welt

people of quality — Leute pl von Rang und Namen

a lady of quality — eine vornehme Dame

2. attr

1) Qualitäts-

quality goods — Qualitätsware f

quality mark — Gütezeichen nt

2) (inf: good) erstklassig (inf); newspaper angesehen, seriös

the quality press (Brit) — die seriöse Presse

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quality [ˈkwɒlətı; US ˈkwɑ-] s

1. Eigenschaft f:

(good) quality gute Eigenschaft;

in the quality of (in der Eigenschaft) als

2. Beschaffenheit f, (Eigen)Art f, Natur f

3. besonders WIRTSCH

a) Qualität f:

in quality qualitativ;

of low ( oder poor) quality minderer Qualität;

quality of life SOZIOL Lebensqualität;

quality of sound TV etc Tonqualität;

quality time ausschließlich der Familie gewidmete Zeit

b) (gute) Qualität, Güte f:

quality control Qualitätskontrolle f;

quality factor Gütefaktor m; (Radiologie) Bewertungs-, Qualitätsfaktor m;

quality goods Qualitätswaren;

quality management Qualitätsmanagement n;

quality (news)paper seriöse Zeitung

c) Güte(sorte) f, Klasse f

4. Erstklassigkeit f, Klasse f

5. Talent n, Fähigkeit f:

qualities of leadership Führungsqualitäten

6. obs Vornehmheit f, vornehmer Stand:

person of quality Standesperson f;

the people pl of quality die vornehme Welt

7. LING, MUS Klangfarbe f

8. PHIL Qualität f

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1. noun
1) Qualität, die

of good/poor etc. quality — von guter/schlechter usw. Qualität

of the best quality — bester Qualität

2) (characteristic) Eigenschaft, die

possess the qualities of a ruler/leader — eine Führernatur sein

3) (of sound, voice) Klang, der
2. adjective
1) (excellent) Qualitäts-

2) (maintaining quality) Qualitäts[prüfung, -kontrolle]; (denoting quality) Güte[grad, -klasse, -zeichen]

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n.

Beschaffenheit f.

Eigenschaft f.

Güte -n f.

Qualität -en f.

English-german dictionary > quality
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'kwoləti
plural - qualities; noun

1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; (also adjective) quality goods.) calidad

2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.) cualidad

quality n

1. calidad

we use ingredients of the finest quality usamos ingredientes de la mejor calidad

2. cualidad

he has many qualities and few defects tiene muchas cualidades y pocos defectos

El plural de quality se escribe qualities

quality

tr['kwɒlɪtɪ]

noun (pl qualities)

1 (degree of excellence) calidad nombre femenino

■ of good quality de buena calidad

■ of poor quality de poca calidad

2 (attribute) cualidad nombre femenino

■ she has many qualities tiene muchas cualidades

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

quality control control nombre masculino de calidad

quality goods género de calidad, productos nombre masculino plural de calidad

quality newspapers prensa de calidad

quality ['kwɑlət̬i] n, pl - ties

1) nature: carácter m

2) attribute: cualidad f

3) grade: calidad f

of good quality: de buena calidad

quality

n.

• calaña s.f.

• calibre s.m.

• calidad s.f.

• casta s.f.

• cualidad s.f.

• estofa s.f.

• laya s.f.

• metal s.m.

• raza s.f.

I 'kwɑːləti, 'kwɒləti
noun (pl - ties)

1) u c ( degree of excellence) calidad f

of poor/excellent quality — de calidad inferior/de primera calidad

good/poor quality products — productos de buena calidad/de calidad inferior

2) c ( characteristic) cualidad f

II

adjective (before n) < product> de calidad; < newspaper> serio

['kwɒlɪtɪ]
1. N

1) (=standard, high standard) calidad f

of good/high quality — de buena/alta calidad

of poor/low quality — de mala/baja calidad

a top-quality hotel — un hotel de primera calidad

the quality of life — la calidad de vida

he has real quality — tiene verdadera calidad

a product of quality — un producto de calidad

- quality is more important than quantity

2) (=personal attribute) cualidad f

one of his good qualities — una de sus buenas cualidades

one of his bad qualities — uno de sus defectos

leadership qualities — cualidades fpl de líder

3) (=physical property) propiedad f

the nutritional qualities of fruit — las propiedades nutritivas de la fruta

4) (=nature, character) cualidad f

a childlike quality — una cualidad infantil

5) (=tone) [of sound, voice] timbre m, tono m

6)

the qualities — (Brit) (Press) * la prensa seria, los periódicos serios

2.

