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[ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) sage2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) bon, dévoué3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) bon4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) compétent5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) bon6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) bon7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) bien8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) bon9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) bon, grand10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) qualifié11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) bon12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) bon13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) bon14) (thorough: a good clean.) bon15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) bien2. noun1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) bien, avantage2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) bien3. interjection(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) bien! bon!- goodness4. interjection((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) mon Dieu!- goods- goody - goodbye - good-day - good evening - good-for-nothing - good humour - good-humoured - good-humouredly - good-looking - good morning - good afternoon - good-day - good evening - good night - good-natured - goodwill - good will - good works - as good as - be as good as one's word - be up to no good - deliver the goods - for good - for goodness' sake - good for - good for you - him - Good Friday - good gracious - good heavens - goodness gracious - goodness me - good old - make good - no good - put in a good word for - take something in good part - take in good part - thank goodness - to the good -
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[ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) bonzinho2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) bom3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) bom4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) bom5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) bom6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) bom7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) bom8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) bom, agradável9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) bom, muito10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) apto11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) bom12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) bom13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) bom14) (thorough: a good clean.) bom15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) bem2. noun1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) bem, proveito2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) bem3. interjection(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) ótimo- goodness4. interjection((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) minha nossa- goods- goody - goodbye - good-day - good evening - good-for-nothing - good humour - good-humoured - good-humouredly - good-looking - good morning - good afternoon - good-day - good evening - good night - good-natured - goodwill - good will - good works - as good as - be as good as one's word - be up to no good - deliver the goods - for good - for goodness' sake - good for - good for you - him - Good Friday - good gracious - good heavens - goodness gracious - goodness me - good old - make good - no good - put in a good word for - take something in good part - take in good part - thank goodness - to the good -
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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 —
poor whites —
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
8)2. plural nountake a poor view of — nicht [sehr] viel halten von; für gering halten [Aussichten, Chancen]
* * *adj.arm adj.armselig adj.dürftig adj. -
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[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) fattig2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) dårlig3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) stakkels•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) syg* * *[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) fattig2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) dårlig3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) stakkels•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) syg -
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puə
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
II
[pʊǝ(r)]1. ADJ(compar poorer) (superl poorest)1) (=not rich) [person, family, country] pobrepoor 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 muerteit left me £5 the poorer — me dejó con 5 libras de menos
- be as poor as a church mouse2) (=inferior, bad) [goods, service] malo, de mala calidadthe wine was poor — el vino era malo or de mala calidad
•
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
2.NPL•
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
3) ( unfortunate) (before n) pobre
II
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[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) reven2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) pičel3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) ubog•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) bolehen* * *[púə]adjective ( poorly adverb)reven, ubog; skromen, pičel, nezadosten, nerodoviten (zemlja); slaboten, mršav, slab, suh; figuratively ubog (in v); contemptuously bedenhumorously poor man's treacle — čebulabotany poor man's cabbage — zimska krešapoor me! — jojmene!poor little thing — ubožec, revica -
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[pɔː(r)] [AE pʊər] 1.1) (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] magroto be poor at — [ person] essere scarso in [maths, French]
3) (deserving pity) poverohe's got a cold, poor thing — ha il raffreddore, poverino
4) (sorry, pathetic) [attempt, creature] patetico; [ excuse] che non regge2.the poor — + verbo pl. i poveri
••* * *[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) povero2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) mediocre, scarso3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) povero•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) in cattiva salute* * *[pɔː(r)] [AE pʊər] 1.1) (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] magroto be poor at — [ person] essere scarso in [maths, French]
3) (deserving pity) poverohe's got a cold, poor thing — ha il raffreddore, poverino
4) (sorry, pathetic) [attempt, creature] patetico; [ excuse] che non regge2.the poor — + verbo pl. i poveri
•• -
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puə 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) fattig2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) dårlig, elendig, skral3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) stakkars•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) dårlig, skraldårlig--------fattig--------stakkars--------usseladj. \/pɔː\/, \/pʊə\/1) fattig, arm2) knapp, mager, elendig, dårlig, ussel, ynkelig3) stakkars• poor fellow!• poor me!4) (hverdagslig, om avdød) saligbe poor at something være dårlig i noepoor in something som mangler noe, som er dårlig utstyrt med noe -
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[puə] 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.) fraco3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) coitado•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) doente* * *[puə] n the poor os pobres, indigentes. • adj 1 pobre: a) necessitado, indigente. b) escasso, parco. c) estéril, improdutivo. d) infeliz, desprotegido. 2 inferior, medíocre. 3 abatido, prostrado, fraco. 4 magro, mirrado. 5 desfavorável, insatisfatório. 6 deselegante, desalinhado. 7 ineficiente, deficiente. 8 insignificante. a poor meal uma parca refeição. poor fellow! pobre diabo! poor me! coitado de mim! to make a poor job of fazer algo pobremente. to make but a poor shift viver penosamente. -
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[puə(r)] 1. adj 2. npl* * *[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) biedny2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) słaby3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) biedny•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) chory -
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[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) fátækur2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) lélegur, lakur3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) aumingja•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) lasinn -
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egyes osztályzat, szegény, rászoruló* * *[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) szegény2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) gyenge3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) szerencsétlen (alak)•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) rosszul érzi magát -
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adj. zavallı, fakir, düşkün, yoksul, sefil, perişan, verimsiz, çorak, zayıf (az), az, fena, kötü, naçizane————————n. sefil, garip* * *1. fakir 2. zayıf* * *[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) yoksul, fakir2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) kötü, fena3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) zavallı, biçare•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) hasta -
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• onneton• pahainen• pahanen• rukka• rutiköyhä• niukka• niukka (kehno)• hädänalainen• heikkotasoinen• heppoinen• heikko• huonosti• huono• varaton• viheliäinen• ei hyväksyttäväautomatic data processing• epäkelpo• epäkuntoinen• epäsuotuisa• ala-arvoinen• vaatimaton• vaivainen• vähävarainen• vähäväkinen• vähäinen• puutteenalainen• raasu• rahaton• ressukka• reppana• ressu• raiska• raukka• riepu• rassu• rassukka• kehno• kelvoton• halpa• parka• säälittävä• surkea• surkuteltava• taitamaton• kurja• kovaosainen• laiha• köykäinen• köyhälistö• köyhä• köyhät• pienituloinen• polo• pieni• poloinen* * *puə 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) köyhä2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) kehno3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) raukka•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) sairas -
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[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) nabadzīgs; trūcīgs2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) slikts; vājš; nepietiekams3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) nelaimīgs, nabaga-•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) slims; nevesels* * *nabags, nabadzīgs; nabaga, nelaimīgs, nožēlojams; slikts, vājš; niecīgs, mazs; neauglīgs; mirušais -
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[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) neturtingas, vargingas2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) menkas, prastas3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) vargšas•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) ligotas, nesveikas -
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adj. fattig; usel; stackars, arm; skral--------n. de fattiga* * *[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) fattig2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) dålig, skral, klen3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) stackars•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) sjuk -
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[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) chudý2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) chabý, mizerný3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) ubohý•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) nemocný* * *• ubohý• špatný• sprostý• hubený• neúrodný• chatrný• chabý• bídný• chudý -
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[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) chudobný2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) chabý, mizerný3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) úbohý•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) chorý* * *• zlý• úbohý• biedny -
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[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) sărac2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) mediocru3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) sărman•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) bolnav
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The Carmelite Order — The Carmelite Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order One of the mendicant orders. Origin The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to … Catholic encyclopedia