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1 poor
[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 -
2 Poor Laws
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3 poor little
• chudičký -
4 poor thing
• chudáček -
5 poor wretch
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6 as poor as a church mouse
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7 well off
(poor, rich: The family was quite well off.) nuzný, bohatý -
8 beg
[beɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - begged; verb1) (to ask (someone) for (money, food etc): The old man was so poor that he had to beg in the street; He begged (me) for money.) žebrat2) (to ask (someone) desperately or earnestly: I beg you not to do it.) naléhavě žádat, prosit•- beggar2. verb(to make very poor: He was beggared by the collapse of his firm.) ožebračit- beg to differ* * *• žebrat• prosit -
9 alms
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10 attendance
noun His attendance (= the number of times he attends) at school is poor; Attendances (= the number of people attending) at the concerts went down after the price of tickets increased.) účast, přítomnost, návštěvnost* * *• účast• návštěva• návštěvnost -
11 broadly
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12 brute
[bru:t]1) (an animal other than man: My dog died yesterday, the poor brute; ( also adjective) brute force.) zvíře(cí)2) (a cruel person.) surovec•- brutal- brutality
- brutish* * *• surový• hovado• hrubý• bestie -
13 charity
[' ærəti]plural - charities; noun1) (kindness (especially in giving money to poor people): She gave clothes to the gypsies out of charity.) dobročinnost2) (an organization set up to collect money for the needy, for medical research etc: Many charities sent money to help the victims of the disaster.) charitativní spolek•- charitably* * *• charita• dobročinnost -
14 cheap
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15 consent
[kən'sent] 1. verb(to give permission or agree (to): I had no choice but to consent to the plan; Her father consented to her marrying me although I was just a poor student.) svolit, dát souhlas2. noun(agreement; permission: You have my consent to leave.) svolení, souhlas* * *• svolení• souhlas -
16 creature
['kri: ə]1) (an animal or human being: all God's creatures.) stvoření2) (a term of contempt or pity: The poor creature could hardly stand.) stvoření* * *• stvoření -
17 devil
['devl]1) (the spirit of evil; Satan: He does not worship God - he worships the Devil.) ďábel2) (any evil or wicked spirit or person: That woman is a devil!) démon3) (a person who is bad or disapproved of: She's a lazy devil.) ďábel, zlý člověk4) (an unfortunate person for whom one feels pity: Poor devils! I feel really sorry for them.) ubožák* * *• čert• ďábel -
18 digestion
[- ən]1) (the act of digesting food.) trávení2) (the ability of one's body to digest food: poor digestion.) zažívání* * *• trávení• zažívání• strávení -
19 district
['distrikt](an area of a country, town etc: He lives in a poor district of London; Public transport is often infrequent in country districts.) čtvrť, oblast, kraj* * *• obvodní• oblast• okresní• okres• obvod• čtvrť -
20 flashy
adjective (big, bright etc but cheap and of poor quality: flashy clothes.) okázalý, ale laciný* * *• třpytivý• křiklavý• nevkusně okázalý• blýskavý
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Poor Laws — • Those legal enactments which have been made at various periods of the world s history in many countries for the relief of various forms of distress and sickness prevailing amongst the destitute. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poor… … Catholic encyclopedia
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
Poor — Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor law — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor man's treacle — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor man's weatherglass — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor rate — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor soldier — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor Richard's Almanack — (sometimes Almanac ) was a yearly almanack published by Benjamin Franklin, who adopted the pseudonym of Poor Richard or Richard Saunders for this purpose. The publication appeared continually from 1732 to 1758. It was a best seller for a pamphlet … Wikipedia
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´ness — poor «pur», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having few things or nothing; lacking money or property; needy: »The children were so poor that they had no shoes. The poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb (II Samuel 12:3). 2. not good in quality;… … Useful english dictionary