CPD [product, work] de calidad; [newspaper] serio

a quality carpet — una alfombra de calidad

quality control N — control m de calidad

quality controller N — controlador(a) m / f de calidad

quality newspaper N — periódico m serio

the quality papers NPL — los periódicos serios

the quality press N — la prensa seria

See:

see cultural note BROADSHEETS AND TABLOIDS in broadsheet

quality time N — tiempo dedicado a la familia y a los amigos

I need to spend some quality time with my children — necesito pasar tiempo disfrutando con mis hijos

if you don't spend quality time studying you won't learn very much — si no dedicas tiempo en serio a estudiar no aprenderás mucho

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I ['kwɑːləti, 'kwɒləti]
noun (pl - ties)

1) u c ( degree of excellence) calidad f

of poor/excellent quality — de calidad inferior/de primera calidad

good/poor quality products — productos de buena calidad/de calidad inferior

2) c ( characteristic) cualidad f

II

adjective (before n) < product> de calidad; < newspaper> serio

English-spanish dictionary > quality
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[English Word] a thing of first quality

[English Plural] things of first quality

[Swahili Word] nambawani

[Swahili Plural] manambawani

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Note] rare

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[English Word] of the finest quality

[Swahili Word] teule

[Part of Speech] adjective

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[English Word] poor quality

[Swahili Word] uhaba

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] poor quality

[Swahili Word] uhafifu

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] quality

[English Plural] qualities

[Swahili Word] babu

[Swahili Plural] babu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[English Example] of superior quality (character), of inferior quality (character)

[Swahili Example] quality kubwa, quality ndogo

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[English Word] quality

[English Plural] qualities

[Swahili Word] gredi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] Eng.

[Swahili Example] kahawa ya gredi chini; mshahara wake ni wa gredi juu [Rec]

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[English Word] quality

[English Plural] qualities

[Swahili Word] hulka

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] huluki, huluku, mahluki

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[English Word] quality

[English Plural] qualities

[Swahili Word] jinsi

[Swahili Plural] jinsi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[English Word] quality

[English Plural] qualities

[Swahili Word] kiumbo

[Swahili Plural] viumbo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -umba

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[English Word] quality

[English Plural] qualities

[Swahili Word] mtindo

[Swahili Plural] mitindo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[English Example] These clothes are of the same quality as those.

[Swahili Example] nguo hizi ni mtindo wa zile

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[English Word] quality

[English Plural] qualities

[Swahili Word] namna

[Part of Speech] noun

[English Example] of what sort?

[Swahili Example] namna gani?

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[English Word] quality

[English Plural] qualities

[Swahili Word] sifa

[Swahili Plural] sifa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Word] Arabic

[English Example] (s)he has all the qualities of the devil

[Swahili Example] kila sifa ya ushetani anayo yeye [Sul]

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[English Word] quality

[English Plural] qualities

[Swahili Word] simo

[Swahili Plural] simo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Word] Pers.

[Note] rare

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[English Word] quality

[English Plural] qualities

[Swahili Word] umbile

[Swahili Plural] maumbile

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11/6

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[English Word] quality

[English Plural] qualities

[Swahili Word] umbo

[Swahili Plural] maumbo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11/6

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[English Word] quality

[Swahili Word] usawa

[Part of Speech] noun

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English-Swahili dictionary > quality
9 poor

1. [pʋə] n (the poor) собир.
бедные, бедняки, беднота; неимущие

the poor and the rich - бедные и богатые
2. [pʋə] a
1. бедный, неимущий, малоимущий

poor peasant - крестьянин-бедняк

poor people - бедные /неимущие/ люди

2. 1) бедный, несчастный

poor fellow - бедняга, несчастный

poor beggar /creature, soul, thing/ - бедняга, бедняжка; бедняжечка

poor me! - горе мне!

2) диал. покойный, умерший

my poor old mother - моя покойная мать

3. 1) часто ирон., шутл. скромный; жалкий, ничтожный

in my poor opinion - по моему скромному мнению

to the best of my poor abilities - по мере моих скромных сил

my poor retirement - моя скромная уединённая жизнь

2) незначительный, небольшой, жалкий

poor reception - плохонький /убогий/ приём [см. тж. 5, 1)]

a poor ten shillings - жалкие десять шиллингов

a poor chance for recovery - слабая надежда на выздоровление

the village is but poor five miles from here - деревня находится всего на расстоянии каких-нибудь пяти миль отсюда

4. 1) недостаточный, скудный; плохой

poor 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

he became poorer in ideas - мысль его оскудела

5. 1) плохой, низкого качества; скверный

poor food - плохая /скверная/ пища

poor butter - некачественное масло

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

poor blood - дурная кровь

goods of poor quality - товары низкого качества

to have a poor opinion of smb. - быть о ком-л. плохого мнения

2) плохой, слабый

poor speaker [player] - слабый оратор [игрок]

to be poor at mathematics - быть слабым в математике

that is a poor consolation - это слабое утешение

he's a poor driver - он плохо водит машину

3) неприятный, плохой, не доставляющий удовольствия

we had a poor time - мы плохо провели время

6. дурной, низкий, неблагородный

poor form /sort/ of conduct - дурное /неприличное/ поведение

7. 1) неплодородный ( о почве)

