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poor [pʊə(r)](a) (not rich → person, area, country) pauvre;∎ a poor man/woman un pauvre/une pauvre;∎ poor people les pauvres mpl;∎ they're too poor to own a car ils n'ont pas les moyens d'avoir une voiture;∎ I'm 1,000 francs poorer, I'm poorer by 1,000 francs j'en suis pour 1000 francs;∎ the oil crisis made these countries considerably poorer la crise du pétrole a considérablement appauvri ces pays;∎ poor as a church mouse pauvre comme Job(b) (mediocre → output, sales figures) faible, médiocre; (→ land, soil) maigre, pauvre; (→ effort, excuse) piètre; (→ piece of work) médiocre; (→ results) médiocre, piètre; (→ weather, summer) médiocre; (→ quality, condition) mauvais;∎ the match took place in poor light le match a eu lieu alors qu'on n'y voyait pratiquement rien;∎ the joke was in extremely poor taste la plaisanterie était du plus mauvais goût;∎ she has very poor taste in clothes elle s'habille avec un goût douteux;∎ a poor excuse une piètre excuse;∎ poor performance (of company) contre-performance f;∎ the team put in a poor performance l'équipe n'a pas très bien joué;∎ our side put up a very poor show notre équipe a donné un piètre spectacle;∎ to come a poor second (in race) se classer deuxième, loin derrière le vainqueur;∎ in terms of exports, Britain comes a poor second to Japan en matière d'exportations, la Grande-Bretagne est en deuxième position, loin derrière le Japon;∎ I come a very poor second in his affections je n'ai qu'une misérable deuxième place dans son cœur;∎ it's a poor substitute for the real thing c'est loin de valoir l'original;∎ he gave a poor account of himself il ne s'en est pas très bien tiré;∎ there was a poor turnout peu de gens sont venus;∎ his pay is very poor il est très mal payé;∎ don't be such a poor loser! (in game) ne sois pas si mauvais perdant!;∎ I have only a poor understanding of economics je ne comprends pas grand-chose à l'économie;∎ School poor work travail m insuffisant;∎ our chances of success are very poor nos chances de réussite sont bien maigres(c) (weak → memory, sight) mauvais;∎ to be in poor health être en mauvaise santé;∎ I have rather poor sight j'ai une mauvaise vue;∎ I have rather poor hearing j'entends mal(d) (in ability) peu doué;∎ I'm a poor cook je ne suis pas doué pour la cuisine;∎ my spelling/French is poor je ne suis pas fort en orthographe/en français;∎ she's a poor sailor elle n'a pas le pied marin;∎ she's a poor traveller elle supporte mal les voyages;∎ he is very poor at maths/at making speeches il n'est pas doué en maths/pour les discours(e) (inadequate) faible;∎ their food is poor in vitamins leur alimentation est pauvre en vitamines∎ the poor girl! la pauvre (fille)!;∎ poor me! pauvre de moi!;∎ poor (old) Bill le pauvre Bill;∎ I'm so sorry for the poor man comme je le plains, le pauvre homme;∎ to cut a poor figure faire piètre figure∎ the poor les pauvres mpl;∎ the poor are always with us il y a toujours des pauvres parmi nous;∎ the new poor les nouveaux pauvres mpl►► poor box tronc m des pauvres;History poor law = loi sociale dictant les conditions dans lesquelles les pauvres étaient pris en charge par les communes;poor relation parent m pauvre;∎ we're definitely considered the poor relations of the publishing world on nous considère vraiment comme les parents pauvres de l'édition;American pejorative poor White petit(e) blanc (blanche) m,f -
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♦ poor /pʊə(r), pɔ:(r)/a.1 povero ( anche fig.); bisognoso; indigente; meschino; misero; disgraziato; infelice: poor soil, terreno povero; the poor old man, il povero vecchio; a poor man, un pover'uomo, un poveretto; ( anche) un (uomo) povero; That is a poor consolation, è una misera (o magra) consolazione; poor little boy!, povero bambino!; a poor excuse, una scusa meschina2 cattivo; brutto; mediocre, scadente; scarso: poor health, cattiva salute; poor quality, cattiva qualità; a poor match, una brutta partita; ( sport) a poor player, un giocatore mediocre; His English is very poor, il suo inglese è assai scadente; a poor crop, un raccolto scarso; poor weather, brutto tempo3 deficiente; insufficiente; debole; difettoso: poor eyesight, vista debole; poor finishing, rifinitura insufficiente● (collett.) the poor, i poveri □ a poor body, un corpo debole, emaciato, sparuto □ poor box, cassetta delle elemosine ( in chiesa) □ (stor.) poor-house, ricovero