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1 live in grinding poverty
Общая лексика: жить в условиях ужасающей нищетыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > live in grinding poverty
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2 to live in grinding poverty
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to live in grinding poverty
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['pɔvətɪ]сущ.1) бедность, нищета, нужда, скудостьabject / dire / extreme / grinding / severe poverty — полная нищета
in poverty — в бедности, в нужде, в нищете
to live in grinding poverty — нуждаться, жить в крайней нужде
to wipe out / eliminate / eradicate poverty — уничтожить бедность
poverty line; poverty level — черта бедности
Syn:2) скудность; оскудение -
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ˈpɔvətɪ сущ.
1) бедность, нищета, нужда, скудость to breed poverty ≈ плодить нищету to eliminate, eradicate, wipe out poverty ≈ уничтожить бедность abject, dire, extreme, grinding, severe poverty ≈ полная нищета in poverty ≈ в бедности, в нужде, в нищете to live in grinding poverty ≈ нуждаться, жить в крайней нужде Syn: want
2) скудность;
оскудение бедность, нищета - to be reduced to abject * впасть в крайнюю нищету скуд(н) ость, бедность - * of ideas бедность /скудость/ мысли - * of the land скудность /неплодородность/ почвы - he showed a striking * in his knowledge of the problem он продемонстрировал поразительно невежество в этом вопросе нехватка, отсутствие( чего-л.) - * of vitamins отсутствие витаминов - * of intellect недостаток ума - * of (the) blood (медицина) анемия > * row (кинематографический) (профессионализм) мелкие компании, производящие дешевые кинофильмы > * is no sin /disgrace, crime, vice/ (пословица) бедность - не порок > * is not a shame but the being ashamed of it is (пословица) бедность - не порок, стыдиться бедности - не добродетель > when * comes in at the door, love flies out at the window( пословица) когда бедность входит в дверь, любовь уходит в окно absolute ~ абсолютное обнищание;
крайняя нищета poverty бедность, нужда ~ бедность ~ скудность;
оскудение relative ~ относительная бедность -
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['pɔvətɪ]nбедность, нищета, нужда, скудость- abject poverty- poverty of the land
- in poverty
- live in grinding poverty
- eliminate out poverty -
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'povəti(the condition of being poor: They lived in extreme poverty; the poverty of the soil.) pobrezapoverty n pobreza / miseriatr['pɒvətɪ]1 (gen) pobreza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto live below the poverty line no tener ni el mínimo necesario para vivirpoverty line umbral nombre masculino de la pobrezapoverty ['pɑvərt̬i] n: pobreza f, indigencia fn.• desdicha s.f.• estrechez s.f.• indigencia s.f.• laceria s.f.• mengua s.f.• mezquindad s.f.• miseria s.f.• penuria s.f.• pobretería s.f.• pobreza s.f.'pɑːvərti, 'pɒvətimass noun pobreza f; (before n)['pɒvǝtɪ]1. N1) (=state of being poor) pobreza fabsolute/extreme/relative poverty — pobreza f absoluta/extrema/relativa
abject, grinding, plead 1., 2), vow 1.to live/die in poverty — vivir/morir en la pobreza
2) (=lack) pobreza f, escasez fpoverty of resources — pobreza f or escasez f de recursos
poverty of ideas — pobreza f de ideas
poverty of imagination — pobreza f or falta f de imaginación
3) (=poor quality) [of soil] pobreza f2.CPDpoverty line, poverty level (US) N — umbral m de pobreza
to be or live above/below the poverty line or level — vivir por encima/por debajo del umbral de pobreza
to be or live on the poverty line — vivir en el umbral de pobreza, vivir al borde de la pobreza
poverty trap N — (Brit) trampa f de la pobreza
* * *['pɑːvərti, 'pɒvəti]mass noun pobreza f; (before n) -
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noun1) Armut, diepoverty of ideas — Ideenarmut, die
poverty of imagination/intellect — Fantasielosigkeit, die
* * *['povəti]* * *pov·er·ty[ˈpɒvəti, AM ˈpɑ:vɚt̬i]n no plto live in [abject] \poverty in [entsetzlicher] Armut lebenextreme/grinding \poverty drückende/bittere Armutintellectual/spiritual \poverty geistige/seelische Armutto alleviate \poverty die Armut lindern3.▶ when \poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window ( prov) wenn die Armut zur Tür hereinkommt, fliegt die Liebe zum Fenster hinaus* * *['pɒvətɪ]nArmut fpoverty of ideas/information — Ideen-/Informationsarmut f
to be above/below/on the poverty line — oberhalb/unterhalb/an der Armutsgrenze leben
* * *1. Armut f, Not f, Mangel m (of, in an dat):live in poverty in Armut leben;2. fig Armut f, Dürftigkeit f, Armseligkeit f:poverty of ideas Ideen-, Gedankenarmut;poverty of imagination Fantasielosigkeit f3. Unergiebigkeit f (des Bodens etc)* * *noun1) Armut, diepoverty of ideas — Ideenarmut, die
poverty of imagination/intellect — Fantasielosigkeit, die
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pov·er·ty [ʼpɒvəti, Am ʼpɑ:vɚt̬i] nto live in [abject] \poverty in [entsetzlicher] Armut leben;extreme/grinding \poverty drückende/bittere Armut;intellectual/spiritual \poverty geistige/seelische Armut;to alleviate \poverty die Armut lindernPHRASES:when \poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window ( love flies out of the window) wenn die Armut zur Tür hereinkommt, fliegt die Liebe zum Fenster hinaus -