2) непитательный ( о продуктах)

8. 1) слабый, плохой

poor health - слабое здоровье

in poor condition - в плохом состоянии ( о здоровье)

2) 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/

poor as Job - беден как Иов

a /the/ poor relation - кто-л. или что-л. неполноценное, заслуживающее жалости; ≅ бедный родственник

to cut a poor figure - производить жалкое впечатление; плохо выглядеть

НБАРС > poor
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[puə], [pɔː] 1. прил.
1) бедный, малоимущий, неимущий

one of the world's poorest countries — одна из беднейших стран в мире

LA's poor areas — бедные районы Лос-Анджелеса

She came from a poor family. — Она родилась в бедной семье.

The defendant is too poor to afford a lawyer. — Ответчик настолько беден, что не может позволить себе нанять адвоката.

Syn:

hard up, underprivileged, unemployable, needy, indigent, destitute

Ant:

rich, privileged, upper-class, wealthy, well-to-do

2) ( poor in) бедный, скудный, лишённый (какого-л.) качества или запасов (чего-л.)

an area poor in coal — регион, со скудным запасом угля

sinners, in other words those who are poor in spirit — грешники, другими словами, нищие духом

3) плохой; слабый; скудный; недостаточный

poor wages — маленькая зарплата

poor attendance — плохая посещаемость

poor crop — плохой урожай

of poor quality — низкокачественный

poor health — слабое здоровье

poor eyesight / hearing / memory — плохое зрение, плохой слух, плохая память

poor chance — ничтожный шанс

poor visibility — плохая видимость

in poor condition — в плохом состоянии

I am a poor swimmer. — Я плохо плаваю.

I am poor at sport. — Я плохой спортсмен.

She is a poor sailor. разг. — Её быстро укачивает.

He is a poor loser. — Он не умеет достойно проигрывать.

His English is very poor. — Он очень плохо говорит по-английски.

Syn:

inferior

4) неплодородный ( о почве)

5) худой, тощий ( о скоте)

6) уст. скромный; жалкий, ничтожный

in my poor opinion — по моему скромному мнению

Syn:

humble

7) бедный, несчастный

poor fellow! — бедняга!

Oh, you poor thing. — Ах ты, бедняжка!

Syn:

unfortunate, hapless

8) диал. недавно умерший, покойный

Syn:

late, deceased

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poor relation — бедный родственник

(as) poor as a church mouse — беден как церковная мышь / крыса

to take a poor view of smth. — не одобрять что-л.

- poor man's smth.
2. сущ.
( the poor) употр. с гл. во мн. бедные, малоимущие, неимущие

Ant:

rich

Англо-русский современный словарь > poor
11 poor

[puə] 1. adjective
1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) reven

2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) pičel

3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) ubog

•

- poorness
- poorly 2. adjective
(ill: He is very poorly.) bolehen

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[púə]
adjective ( poorly adverb)

reven, ubog; skromen, pičel, nezadosten, nerodoviten (zemlja); slaboten, mršav, slab, suh; figuratively ubog (in v); contemptuously beden

to cut a poor figure — revno izgledati

poor consolation — slaba tolažba

a poor lookout — slabo kaže

poor in spirit — ubog v duhu

humorously poor man's treacle — čebula

botany poor man's weather-glass — njivska kurja česnica

botany poor man's cabbage — zimska kreša

in my poor opinion — po mojem skromnem mnenju

the poor — reveži

poor white — siromašen belec na jugu ZDA

poor me! — jojmene!

poor little thing — ubožec, revica

geology poor rock — jalovina

English-Slovenian dictionary > poor
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[pɔ:] a աղքատ, չքավոր. the poor աղ քատները. (խեղճ, վատ) poor healtհ վատառողջ. of poor quality ցածր որակի, վատորակ. have a poor opinion վատ կարծիք ունենալ, լավ կար ծիքի չլինել. poor thing խեղճ արարած. poor soil անբերրի/անարգավանդ հող. poor pay քիչ աշխատավարձ. poor harvest աղքատ բերք

English-Armenian dictionary > poor
13 quality

'kwoləti
plural - qualities; noun

1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; ( also adjective) quality goods.) kvalitet, sort