di mendicità; ospizio □ (stor.) the poor law, la legge per l'assistenza ai poveri □ poor memory, memoria corta □ ( anche fig.) poor relation, parente povero □ a poor salary, uno stipendio basso □ poor-spirited, pusillanime; vile; scoraggiato, avvilito □ ( sport, ecc.) poor timing, mancanza di tempismo □ as poor as a church mouse, povero in canna; poverissimo □ to be a poor loser, non saper perdere □ to cut a poor figure, avere un aspetto misero; sfigurare; fare una magra figura □ to have a poor ear for music, non avere orecchio (musicale) □ to have a poor time, passarsela male; non divertirsi affatto □ to take a poor view of st., disapprovare qc. □ You poor thing!, poverino!; poverina! -
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♦ health /hɛlɵ/n. [u]1 salute; sanità: good [poor] health, buona [cattiva] salute; health problems, problemi di salute; ill health, cattiva salute; mental health, igiene mentale; to be bad for one's health, essere dannoso alla salute di q.; Ministry of Health, Ministero della sanità; My grandmother's health is improving, mia nonna sta meglio di salute2 (fig.) prosperità● (in GB) ( local) health authority, autorità sanitaria locale (abbr. ASL) □ (med.) health card (o book), libretto sanitario □ health care, assistenza sanitaria: the health-care sector, il settore sanitario □ (in GB) health centre, centro sanitario (o di medicina preventiva); poliambulatorio □ health certificate, certificato medico; certificato di sana costituzione □ health clinic, consultorio; ambulatorio □ health club, centro di benessere □ (spec. GB) health farm = health spa ► sotto □ health food, alimenti naturali; alimenti biologici □ health freak, fanatico della salute; salutista □ health inspection, controllo sanitario □ health insurance, assicurazione sanitaria; assicurazione contro le malattie □ health maintenance organization ► HMO □ health officer, ufficiale sanitario □ health resort, luogo di cura; stazione climatica □ health risk, rischio per la salute; rischio sanitario □ health salts, sali lassativi □ health spa, clinica della salute ( per cure dimagranti, ecc.) □ health tourism, turismo sanitario ( viaggi all'estero per ottenere cure meno costose); ( anche) turismo della salute ( alle terme, ecc.) □ (in GB) health visitor, assistente sanitario a domicilio □ bill of health = bill of health ► bill (2) □ to drink (to) sb. 's health, bere alla salute di q.; fare un brindisi a q. □ Your ( good) health!, alla tua (salute)! -
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poor [pʊər]1. adjectivea. ( = not rich) pauvre• he was £1,000 the poorer il avait perdu 1 000 livres• soil that is poor in zinc ( = lacking) un sol pauvre en zincb. ( = inferior) [sales, pay, harvest, output] maigre before n ; [work, worker, result, performance] piètre before n ; [light] faible ; [eyesight, visibility] mauvais ; [soil] pauvre ; [quality] médiocre• clients who have had poor service les clients qui ont eu à se plaindre de l'insuffisance du servicec. ( = pitiable) pauvre• poor little thing! pauvre petit(e) !• she's all alone, poor woman elle est toute seule, la pauvre• poor things, they look cold (inf) les pauvres, ils ont l'air d'avoir froid2. plural noun* * *[pɔː(r)], US [pʊər]1) ( not wealthy) [person, country] pauvre (never before n) (in en)to become ou get poorer — s'appauvrir
2) ( inferior) gen mauvais; [school, work] faible; [soil] pauvre; [appetite] petit; [chance, attendance] faibleto be poor at — [person] être faible en [maths, French]
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health [helθ](a) (general condition) santé f;∎ to be in good/poor health être en bonne/mauvaise santé;∎ his health has never been good il a toujours été fragile;∎ smoking is bad for your health le tabac est mauvais pour ou nuisible à ta santé;∎ figurative the economic health of the nation la (bonne) santé économique de la nation;∎ health problems problèmes mpl de santé(b) (good condition) (bonne) santé f;∎ has he regained his health? s'est-il remis?, a-t-il recouvré la santé?, a-t-il guéri?;∎ she's the picture of health elle respire la santé;∎ humorous I'm not doing this (just) for the good of my health! je ne fais pas ça pour le plaisir ou pour m'amuser!