9 жить в условиях ужасающей нищеты
General subject: live in grinding povertyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > жить в условиях ужасающей нищеты
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10 miseria
f.1 poverty (pobreza).2 misfortune (desgracia).3 meanness.4 baseness, wretchedness (vileza).5 pittance (poco dinero).le pagan una miseria they pay him next to nothing6 extreme poverty, poverty, grinding poverty, abjectedness.7 meager quantity, very small amount, peanuts, pittance.8 hardship.* * *1 (pobreza) extreme poverty2 (desgracia) misery, wretchedness3 (tacañería) meanness* * *noun f.1) misery2) poverty* * *SF1) (=pobreza) poverty, destitution2) (=insignificancia)3) (=tacañería) meanness, stinginess4) † (=parásitos) fleas pl, lice pl* * *1) ( pobreza) poverty, destitution2) ( cantidad insignificante) miserable amount, paltry amount3) ( desgracia) misfortuneestar a la miseria — (RPl fam) to be in a bad way (colloq)
llorar miseria(s) — (CS fam) to complain about not having any money
* * *= destitution, penury, pittance, squalor, sordidness, poverty, chump change.Ex. In sociology, fire appears twice in the energy facet; Y:4351 denotes fire as a cause of destitution, while Y:831 denotes fire as an item of social equipment, used for cooking etc.Ex. The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.Ex. The article 'Devastating an industry for a pittance of revenue' states the irrefutable case against taxing books and learned journals.Ex. The article 'Private affluence and public squalor?' discusses the implications for libraries and information if public services are forced to open up their markets to free trade and thereby to private companies.Ex. The author makes the most of the sordidness of the first sexual encounters of the protagonist, Stella, and the tawdriness of the theater company where she finds her first job.Ex. The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.Ex. The trick is they don't plan on paying their artists more than chump change in royalties.----* en la miseria = down-and-out, in chapter 11, penniless.* hundirse en la miseria = sink into + depression, sink into + poverty.* miseria absoluta = grinding misery.* miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.* salir de la miseria = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.* vivir en la miseria = live in + squalor, walk + the streets of misery, live in + penury.* * *1) ( pobreza) poverty, destitution2) ( cantidad insignificante) miserable amount, paltry amount3) ( desgracia) misfortuneestar a la miseria — (RPl fam) to be in a bad way (colloq)
llorar miseria(s) — (CS fam) to complain about not having any money
* * *= destitution, penury, pittance, squalor, sordidness, poverty, chump change.Ex: In sociology, fire appears twice in the energy facet; Y:4351 denotes fire as a cause of destitution, while Y:831 denotes fire as an item of social equipment, used for cooking etc.
Ex: The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.Ex: The article 'Devastating an industry for a pittance of revenue' states the irrefutable case against taxing books and learned journals.Ex: The article 'Private affluence and public squalor?' discusses the implications for libraries and information if public services are forced to open up their markets to free trade and thereby to private companies.Ex: The author makes the most of the sordidness of the first sexual encounters of the protagonist, Stella, and the tawdriness of the theater company where she finds her first job.Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.Ex: The trick is they don't plan on paying their artists more than chump change in royalties.* en la miseria = down-and-out, in chapter 11, penniless.* hundirse en la miseria = sink into + depression, sink into + poverty.* miseria absoluta = grinding misery.* miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.* salir de la miseria = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.* vivir en la miseria = live in + squalor, walk + the streets of misery, live in + penury.* * *A (pobreza) poverty, destitutionvivir sumido en la más absoluta miseria to live in abject povertyB(cantidad insignificante): gana una miseria she earns a pittancemira la miseria que me diste look at the miserable o paltry o measly amount you gave me ( colloq)C (desgracia) misfortunelas miserias de la guerra the miseries of warestar/quedar a la miseria ( RPl fam): el auto quedó a la miseria the car was a write-off o was wrecked o ( AmE) was totaled ( colloq)está a la miseria he's in a very bad way o in a terrible state ( colloq)* * *
miseria sustantivo femenino
1 ( pobreza) poverty, destitution
2 ( cantidad insignificante) miserable amount, paltry amount;
3 ( desgracia) misfortune;
miseria sustantivo femenino
1 (pobreza) extreme poverty: sobrecogía la miseria de sus aposentos, I was moved by the extreme poverty of her living conditions
2 (cantidad despreciable) pittance, miserable amount: vendí la casa por una miseria, I sold the house for a pittance
3 (más en pl) (desgracias, penalidades) miseries: ¡cuánta miseria se reflejaba en sus rostros!, what misery was reflected in their faces!