2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.) (karakter)egenskap

karakter
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kvalitet

subst. \/ˈkwɒlətɪ\/

1) kvalitet, sort, slag

• these goods are of poor quality

dette er varer av dårlig kvalitet

2) beskaffenhet, kvalitet

3) egenskap, trekk

• he has many good qualities

4) (naturlig) evne, talent

• he has the quality of inspiring confidence

5) (om lyd, tone) klangfarge

6) ( gammeldags) høy rang, stand

• she is a lady of quality

in the quality of i egenskap av

the quality overklassen

English-Norwegian dictionary > quality
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['kwɔlɪtɪ] 1. n
( standard) jakość f; ( characteristic) ( of person) cecha f (charakteru), przymiot m (usu pl); (of wood, stone) właściwość f
2. cpd
dobry jakościowo

of good/poor quality — dobrej/złej jakości

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['kwoləti]
plural - qualities; noun

1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; ( also adjective) quality goods.) gatunek, jakość

2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.) cecha, zaleta

English-Polish dictionary > quality
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poor [pʊə(r)]

pauvre ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (f) faible ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (e) médiocre ⇒ 1 (b) mauvais ⇒ 1 (c) peu doué ⇒ 1 (d)

1 adjective

(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 reception (unwelcoming) mauvais accueil m; Radio & Television mauvaise transmission f;

∎ 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

(f) (pitiful) pauvre;

∎ poor you!, you poor thing! (to man) mon pauvre (vieux)!; (to woman) ma pauvre (vieille)!;

∎ 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

2 plural noun

∎ 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

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > poor
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thing [θɪŋ]

choses ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a)-(d), 2 (b)-(d) objet ⇒ 1A (a) créature ⇒ 1A (d) idée ⇒ 1B (a) question ⇒ 1B (b) idéal ⇒ 1C (c) mode ⇒ 1C (d) effets ⇒ 2 (a) affaires ⇒ 2 (a)

1 noun

A.

(a) (object, item) chose f, objet m;

∎ what's that yellow thing on the floor? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc jaune par terre?;

∎ what's that thing for? à quoi ça sert, ça?;

∎ what's this knob thing for? à quoi sert cette espèce de bouton?;

∎ where's my hat? I can't find the thing anywhere où est mon chapeau? je ne le trouve nulle part;

∎ the only thing I could hear was a dripping tap la seule chose que j'entendais c'était un robinet qui fuyait;

∎ any idea how to work this thing? tu sais comment ça marche?;

∎ I had to rewrite the whole thing j'ai dû tout réécrire;

∎ the thing he loves most is his pipe ce qu'il aime le plus, c'est sa pipe;

∎ I need a few things from the shop j'ai besoin de faire quelques courses;

∎ she loves books and posters and things, she loves things like books and posters elle aime les livres, les posters, ce genre de choses;

∎ he likes making things with his hands il est très manuel;

∎ she enjoys the good things in life elle apprécie les bonnes choses de la vie;

∎ I must be seeing things je dois avoir des visions;

∎ I must be hearing things je dois rêver, j'entends des voix;

∎ humorous things that go bump in the night les choses qui font du bruit la nuit;

∎ they were treated as things not people on les traitait comme des choses, pas comme des êtres humains

(b) (activity, event) chose f;

∎ he likes things like gardening il aime le jardinage et les choses dans ce goût-là;

∎ familiar she's still into this art thing in a big way elle est encore très branchée art;

∎ the thing to do is to pretend you're asleep vous n'avez qu'à faire semblant de dormir;

∎ the first thing to do is (to) ring the police la première chose à faire, c'est d'appeler la police;

∎ the only thing left is to… il ne reste plus qu'à…;

∎ the next thing on the agenda le point suivant à l'ordre du jour;

∎ it's the best thing to do c'est ce qu'il y a de mieux à faire;

∎ that was a silly thing to do! ce n'était pas la chose à faire!;

∎ how could you do such a thing? comment avez-vous pu faire une chose pareille?;

∎ I have lots of things to do j'ai des tas de choses à faire;

∎ she certainly gets things done avec elle, ça ne traîne pas

(c) (in negative clauses)

∎ I don't know a thing about what happened j'ignore tout de ce qui s'est passé;

∎ I don't know a thing about algebra je n'y connais absolument rien en algèbre;

∎ not a thing was overlooked pas un détail n'a été négligé;

∎ I didn't understand a thing she said je n'ai rien compris à ce qu'elle disait, je n'ai pas compris un mot de ce qu'elle disait;

∎ we couldn't do a thing about it nous n'y pouvions absolument rien;

∎ I couldn't do a thing to help je n'ai rien pu faire pour me rendre utile;

∎ it doesn't mean a thing to me (I don't understand it at all) je n'y comprends (absolument) rien; (it isn't at all familiar to me) ça ne me dit absolument rien; (it doesn't concern me at all) ça ne me concerne pas;

∎ she hadn't got a thing on elle était entièrement nue;

∎ I haven't got a thing to wear je n'ai rien à me mettre sur le dos

(d) (creature, being) créature f, être m;

∎ the thing he loves most is his dog ce qu'il aime le plus, c'est son chien;

∎ there wasn't a living thing around il n'y avait pas âme qui vive;

∎ what a sweet little thing! quel amour!;

∎ she's a dear old thing c'est une charmante petite vieille;

∎ you silly thing espèce d'idiot;

∎ poor thing! (said about somebody) le/la pauvre!; (said to somebody) mon/ma pauvre!; (animal) (la) pauvre bête!