∎ (to your) good health! à votre santé!;∎ we drank (to) the health of the bride and groom nous avons porté un toast en l'honneur des mariés►► health care soins mpl ou services mpl médicaux;health centre centre m médico-social;health certificate certificat m sanitaire;health club club m de remise en forme;health education sensibilisation f du public aux questions de santé;health farm centre m de remise en forme;health food aliments mpl diététiques ou biologiques;health food shop magasin m de produits diététiques;health hazard risque m pour la santé;health inspector inspecteur(trice) m,f sanitaire;health insurance assurance f maladie;American health maintenance organization = aux États-Unis, clinique de médecine préventive où l'on peut aller lorsqu'on a certains contrats d'assurance;health minister ministre m de la Santé;health resort station f climatique; (by sea) station f balnéaire;health risk risque m pour la santé;British Health and Safety Executive inspection f du travail;British health and safety inspector inspecteur(trice) m,f du travail;British health and safety officer = membre du personnel d'une entreprise chargé de veiller à l'hygiène et à la sécurité;British health and safety regulations réglementation f sur l'hygiène et la sécurité;health screening dépistage m à grande échelle;British health service = système créé en 1946 en Grande-Bretagne et financé par l'État, assurant la gratuité des soins et des services médicaux, ≃ Sécurité f sociale;health services services mpl de santé;health tourism tourisme m de santé;British health visitor = infirmière visiteuse qui s'occupe surtout des enfants en bas âge, des personnes âgées etc -
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health [helθ]santé f• in good/poor health en bonne/mauvaise santé• your health! à votre santé !• Department of Health (British) ≈ ministère m de la Santé► health centre noun ≈ centre m médicosocial━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Aux États-Unis, les health maintenance organizations sont des organismes privés qui dispensent des soins médicaux (y compris hospitaliers) à leurs adhérents. Dans une volonté de maîtrise des coûts, ces organismes insistent sur la médecine préventive et obligent à consulter des médecins agréés.* * *[helθ]noun Medicine santé f; fig ( of economy) santé fin good/bad health — en bonne/mauvaise santé
here's (to your) health! —
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nounbe in poor health — in schlechtem gesundheitlichen Zustand sein
2) (toast)good or your health! — auf deine Gesundheit!
* * *[helƟ]1) (the state of being well or ill: He is in good/poor health.) die Gesundheit2) (the state of being well: I may be getting old, but so long as I keep my health, I'll be happy.) der Gesundheitszustand•- academic.ru/34040/healthy">healthy- healthiness
- health maintenance organization
- health service
- drink to someone's health
- drink someone's health* * *[helθ]n no plhow's your \health these days? wie steht's mit deiner Gesundheit?your \health! Prosit!for \health reasons aus gesundheitlichen Gründenfor reasons of ill-\health krankheitshalber, krankheitsbedingt\health warning Warnhinweis auf einer Zigarettenpackungto be in bad [or poor] \health gesundheitlich in keiner guten Verfassung sein; (less severe) kränklich sein, kränkelnto suffer from failing \health gesundheitlich immer weiter abbauento be in good \health bei guter Gesundheit seinto enjoy good \health sich akk bester Gesundheit erfreuento drink to sb's \health auf jds Gesundheit [o Wohl] trinkento look after one's \health auf seine Gesundheit achtento regain one's \health wieder [ganz] gesund werdento restore sb to \health jdn gesundheitlich wiederherstellento give a company a clean bill of \health bescheinigen, dass eine Firma mit Profit arbeitet* * *[helɵ]n1) Gesundheit f; (= state of health) Gesundheitszustand min good health — gesund, bei guter Gesundheit
in poor health — nicht gesund, bei schlechter Gesundheit
state of health — Gesundheitszustand m, Befinden nt
how is his health? — wie geht es ihm gesundheitlich?
to enjoy good health — sich guter Gesundheit (gen) erfreuen
to be good/bad for one's health — gesund/ungesund or gesundheitsschädlich sein, der Gesundheit (dat)
I'm not just doing it for the good of my health (inf) — ich mache das doch nicht bloß aus Spaß (inf)
he stressed the health benefits of regular exercise — er betonte, wie gut regelmäßige Bewegung für die Gesundheit sei
2) (fig) Gesundheit f3)to drink (to) sb's health — auf jds Wohl (acc) or Gesundheit (acc) trinken
your health!, good health! — zum Wohl!, auf Ihre Gesundheit!
