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1 povero
1. adj poor2. m poor man, povera f poor womani poveri pl the poor* * *povero agg.1 ( bisognoso) needy, poor, poverty-stricken: un uomo povero, a poor man; la sua famiglia è molto povera, his family is very poor; il paese più povero dell'America latina, the poorest country in Latin America2 ( che desta compassione) poor, unfortunate, wretched: il povero bambino, the poor child; il povero giovane si uccise, the unfortunate young man killed himself // povero diavolo!, poor devil! // povero me!, poor me!, woe is me! // povero te se lo fai, you'll be sorry if you do it // sei un povero illuso!, you're just a poor fool! // e tu, povero ingenuo, non lo sapevi!, and you, you poor innocent creature, didn't know!3 ( scarso) poor, scanty: un povero raccolto, a scanty (o poor) crop (o harvest); un povero reddito, a poor income; fiume povero di acque, shallow river; un dizionario povero di esempi, a dictionary without many examples; un ragazzo povero di fantasia, a boy lacking in imagination; il nostro paese è povero di pascoli, our country is poor in pasture-land4 ( sterile) poor, barren, sterile: spirito povero di idee, mind barren of ideas; terreno povero, barren (o sterile) land5 ( umile) humble, poor: la mia povera opinione è che..., my humble opinion is that...6 ( semplice, disadorno) plain, bare: in parole povere, in plain words; uno stile povero, a plain style // detto in parole povere, vuole un aumento, in plain English, he wants a rise // arte povera, poor art // cucina povera, plain (o simple) cooking8 (fam.) ( defunto) late: la mia povera mamma, my late mother; ricordare i poveri morti, to remember the dead◆ s.m. poor man, pauper; ( mendicante) beggar: i poveri, the poor (o the needy o poor people o the have-nots); fare la carità ai poveri, to give charity to the poor // poveri di spirito, ( di intelligenza limitata) dullwitted people // beati i poveri in spirito, ( Bibbia) blessed are the poor in spirit.* * *['pɔvero] povero (-a)1. agg1) (gen) poor, (stile, scusa) weak, (raccolto) poor, scanty, (vegetazione) sparse, (vestito) plain, (stanza) barepovero di — lacking in, having little
paese povero di risorse — country short of o lacking in resources
2)essere povero in canna — to be as poor as a church mouse2. sm/f* * *['pɔvero] 1.1) (senza risorse) [persona, quartiere, paese] poor2) (carente, misero) [terreno, raccolto, alimentazione] poordieta -a di zuccheri — (insufficiente) diet lacking in sugar; (consigliata) low-sugar diet
3) (infelice)povero te, me! — poor you, me!
un povero Cristo — colloq. a poor chap BE o guy AE
4) (defunto) poor, late2.sostantivo maschile poor man*, pauper••in parole -e — to put it simply, in plain words
* * *povero/'pɔvero/1 (senza risorse) [persona, quartiere, paese] poor2 (carente, misero) [terreno, raccolto, alimentazione] poor; povero di poor o lacking in; dieta -a di zuccheri (insufficiente) diet lacking in sugar; (consigliata) low-sugar diet3 (infelice) povero bambino! poor child! povero te, me! poor you, me! un povero Cristo colloq. a poor chap BE o guy AE; povero diavolo poor devil4 (defunto) poor, late; il mio povero marito my late husbandpoor man*, pauper; i -i the poorpovero in canna as poor as a church mouse; in parole -e to put it simply, in plain words. -
2 canna
f reed( bastone) stickcanna fumaria fluecanna da pesca fishing rodcanna da zucchero sugar cane* * *canna s.f.1 cane; ( d'acqua) reed: una palizzata di canne, a cane fence // essere una canna al vento, to be weak-willed // tremare come una canna, to shake like a leaf // povero in canna, as poor as a church mouse2 (bot.) ( Arundo donax) reed: canna di palude, ( Phragmites communis) ditch reed // canna da zucchero, ( Saccharum officinarum) sugarcane // canna d'India, ( Calamus rotang) rattan3 ( bastone) cane4 ( da pesca) (fishing) rod7 ( della bicicletta) crossbar.* * *['kanna]sostantivo femminile1) (vegetale) reed2) (da pesca) fishing rod3) (bastone da passeggio) cane, stick4) (per annaffiare) hose5) (della bicicletta) crossbar6) (di arma da fuoco) barrela -e mozze — sawn-off BE, sawed off AE
7) (dell'organo) pipe8) colloq. (spinello) joint, reefer•••* * *canna/'kanna/sostantivo f.1 (vegetale) reed2 (da pesca) fishing rod3 (bastone da passeggio) cane, stick4 (per annaffiare) hose5 (della bicicletta) crossbar7 (dell'organo) pipeessere povero in canna to be as poor as a church mouse\ -
3 povero
['pɔvero] povero (-a)1. agg1) (gen) poor, (stile, scusa) weak, (raccolto) poor, scanty, (vegetazione) sparse, (vestito) plain, (stanza) barepovero di — lacking in, having little
paese povero di risorse — country short of o lacking in resources
2)essere povero in canna — to be as poor as a church mouse2. sm/f -
4 essere povero in canna
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5 povero in canna
См. также в других словарях:
poor as a church mouse — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Penniless; broke; extremely poor. * /The newly arrived boat people were poor as church mice./ … Dictionary of American idioms
poor as a church mouse — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Penniless; broke; extremely poor. * /The newly arrived boat people were poor as church mice./ … Dictionary of American idioms
poor as a church mouse — If someone is as poor as a church mouse, they are very poor indeed … The small dictionary of idiomes
poor as a church mouse — (as) poor as a church mouse (or as church mice) extremely poor … Useful english dictionary
poor as a church mouse — adjective Very poor to a point of starving or begging. Im poor as a church mouse, but I wake up a happy man … Wiktionary
poor as a church mouse — See as poor as a church mouse … English idioms
as poor as a church mouse — very poor, having little, the wolf is at the door How can they refuse to help her? She s as poor as a church mouse … English idioms
poor\ as\ a\ church\ mouse — adj. phr. informal Penniless; broke; extremely poor. The newly arrived boat people were poor as church mice … Словарь американских идиом
poor as a church mouse — extremely poor, having no money at all … English contemporary dictionary
poor as a church mouse — See poor as a rat … New dictionary of synonyms
church-mouse — «CHURCH MOWS», noun, plural mice. 1. a mouse supposed to live in a church, where there is nothing for it to eat: »poor as a churchmouse. 2. Figurative. a very poor person: »He told me that before he asked me to marry him. We d be church mice, he… … Useful english dictionary