(e) (monster)

∎ the thing from outer space le monstre de l'espace

B.

(a) (idea, notion) idée f, chose f;

∎ the best thing would be to ask them le mieux serait de leur demander;

∎ it would be a good thing if we all went together ce serait une bonne chose que nous y allions tous ensemble;

∎ it's a good thing (for you) no one knew heureusement (pour vous) que personne ne savait;

∎ to be on to a good thing être sur une bonne affaire;

∎ to know a thing or two about sth s'y connaître en qch;

∎ I could show him a thing or two about hang gliding je pourrais lui apprendre une ou deux petites choses en deltaplane

(b) (matter, question) chose f, question f;

∎ the thing is, we can't really afford it le problème, c'est qu'on n'a pas vraiment les moyens;

∎ the thing is, will she want to come? le problème c'est qu'on ne sait pas si elle voudra venir;

∎ the main thing is to succeed ce qui importe, c'est de réussir;

∎ the important thing is not to stop ce qui compte, c'est de ne pas arrêter;

∎ the thing to remember is that… ce dont il faut se souvenir est que…;

∎ it's one thing to talk but quite another to act parler est une chose, agir en est une autre;

∎ that's quite another thing ça, c'est tout autre chose;

∎ and another thing en plus;

∎ we talked of one thing and another nous avons parlé de choses et d'autres;

∎ what with one thing and another, I haven't had time avec tout ce qu'il y avait à faire, je n'ai pas eu le temps;

∎ if it's not one thing, it's another, it's one thing after another ça ne s'arrête jamais;

∎ taking one thing with another à tout prendre, somme toute

(c) (remark)

∎ that's not a very nice thing to say ce n'est pas très gentil de dire ça;

∎ she said some nasty things about him elle a dit des méchancetés sur lui;

∎ how can you say such a thing? comment pouvez-vous dire une chose pareille?;

∎ the things you say! les choses que tu peux dire parfois!;

∎ I said no such thing! je n'ai rien dit de tel!;

∎ I said the first thing that came into my head j'ai dit la première chose qui m'est venue à l'esprit

(d) (quality, characteristic) chose f;

∎ one of the things I like about her is her sense of humour une des choses que j'aime chez elle, c'est son sens de l'humour;

∎ the town has a lot of things going for it la ville a beaucoup de bons côtés

C.

(a) familiar (strong feeling)

∎ to have a thing about sb/sth (like) avoir un faible pour qn/qch^□ ; (dislike) avoir horreur de qn/qch^□ ;

∎ I have a thing about seafood (like) j'aime vraiment les fruits de mer^□ ; (dislike) je n'aime vraiment pas les fruits de mer^□ ;

∎ he has a thing about red hair (likes) il adore les cheveux roux^□ ; (dislikes) il a quelque chose contre les cheveux roux^□ ;

∎ it's a bit of a thing with me (like) j'aime assez ça^□ ; (dislike) c'est ma bête noire

(b) familiar (interest)

∎ it's not really my thing ce n'est pas vraiment mon truc;

∎ he went off to the States to do his own thing il est parti aux États-Unis vivre sa vie^□

(c) (what is needed, required) idéal m;

∎ hot cocoa is just the thing on a winter's night un chocolat chaud, c'est l'idéal les soirs d'hiver;

∎ that's the very thing c'est juste ce qu'il faut;

∎ that's the very thing for my bad back! c'est juste ce dont j'avais besoin pour mon mal de dos!

(d) (fashion) mode f;

∎ it's the latest thing in swimwear c'est la dernière mode en matière de maillots de bain;

∎ it's quite the thing c'est très à la mode;

∎ natural food is the thing just now les aliments biologiques sont la grande mode en ce moment;

∎ a thing of the past une chose du passé

(e) (fuss)

∎ to make a big thing about sth faire (tout) un plat de qch;

∎ he made a big thing out of my not going il a fait tout un plat parce que je n'y allais pas;

∎ there's no need to make a big thing out of it! ce n'est pas la peine d'en faire tout un plat ou toute une montagne!