' miseria' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sordidez
- villa
English:
bread line
- chicken
- misery
- peanut
- penury
- pittance
- plunge
- poverty
- squalor
- starvation
- untold
- wake
- want
- wretchedness
- abject
- down
- shantytown
* * *miseria nf1. [pobreza] poverty;viven en la miseria they live in poverty3. [tacañería] meanness4. [vileza] baseness, wretchedness5. [poco dinero] pittance;le pagan una miseria he gets paid a pittance, they pay him next to nothing;CSur Famllorar miseria to plead poverty6. CompRP Fama la miseria: es alérgica y está a la miseria she's allergic and she's in a really bad way;después de tantos días sin agua, esa planta quedó a la miseria after so many days without water the plant was in a real state o half dead* * *f1 poverty2 fig ( sufrimiento) misery* * *miseria nf1) pobreza: poverty2) : misery, suffering3) : pittance, meager amount* * * -
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f 1. sgt (ubóstwo) poverty- żyć w biedzie to live in poverty- doskwierała mu bieda he was poverty-stricken2. (kłopot) trouble C/U- wpakować się w biedę to get into trouble- (cała) bieda w tym, że… the problem a. trouble a. snag is…- napytać sobie biedy to make trouble for oneself- sam sobie napytał biedy he brought it on himself- napytać komuś biedy to cause sb trouble3. sgt pot. (biedacy) poor people, the poor 4. przest. (dwukółka) small, horse-drawn two-wheeled cart- u nich bieda z nędzą a. bieda aż piszczy they’re (living) on the breadline, they don’t have two pennies to rub together- klepać biedę to live from hand to mouth- od biedy (w braku czegoś lepszego) for want of anything better- to ujdzie od biedy it’ll do, just about a. for want of anything better- pół biedy the least of one’s worries- pół biedy z materiałami, dużo gorzej znaleźć ekipę the materials are the least of our worries, the worst thing is finding the men- to jeszcze pół biedy that’s not so bad- „co słychać”? – „stara bieda” ‘how are things?’ – ‘same as ever’- z biedą (w braku czegoś lepszego) just about; (niechętnie) if one (really) has to; (z trudnością) [robić coś, radzić sobie] just about, only justThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > bie|da
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f 1. sgt (materialna) poverty, deprivation- ostatnia a. skrajna nędza penury, destitution, beggary- dotknięte nędzą rejony/rodziny poverty-stricken areas/families- dzielnice nędzy poverty-stricken parts a. districts of a town- regiony nędzy na południu kraju poor areas in the south of the country- żyć w skrajnej/beznadziejnej nędzy to live in extreme a. abject/grinding poverty- cierpieć nędzę to suffer deprivation a. poverty- znaleźć się na dnie nędzy to become destitute, to find oneself down and out- doprowadzić kogoś do nędzy a. wtrącić kogoś w nędzę to reduce sb to poverty, to beggar sb- popaść a. wpaść w nędzę to tumble into poverty- znaleźli się na skraju nędzy they were on the verge of indigence- dokuczała im nędza they were poverty-stricken2. sgt książk. (marność, słabość) misery- nędza człowieka human misery- nędza naszego żywota a. życia the misery of our existence- obrazy nędzy życia zesłańców pictures of the miserable life of exiles3. sgt (niski poziom moralny, intelektualny) poverty- oznaki duchowej nędzy signs of spiritual poverty- nędza moralna moral degradation4. (biedota) the poor (+ v pl), the destitute (+ v pl); (nędzarz) pauper 5. sgt pot. (tandeta) trash- te meble, które kupił, to sama nędza the furniture he bought is all trash- i mądry głupi, gdy go nędza złupi przysł. poverty can make anyone helpless- obraz nędzy i rozpaczy a sorry sight- dom/żebrak przedstawiał sobą obraz nędzy i rozpaczy the house/beggar looked a sorry sightThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > nędz|a
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13 low
1. n самый низкий уровень2. n обыкн. низина3. n метеор. область низкого барометрического давления; циклон4. n карт. младший козырь5. n фоска6. n спорт. самый маленький счёт7. n авт. первая, низшая скоростьon a low level — на низком уровне; в низших инстанциях
8. a низкий, невысокийlow frequency — радио, низкая частота
low cover — подрост, нижний ярус
9. a низкий, низменныйtrees growing in low, shady places — деревья, растущие в низких тенистых местах
10. a низкий, ниже обычного или желаемого уровняlow level of employment — низкий уровень занятости, большая безработица
low tide — отлив, малая вода
to get low — понижаться, падать
11. a открытый12. a тихий, негромкий13. a низкого происхождения, низкого социального положенияall sorts of people, high and low — всякие люди, люди разных классов
low area — циклон, область низкого давления
low level i/o — ввод - вывод низкого уровня
14. a невысокоразвитый, стоящий на низкой ступени цивилизацииlow tribes — племена, стоящие на низкой ступени развития
straddle over low bar — перемах ноги врозь над н.ж.