* * *health [helθ] s1. Gesundheit f:health is better than wealth (Sprichwort) lieber gesund als reich;health care medizinische Versorgung, Gesundheitsfürsorge f;health-care reform Gesundheitsreform f;health certificate Gesundheitszeugnis n, ärztliches Attest;health club Fitnessklub m;health-conscious gesundheitsbewusst;he’s very health-conscious er achtet sehr auf seine Gesundheit;health education Gesundheitserziehung f;health engineer Gesundheitsingenieur(in);health farm Gesundheitsfarm f;a) Reformkost f,b) Biokost f;a) Reformhaus n,b) Bioladen m;on health grounds aus gesundheitlichen Gründen;health insurance Krankenversicherung;health insurance company Krankenkasse f;a) Beamte(r) m oder Beamtin f des Gesundheitsamtes,b) SCHIFF Hafen-, Quarantänearzt m, -ärztin f;health resort Kurort m;health risk Gesundheitsrisiko n;health service Gesundheitsdienst m;health spa Kur-, Heilbad n;health tips Gesundheitstips;health visitor Br Angestellte(r) des Staatlichen Gesundheitsdienstes, der/die bes alte und pflegebedürftige Menschen betreut; → private A 1, return A 1the state of his health sein Gesundheitszustand;in good (poor) health gesund, bei guter Gesundheit (kränklich, bei schlechter Gesundheit);3. Gesundheit f, Wohl n:your (very good) health! auf Ihr Wohl!;here is to the health of the host! ein Prosit dem Gastgeber!4. Heilkraft f* * *noun2) (toast)good or your health! — auf deine Gesundheit!
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1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) pobre2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) malo; escaso3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) pobre•- poorness- poorly
2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) pachucho, malo, indispuestopoor adj pobretr[pʊəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (person, family, country) pobre3 (unfortunate) pobre■ you poor thing! ¡pobrecito!1 los pobres nombre masculino pluralpoor ['pʊr, 'por] adj1) : pobrepoor people: los pobres2) scanty: pobre, escasopoor attendance: baja asistencia3) unfortunate: pobrepoor thing!: ¡pobrecito!4) bad: maloto be in poor health: estar mal de saludadj.• aporreado, -a adj.• arrancado, -a adj.• arrastrado, -a adj.• descamisado, -a adj.• malo, -a adj.• mezquino, -a adj.• necesitado, -a adj.• pobre adj.• pobrete adj.
I pɔːr, pɔːr, pʊə(r)adjective -er, -est1) ( not wealthy) pobre2) (unsatisfactory, bad) < harvest> pobre, escaso; <diet/quality> malo; < imitation> burdoto be in very poor health — estar* muy delicado or muy mal de salud
3) ( unfortunate) (before n) pobre
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[pʊǝ(r)]1. ADJ(compar poorer) (superl poorest)1) (=not rich) [person, family, country] pobrepoor people — gente f pobre, personas fpl pobres
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pewter was the poor man's silver — el peltre era la plata de los pobres•
they thought that cinema was a or the poor relation of theatre — pensaban que el cine era el pariente pobre del teatro•
to be the poorer (for sth), the nation is the poorer for her death — la nación ha sufrido una gran pérdida con su muerteit left me £5 the poorer — me dejó con 5 libras de menos
- 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
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to be a poor imitation of sth — ser una burda or pobre imitación de algo•
to have a poor opinion of sb — tener un concepto poco favorable de algn•
to come a poor second (to sth/sb), he came a poor second in the final race — quedó el segundo en la carrera final, a bastante distancia del primerohis family comes a poor second to his career — su familia queda relegada a segundo lugar tras su carrera
3) (=deficient) [memory] malo; [soil] pobre, estéril; [harvest] pobre, escaso•
soils that are poor in zinc — suelos que son pobres en zinc or que tienen bajo contenido en zinc4) (=untalented)•
to be poor at maths — no ser muy bueno en matemáticas5) (=unfortunate) pobrepoor little thing! — ¡pobrecito!, ¡pobre criaturita!
poor (old) you!, you poor (old) thing! — ¡pobrecito!