(f) familiar (relationship)

∎ to have a thing with sb avoir une liaison avec qn^□

(g) familiar (penis) chose f

2 things plural noun

(a) (belongings) effets mpl, affaires fpl; (clothes) affaires fpl; (equipment) affaires fpl, attirail m; (tools) outils mpl, ustensiles mpl;

∎ put your things away ramassez vos affaires;

∎ take your wet things off enlevez vos affaires humides;

∎ you can take your things off in the bedroom vous pouvez vous déshabiller dans la chambre;

∎ have you brought your fishing/swimming things? avez-vous apporté votre attirail de pêche/vos affaires de piscine?;

∎ have you washed the breakfast things? as-tu fait la vaisselle du petit déjeuner?;

∎ to take the tea things away desservir la table (après le thé);

∎ to pack (up) one's things faire ses valises

(b) (situation, circumstances) choses fpl;

∎ familiar how's or how are things? comment ça va?;

∎ things are getting better les choses vont mieux;

∎ things are going badly ça va mal;

∎ things began to get rather dangerous les choses ont commencé à devenir assez dangereuses;

∎ I feel rather out of things je n'ai pas l'impression d'être vraiment dans le bain;

∎ you take things too seriously vous prenez les choses trop au sérieux;

∎ I need time to think things over j'ai besoin de temps pour réfléchir;

∎ as things are or stand dans l'état actuel des choses;

∎ things being what they are les choses étant ce qu'elles sont;

∎ it's just one of those things ce sont des choses qui arrivent

(c) (specific aspect of life) choses fpl;

∎ things of the mind les choses fpl de l'esprit;

∎ she's interested in all things French elle s'intéresse à tout ce qui est français;

∎ moderation in all things de la modération en tout;

∎ she wants to be an airline pilot of all things! elle veut être pilote de ligne, non mais vraiment!

(d) (facts, actions etc) choses fpl;

∎ they did terrible things to their prisoners ils ont fait des choses atroces à leurs prisonniers;

∎ I've heard good things about his work on dit du bien de son travail

(e) Law (property) biens mpl

3 for one thing adverb

(tout) d'abord;

∎ for one thing… and for another thing (tout) d'abord… et puis;

∎ well for one thing, we can't afford it pour commencer, nous n'en avons pas les moyens

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17 poor

[pɔː(r)] [AE pʊər] 1.
aggettivo

1) (not wealthy) [person, country] povero (in di)

2) (inferior) [quality, performance, work] scadente; [ student] scarso; [ English] stentato; [ health] cagionevole; [eyesight, memory] debole; [ soil] povero; [chance, visibility] scarso; [weather, forecast] brutto, cattivo; [ consolation] magro

to be poor at — [ person] essere scarso in [maths, French]

I'm a poor traveller — non sono nato per viaggiare

3) (deserving pity) povero

poor you! — povero te!

he's got a cold, poor thing — ha il raffreddore, poverino

4) (sorry, pathetic) [attempt, creature] patetico; [ excuse] che non regge
2.
nome

the poor — + verbo pl. i poveri

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as poor as a church mouse — povero in canna

* * *
[puə] 1. adjective
1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) povero

2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) mediocre, scarso

3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) povero

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- poorness
- poorly 2. adjective
(ill: He is very poorly.) in cattiva salute

* * *
[pɔː(r)] [AE pʊər] 1.
aggettivo

1) (not wealthy) [person, country] povero (in di)

2) (inferior) [quality, performance, work] scadente; [ student] scarso; [ English] stentato; [ health] cagionevole; [eyesight, memory] debole; [ soil] povero; [chance, visibility] scarso; [weather, forecast] brutto, cattivo; [ consolation] magro

to be poor at — [ person] essere scarso in [maths, French]

I'm a poor traveller — non sono nato per viaggiare

3) (deserving pity) povero

poor you! — povero te!

he's got a cold, poor thing — ha il raffreddore, poverino

4) (sorry, pathetic) [attempt, creature] patetico; [ excuse] che non regge
2.
nome

the poor — + verbo pl. i poveri

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as poor as a church mouse — povero in canna

English-Italian dictionary > poor
18 poor ****

[pʊə(r)]
1. adj, - er comp - est superl

(gen) povero (-a), (crop, light, visibility) scarso (-a), (effort, excuse) misero (-a), (memory, health, quality) cattivo (-a), (mark) mediocre

a poor family — una famiglia povera

he's a poor loser — non sa perdere

I'm a poor traveller — sopporto male i viaggi

it has a poor chance of success — ha scarse possibilità di successo

it's a poor thing when... — è deplorevole che... + sub

to be poor at maths — essere debole in matematica

as poor as a church mouse — povero (-a) in canna

you poor thing! — poverino!

poor David, he's very unlucky! — povero David, è proprio sfortunato!

you poor fool! — povero scemo!