15. a биол. низшийlow quality — низкое качество; низший сорт
16. a вульгарный, грубый; низкий; невоспитанныйlow manners — плохие манеры; вульгарные манеры
low fellow — невоспитанный человек, хам
17. a низкий, подлыйlow cunning — коварство; изворотливость
18. a слабый, пониженный, небольшойlow volume — небольшой обьем; небольшой
19. a слабый, подавленный20. a подавленный, униженныйto bring low — подавлять, угнетать; унижать
21. a плохой, неблагоприятный22. a скудный, недостаточный; непитательный; истощённый, исчерпанныйoil is in low supply — нефти не хватает; нефть поступает в недостаточном количестве
23. a церк. принадлежащие к низкой церквиtoo low — слишком низко; слишком низкий
24. adv низкоto bow low — низко кланяться; отвесить низкий поклон
I hope I shall never fall as low as that — я надеюсь, что никогда не паду так низко
25. adv тихо, негромко26. adv на низких нотах27. adv дёшево, по дешёвой ценеto buy low — покупать дёшево, купить по дешёвке
28. adv скудно; бедно, в бедностиto live low — жить в бедности, скудно питаться
rear lying support hang on low bar — вис лежа сзади на н.ж.
front lying support hang on low bar — вис лежа на н.ж.
29. adv слабо30. adv поздно, недавно31. n мычание32. v мычатьСинонимический ряд:1. cheap (adj.) cheap; economical; inexpensive; low cost; low-cost; low-priced; popular; reasonable; uncostly; undear2. coarse (adj.) coarse; crass; crude; gross; incult; inelegant; raw; rough; rude; uncouth; uncultivated; uncultured; unpolished; unrefined; vulgar3. deep (adj.) bass; deep; low-pitched4. downcast (adj.) bad; blue; cast down; chapfallen; crestfallen; dejected; depressed; disconsolate; dispirited; doleful; down; downcast; downhearted; down-in-the-mouth; downthrown; droopy; dull; gloomy; heartsick; heartsore; heavy-hearted; hipped; low-spirited; melancholic; melancholy; miserable; moody; mopey; sad; saddened; soul-sick; spiritless; sunk; unhappy; woebegone5. flat (adj.) flat; level; squat; stumpy6. humble (adj.) humble; insignificant; paltry; unimportant7. ignoble (adj.) baseborn; ignoble; lowborn; meek; plain; plebeian; unennobled; unwashed8. mean (adj.) abhorrent; abject; base; contemptible; degraded; despicable; detestable; disgraceful; disgusting; dishonorable; dishonourable; disreputable; filthy; foul; loathsome; low-down; lowly; mean; menial; nasty; obnoxious; odious; reprehensible; repugnant; rotten; servile; shabby; sordid; sorry; squalid; ugly; unbecoming; undignified; vile; wretched9. poor (adj.) beggared; broke; destitute; dirt poor; fortuneless; impecunious; impoverished; indigent; necessitous; needy; penurious; poor; poverty-stricken; stone-broke; stony; strapped; unprosperous10. prone (adj.) dead; prone; prostrate; supine11. small (adj.) inferior; lesser; lower; minor; minor-league; nether; petty; secondary; small; subjacent; under12. soft (adj.) gentle; hushed; low-key; muffled; quiet; soft; subdued13. subaverage (adj.) subaverage; subnormal14. unwell (adj.) ailing; dying; exhausted; expiring; feeble; indisposed; off-color; offish; poorly; sickly; sinking; underly; unwell; weak15. bellow (verb) bellow16. cheaply (other) cheaply; inexpensivelyАнтонимический ряд:admirable; blatant; considerable; deafening; decent; elated; elevated; eminent; estimable; exalted; excited; exorbitant; happy; healthy; loud; substantial; tall
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