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1 poor
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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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2 relation
1) (a person who belongs to the same family as oneself either by birth or because of marriage: uncles, aunts, cousins and other relations.) pariente2) (a relationship (between facts, events etc).) relación3) ((in plural) contact and communications between people, countries etc: to establish friendly relations.) relaciónrelation n pariente / familiartr[rɪ'leɪʃən]1 (connection) relación nombre femenino2 (family) pariente nombre masulino o femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin relation to con relación ato bear no relation to no guardar ninguna relación conrelation [ri'leɪʃən] n1) narration: relato m, narración f2) relative: pariente mf, familiar mf3) relationship: relación fin relation to: en relación con, con relación a4) relations npl: relaciones fplpublic relations: relaciones públicasn.• conexión s.f.• deudo s.m.• medida s.f.• pariente s.m.,f.• relación s.f.• relato s.m.• respecto s.m.rɪ'leɪʃən1) c ( relative) pariente mf, pariente, -ta m,f, familiar mpictured are John Hull and James Hull (no relation) — en la fotografía aparecen John Hull y James Hull, quienes no están emparentados
what relation is she to you? — ¿qué parentesco tiene contigo?, ¿a ti qué te toca? (Esp fam)
2)a) u c ( connection) relación fb)in relation to — (as prep) en relación con, con relación a
3) relations pl relaciones fplto establish/break off/restore relations (with somebody/something) — establecer*/romper*/restablecer* relaciones (con alguien/algo)
to have sexual relations with somebody — tener* relaciones sexuales con alguien
[rɪ'leɪʃǝn]N1) (=relationship) relación f (to, with con)•
to bear little/no relation to sth — tener poco/no tener nada que ver con algoto bear a certain relation to... — guardar cierta relación con...
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to have little/no relation to sth — tener poco/no tener nada que ver con algothe story has little relation to historical fact — la versión tiene poco que ver con los hechos históricos
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in relation to — (=compared to) en relación con, con relación a; (=in connection with) en lo que se refiere adoubts that parents may have in relation to their children's education — dudas que los padres pudieran tener en lo que se refiere a la educación de sus hijos
2) (=relative) pariente mf, familiar mffriends and relations — amigos mpl y familiares mpl
all my relations came — vinieron todos mis parientes, vino toda mi familia
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she's no relation — no es parienta míablood 2., poor 1., 1)•
what relation is she to you? — ¿qué parentesco tiene contigo?3) (=contact)relations relaciones fpl•
to break off relations with sb — romper (relaciones) con algn•
we have business relations with them — tenemos relaciones comerciales con ellos•
to enter into relations with sb — establecer relaciones con algn•
to establish relations with sb — establecer relaciones con algnindustrial, public 3., race II, 1.•
to have sexual relations with sb — tener relaciones sexuales con algn4) (=narration) relato m, relación f, narración f* * *[rɪ'leɪʃən]1) c ( relative) pariente mf, pariente, -ta m,f, familiar mpictured are John Hull and James Hull (no relation) — en la fotografía aparecen John Hull y James Hull, quienes no están emparentados
what relation is she to you? — ¿qué parentesco tiene contigo?, ¿a ti qué te toca? (Esp fam)
2)a) u c ( connection) relación fb)in relation to — (as prep) en relación con, con relación a
3) relations pl relaciones fplto establish/break off/restore relations (with somebody/something) — establecer*/romper*/restablecer* relaciones (con alguien/algo)
to have sexual relations with somebody — tener* relaciones sexuales con alguien
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3 connection
- ʃən1) (something that connects or is connected: a faulty electrical connection.) conexión2) ((a) state of being connected or related: My connection with their family is very slight; I wish to talk to you in connection with my daughter's career.) relación3) (a useful person whom one can contact, especially in business: his connections in the clothing trade.) contacto4) (a train, bus etc to which one changes from another in the course of a journey: As the local train was late, I missed the connection to London.) enlace1. conexiónthe radio wouldn't work due to a faulty connection la radio no funcionaba debido a una mala conexión2. relaciónthere's a connection between smoking and lung cancer hay una relación entre fumar y el cáncer de pulmón3. enlacetr[kə'nekʃən]1 (professional) contactos nombre masculino plural; (relatives) familia, parientes nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin connection with en relación con, con relación ain that connection a este respecto, con respecto a estoto have connections familiar tener enchufeconnection [kən'nɛkʃən] n: conexión f, enlace mprofessional connections: relaciones profesionalesn.• acoplamiento s.m.• combinación s.f.• conexión s.f.• empalme s.m.• encadenamiento s.m.• enchufe s.m.• engarce s.m.• enlace s.m.• entronque s.m.• trabazón s.m.• unión s.f.kə'nekʃən1) ca) ( link)connection (WITH something) — enlace m or conexión f (con algo)
b) ( Elec) conexión f2) c ( Transp)connection (WITH something) — conexión f or enlace m (con algo)
I missed my connection — perdí la combinación or conexión
3) c ua) ( relation) relación f or conexión fshe is wanted in connection with the killing — se la busca en relación or en conexión con el asesinato
b) ( relationship) conexión f4) connections pla) (links, ties) lazos mplb) ( influential people) contactos mpl, conexiones fpl (AmL)c) ( relations) familiares mpl, parientes mpl[kǝ'nekʃǝn]1. N1) (Rail etc) enlace m ; (Elec, Tech) conexión f, empalme m ; (Telec) línea f, comunicación fto make a connection — hacer enlace, empalmar
there's a loose connection — (Elec) hay un hilo suelto
we've got a bad connection — (Telec) no se oye bien
in connection with — en relación a, con respecto a
there's no connection between the two events — no hay ninguna relación or conexión entre los dos sucesos
"no connection with any other firm" — "ésta es una firma independiente"
2.CPDconnection charge, connection fee N — cuota f de conexión
* * *[kə'nekʃən]1) ca) ( link)connection (WITH something) — enlace m or conexión f (con algo)
b) ( Elec) conexión f2) c ( Transp)connection (WITH something) — conexión f or enlace m (con algo)
I missed my connection — perdí la combinación or conexión
3) c ua) ( relation) relación f or conexión fshe is wanted in connection with the killing — se la busca en relación or en conexión con el asesinato
b) ( relationship) conexión f4) connections pla) (links, ties) lazos mplb) ( influential people) contactos mpl, conexiones fpl (AmL)c) ( relations) familiares mpl, parientes mpl
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