2.

the poor npl — i poveri

English-Italian dictionary > poor ****
19 Thing

1. n сканд. ист. тинг

2. n вещь; предмет

material things — физические предметы

small thing — вещица

thing of beauty — красивая вещь

expensive things — дорогие вещи

the things of this world — предметы материального мира

to be more interested in things than in human beings — интересоваться вещами больше, чем людьми

he likes to make things with his hands — он любит мастерить

to put a thing in its right place — положить вещь на место

what is this thing called? — как называется этот предмет?

a thing of defective quality — недоброкачественная вещь

generic thing — вещь, определяемая родовыми признаками

to touch a thing with the hand — трогать вещь рукой

3. n атрибуты

things Japanese — всё японское; всё, что имеет отношение к Японии

4. n l

5. n имущество

they had to come with all their things — они должны были явиться со всем своим имуществом

to get rid of all the useless things in the house — избавиться от всякого хлама в доме

all the things in the house were burned — все вещи в доме сгорели

I forbid you to touch my things — я запрещаю тебе трогать мои вещи

thing incorporeal — нематериальная вещь, имущество, заключающееся в правах

6. n вещи, багаж

his things are always lying around on — всегда разбрасывает свои вещи

real thing — недвижимая вещь

thing of naught — ненужная вещь

dainty thing — изысканная вещица

intangible thing — нематериальная вещь

a dear little thing — прелестная вещица

7. n часто носильные вещи; одежда, предметы одежды

bathing things — купальный костюм

summer things — летние вещи

specific thing — индивидуально-определённая вещь

ascertained thing — индивидуализированная вещь

to denote a thing — обозначать предмет

8. n еда; питьё

sweet things — сладости, сласти

good things — лакомства

you must avoid sweet or starchy things — избегай сладкого и мучного

9. n обыкн. разг. принадлежности; утварь; предметы обихода

tea things — чайная посуда

cooking things — кухонная утварь, кухонные принадлежности

to wash up the tea things — помыть чайную посуду

thing corporal — материальный предмет

10. n рассказ; анекдот

11. n вещь, явление

to look at things — смотреть на вещи

to speak of different things — говорить о разных вещах

12. n обыкн. обстоятельства, обстановка

the state of things — положение вещей

how are things? — как дела?

tell me how things go ? — расскажите мне, как идут дела?

as things go now — при сложившихся обстоятельствах, при нынешнем положении дел; в сложившейся обстановке

things have changed greatly — обстановка существенно изменилась

things look black — нельзя ждать ничего хорошего

things are getting better — дела поправляются

things might go wrong — всё может сорваться

that things should have come to this! — подумать только, до чего дошло дело !

we hope for better things — мы надеемся на изменение к лучшему

13. n дело

I have several things to attend to — мне нужно кое-что сделать; у меня ещё есть дела

he gets things done on — добивается своего, он умеет делать нечто, что-то

to think hard things of a person — плохо думать о человеке

to go about saying things — болтать всякое

to talk of one thing and another — поговорить о том о сём

to mutter dark things — бормотать нечто неразборчивое или загадочное

he says the first thing that comes into his head — он говорит первое, что взбредёт ему на ум

something must be done to stop this sort of thing — необходимо что-то предпринять, чтобы прекратить такие вещи

it would be a good thing to make sure of it — неплохо было бы и этом убедиться

neither one thing, nor another — ни то, ни другое

one thing or the other — либо то, либо другое

what with one thing and another — то одно, то другое — хлопот не оберёшься

the important thing to remember — то, что важно запомнить; важно запомнить то …

the best thing is … — самое лучшее …, лучше всего …

the next best thing — лучшее из остального

the great thing — самое важное

the great thing was to get there in time — во что бы то ни стало нужно было добраться туда вовремя

strange thing — странное дело

the right thing — как раз то

to say the right thing — сказать то, что надо

the wrong thing — совсем не то

to say the wrong thing — сказать не то

to screw up the whole thing — завалить всё дело

it is quite a settled thing — это дело решённое

it is a safe thing — это верное дело

an understood thing — решенное дело

the thing is — дело в том; что

14. n деталь, особенность

to worry over every little thing — беспокоиться по каждому пустяку

not a thing has been overlooked — ничто не было упущено

it is the small things about him that puzzle me — в его поведении меня удивляют разные мелочи

the thing is … — всё дело в том …; суть дела состоит в том …

15. n действие, поступок

to wish to do great things — мечтать о больших делах

I did no such thing — я не делал ничего подобного; я и не думал делать этого

square thing — честная сделка; честный поступок

16. n событие

his death was a tragic thing — его смерть была тяжёлым ударом

17. n существо; создание

poor thing — бедняжка

young thing — юное создание

little thing — малютка, крошка

a sweet little thing — прелестная крошка

dumb things — бессловесные твари

mean thing — подлая тварь

foolish old thing — старый дурак

fresh young thing — молодое существо

18. n разг. в обращении человек

dear thing — дорогой

every thing else including — все включая

19. n сущ. разг. пренебр. в сочетании с предшествующим уродливая вещь

in all things — во всех отношениях, во всём

and things — и другое, и тому подобное

and another thing — и ещё одно

sure thing — наверняка, конечно; само собой

near thing — опасное положение;

