poor

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Adjective

1.

low wealth

lacking sufficient money or material possessions
  • He grew up in a poor neighborhood..Er wuchs in einem armen Viertel auf.
2.

inferior quality

of low quality or standard
  • The poor performance disappointed everyone..Die schlechte Leistung enttäuschte alle.
3.

deficiency

lacking in a specific quality or substance
  • The soil is poor in nutrients.Der Boden ist nährstoffarm.
4.

pitiable

Rare
deserving of pity or sympathy
Rare
bedauernswert bemitleidenswert
  • She felt poor after hearing the sad news..Sie fühlte sich bedauernswert, nachdem sie die traurigen Nachrichten gehört hatte.

Noun, plural

social group

people with little or no money and possessions
Armen Bedürftigen Arme f
  • Charities provide food and clothing for the poor..Wohltätigkeitsorganisationen stellen Essen und Kleidung für die Armen bereit.
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Expressions with poor: examples in English and translations in German

Armer Junge
The poor boy had no shoes to wear.
schlechtes Benehmen
unhöfliches Verhalten
Interrupting someone while they speak is poor form.
bargeldarm
liquiditätsschwach
Despite owning multiple properties, he was cash poor and struggled to pay bills..
armer Kerl
Pechvogel
That poor bleeder lost his job again.
in schlechtem Zustand
The car is in poor shape after the accident.
geschmacklos
His joke about the accident was in poor taste.

Synonyms and analogies of poor in English

Examples of poor in a sentence

  • She donated clothes to the poor children in the village.
  • The movie received poor reviews from critics.
  • The poor construction of the bridge led to its collapse.
  • The report was poor in detail and clarity.
  • His diet is poor in essential vitamins.
  • The poor kitten was shivering in the cold.

Translations of "poor" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
armadj.

They were poor but pure of heart, sharing everything with their neighbors.

Sie waren arm, aber herzensgut und teilten alles mit ihren Nachbarn.

schlechtadj.

He learned that poor time management often leads to missed opportunities.

Er erkannte, dass schlechte Zeiteinteilung oft zu verpassten Chancen führt.

schwachadj.

His poor performance in the previous race motivated him to train harder.

Seine schwache Leistung im vorherigen Rennen motivierte ihn, härter zu trainieren.

mangelhaftadj.

Most people chalk the technical problems up to outdated software and poor maintenance.

Die meisten führen die technischen Probleme auf veraltete Software und mangelhafte Wartung zurück.

geringadj.

I'm afraid the visibility is too poor to drive, ma'am.

Die Sichtweite ist zu gering, um zu fahren, Ma'am.

Noun
dieArmenmpl.

Everyone envied the poor little rich girl, but nobody saw her tears.

Alle beneideten das arme reiche Mädchen, doch niemand sah ihre Tränen.

dieArmutnf.

Despite growing up poor, she managed to rise above her circumstances.

Obwohl sie in Armut aufwuchs, konnte sie über ihre Umstände stehen.

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poor: Examples and translations in context

She was looked down on for living in that poor neighborhood.

Sie wurde geringschätzt, weil sie in diesem armen Viertel wohnte.

Everyone felt bad for the poor devil who lost everything in the fire.

Alle hatten Mitleid mit dem armen Kerl, der im Feuer alles verlor.

He pretends to be poor, but secretly lives like a king abroad.

Er gibt sich arm, lebt aber heimlich im Ausland im Luxus.

Some teachers look down upon students who come from poor backgrounds.

Einige Lehrer schauen auf Schüler herab, die aus armen Verhältnissen kommen.

Look at that poor devil standing in the rain without an umbrella.

Sieh dir den armen Kerl an, der ohne Regenschirm im Regen steht.

The festival was created to break down the walls dividing rich and poor.

Das Festival wurde gegründet, um die Mauern zwischen Arm und Reich einzureißen.

The endless bureaucracy at city hall eventually unhinged the poor man's mind.

Die endlose Bürokratie im Rathaus hat den armen Mann schließlich völlig verrückt gemacht.

You poor lamb, having to work overtime every weekend this whole month.

Du armes Ding, jedes Wochenende diesen ganzen Monat Überstunden machen zu müssen.

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