devil 1., 2)he's very ill, poor chap — está grave el pobre
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
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helƟ1) (the state of being well or ill: He is in good/poor health.) salud2) (the state of being well: I may be getting old, but so long as I keep my health, I'll be happy.) salud•- healthy- healthiness
- health maintenance organization
- health service
- drink to someone's health
- drink someone's health
health n saludtr[helɵ]1 salud nombre femenino2 (service) sanidad nombre femenino3 figurative use prosperidad nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in good/bad health estar bien/mal de saludto drink to somebody's health beber a la salud de alguiento your health! ¡a tu salud!health authorities autoridades nombre femenino plural sanitariashealth centre ambulatorio, centro médicohealth certificate certificado médicohealth foods alimentos nombre masculino plural naturaleshealth service Dirección nombre femenino General de Sanidadhealth visitor A.T.S., enfermero,-a visitantehealth ['hɛlɵ] n: salud fn.• salud s.f.• sanidad s.f.helθmass noun salud fto be in good/poor health — estar* bien/mal de salud
[helθ](your) good health! — ( proposing a toast) salud!; (before n) <policy, services> sanitario, de salud pública; <inspector, regulations> de sanidad
1.N salud fto be in good/bad health — estar bien/mal de salud
he was granted early retirement on grounds of ill health — le concedieron la jubilación anticipada por razones de salud
good health! — ¡(a tu) salud!
to drink (to) sb's health — beber a la salud de algn, brindar por algn
Minister of Health — Ministro(-a) m / f de Sanidad
Ministry of Health — Ministerio m de Sanidad
Department of Health and Human Services — (US) Ministerio m de Sanidad y Seguridad Social
2.CPDhealth and safety N — seguridad f e higiene
health and safety regulations N — normas fpl de seguridad e higiene
health authority N — administración f sanitaria
health benefit N — (US) subsidio m de enfermedad
health care N — asistencia f sanitaria, atención f sanitaria
health care worker N — empleado(-a) m / f de los servicios de asistencia sanitaria
the code says that health care workers should promote breast-feeding — el código dice que el personal de los servicios de asistencia sanitaria debería promover la lactancia materna
health centre, health center (US) N — centro m de salud, centro m médico
health check N — (=examination) visita f médica; (more thorough) chequeo m
health club N — gimnasio m
health drink N — bebida f saludable
health education N — educación f sanitaria
health farm N — centro m de adelgazamiento
health food(s) N (PL) — alimentos mpl dietéticos, alimentos mpl naturales
health food shop N — tienda f de alimentos dietéticos, herbolario m
health hazard N — peligro m para la salud, riesgo m para la salud
it's a health hazard — presenta un peligro or un riesgo para la salud
health inspector N — inspector(a) m / f de higiene
health insurance N — seguro m de enfermedad, seguro m médico
health minister N — ministro(-a) m / f de salud
health officer N — funcionario(-a) m / f de salud
health problem N — (personal) problema m de salud; (public) problema m sanitario
health resort N — (=spa) balneario m ; (in mountains) sanatorio m
health risk N — riesgo m para la salud
health scare N — alerta f sanitaria
nationalHealth Service N — (Brit) Servicio m de Sanidad, Servicio m de Salud Pública
Health Service doctor N — médico m de la Seguridad Social
health spa N — balneario m
health visitor N — auxiliar mf sanitario(-a) (en asistencia domiciliaria)
health warning N — (on cigarette packet) etiqueta de advertencia sobre el tabaco ; professional 2., 2)
* * *[helθ]mass noun salud fto be in good/poor health — estar* bien/mal de salud
(your) good health! — ( proposing a toast) salud!; (before n) <policy, services> sanitario, de salud pública; <inspector, regulations> de sanidad
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[helθ]сущ.1) здоровьеbad / broken / failing / feeble / fragile / frail / ill / poor health — хрупкое здоровье, ослабленный организм
good / robust health — крепкое здоровье
to be in bad / poor / ill health — иметь слабое здоровье
to recover / regain one's health — восстанавливать здоровье
to ruin / undermine smb.'s health — подрывать чьё-л. здоровье
- community healthShe swims for her health. — Она занимается плаванием ради здоровья.
- health authorities
- drink smb.'s health2)а) благополучие, процветание; благосостояние; жизнеспособностьSyn:б) общее состояние (какого-л. феномена, процесса, явления) -
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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. -
40 health
helƟ1) (the state of being well or ill: He is in good/poor health.) helse, helbred2) (the state of being well: I may be getting old, but so long as I keep my health, I'll be happy.) helse, sunnhet•- healthy- healthiness
- health maintenance organization
- health service
- drink to someone's health
- drink someone's healthhelsesubst. \/helθ\/1) helse, sunnhet2) helsetilstand, helbred3) skål• your health!• here's a health to Peter!be in poor health ha dårlig helse, gå og skrantehealth check-up helseundersøkelsehealth hazard\/risk helserisiko, helsefarehealth service helsestell, helsetjenestepick up health eller pick oneself up bli frisk, komme seg
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