no such thing — ничего подобного; ничто не может быть дальше от истины

no great things — ничего особенного, так себе; не бог весть что

first thing — прежде всего; первым долгом; перво-наперво

next thing — затем

the same thing — то же самое

for one thing — прежде всего; начать с того, что; для начала

for another thing — кроме того; во-вторых

of all things — ну и ну!, вот тебе и на!, надо же!, подумать только!

above all things — прежде всего; больше всего, главным образом

among other things — между прочим

as a general thing — обычно, как правило

one of those things — неизбежная неприятность

it is too much of a good thing — хорошенького понемножку; это уж слишком

to know a thing or two — знать кое-что; понимать что к чему

to learn a thing or two — узнать кое-что

to be up to a thing or two — кое в чём разбираться, кое-что знать

not to do a thing — палец о палец не ударить

not to be the thing — плохо себя чувствовать

not to look the thing — плохо выглядеть

to tell one thing from another — отличать одну вещь от другой

Синонимический ряд:

1. action (noun) accomplishment; act; action; deed; doing; feat

2. being (noun) being; creature; entity; existence; existent; individual; material; something; stuff; substance

3. fashion (noun) bandwagon; chic; craze; cry; dernier cri; fad; fashion; furore; mode; rage; style; ton; trend; vogue

4. fetish (noun) fetish; fixation; mania; obsession

5. gadget (noun) contraption; contrivance; gadget; jigger

6. matter (noun) affair; matter

7. object (noun) affair; business; commodity; concern; device; doohickey; fact; manifestation; matter; object; shooting match

8. occurrence (noun) circumstance; episode; event; go; happening; incident; occasion; occurrence

9. point (noun) article; detail; element; item; particular; point; statement; thought

10. things (noun) belongings; effects; goods; possessions; things

English-Russian base dictionary > Thing
20 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

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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
quality — qualityless, adj. /kwol i tee/, n., pl. qualities, adj. n. 1. an essential or distinctive characteristic, property, or attribute: the chemical qualities of alcohol. 2. character or nature, as belonging to or distinguishing a thing: the quality of … Universalium
quality — qual•i•ty [[t]ˈkwɒl ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties, adj. 1) an essential characteristic, property, or attribute: the qualities found in great writing[/ex] 2) character or nature, as belonging to or distinguishing a thing: the quality of a color[/ex] 3)… … From formal English to slang
quality — ▪ I. quality qual‧i‧ty 1 [ˈkwɒlti ǁ ˈkwɑː ] noun qualities PLURALFORM 1. [countable] something such as courage, intelligence, or loyalty that people may have as part of their character: • You need special personal qualities to work as a nurse. 2 … Financial and business terms
quality — qual|i|ty1 W1S1 [ˈkwɔlıti US ˈkwa: ] n plural qualities [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: qualité, from Latin qualitas, from qualis of what kind ] 1.) [U and C] how good or bad something is air/water etc quality ▪ The recent hot, humid… … Dictionary of contemporary English
quality — I UK [ˈkwɒlətɪ] / US [ˈkwɑlətɪ] noun Word forms quality : singular quality plural qualities *** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] the quality of something is how good or bad it is This cut in funding will adversely affect the quality of education in… … English dictionary
quality — /ˈkwɒləti / (say kwoluhtee) noun (plural qualities) 1. a characteristic, property, or attribute. 2. character or nature, as belonging to or distinguishing a thing. 3. character with respect to excellence, fineness, etc., or grade of excellence:… …
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 — [poor] adj. [ME pore < OFr povre < L pauper, poor < IE base * pōu , small > FEW, FOAL] 1. a) lacking material possessions; having little or no means to support oneself; needy; impoverished b) indicating or characterized by poverty 2.… … English World dictionary
thing — thing1 [thiŋ] n. [ME < OE, council, court, controversy, akin to Ger ding, ON thing (orig. sense, “public assembly,” hence, “subject of discussion, matter, thing”) < IE * tenk , to stretch, period of time < base * ten , to stretch >… … English World dictionary
quality — n. (pl. ies) 1 the degree of excellence of a thing (of good quality; poor in quality). 2 a general excellence (their work has quality). b (attrib.) of high quality ({{}}a quality product). 3 a distinctive attribute or faculty; a characteristic… … Useful english dictionary

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