poor

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Adjective

1.

low wealth

lacking sufficient money or material possessions
  • He grew up in a poor neighborhood..הוא גדל בשכונה ענייה.
2.

inferior quality

of low quality or standard
  • The poor performance disappointed everyone..הביצועים הגרועים אכזבו את כולם.
3.

deficiency

lacking in a specific quality or substance
  • The soil is poor in nutrients.האדמה דלה בחומרי הזנה.
4.

pitiable

Rare
deserving of pity or sympathy
Rare
  • She felt poor after hearing the sad news..היא הרגישה מעוררת רחמים אחרי ששמעה את החדשות העצובות.

Noun, plural

social group

people with little or no money and possessions
  • Charities provide food and clothing for the poor..עמותות מספקות אוכל ובגדים לעניים
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Expressions with poor: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

יֶלֶד עָנִי
The poor boy had no shoes to wear.
חוֹסֶר נִימוּס
Interrupting someone while they speak is poor form.
עָנִי בִּמְזוּמָן
Despite owning multiple properties, he was cash poor and struggled to pay bills..
מִסְכֵּן
That poor bleeder lost his job again.
בְּמַצָּב יָרוּד
The car is in poor shape after the accident.
בְּטַעַם רַע
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
עָנִיadj. - ani

The writer was poor as Job for decades before anyone noticed his novels.

הסופר היה עני מרוד במשך עשרות שנים לפני שמישהו שם לב לרומנים שלו.

מִסְכֵּןadj. - misqen

Some poor devil has to clean this whole office after the party.

איזה מסכן צריך לנקות את כל המשרד הזה אחרי המסיבה.

גָּרוּעַadj. - garua

Visibility during the snowstorm was so poor that cars had to pull over.

הראות במהלך סופת השלג הייתה כה גרועה שמכוניות נאלצו לעצור בצד הדרך.

עֲנִיָּיהadj. - aniya

Their shrinking garden was a result of continuous drought and poor soil.

הגן המתכווץ שלהם היה תוצאה של בצורת מתמשכת ואדמה ענייה.

אֻמְלָלadj. - 'umlal

Danny made a poor decision when he attacked the DEA agents.

דני החליט החלטה אומללה כשתקף את סוכני המנהל לאכיפת הסמים.

Noun
רַעadj./nm. - ra

The ad using a tragedy to sell products was clearly in poor taste.

הפרסומת שניצלה טרגדיה כדי למכור מוצרים הייתה בבירור בטעם רע.

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poor: Examples and translations in context

Their legal clinic became a local sword of justice for poor tenants.

הקליניקה המשפטית שלהם הפכה לחרב הצדק המקומית עבור דיירים עניים.

Legal aid exists to keep poor defendants on an equal footing in court.

סיוע משפטי קיים כדי לשמור נאשמים עניים על בסיס שוויוני בבית המשפט.

Legal aid programs are crucial for protecting the rights of the poor.

תוכניות סיוע משפטי הן חיוניות כדי להגן על זכויות העניים.

Cartels often exploit poor people, turning them into desperate drug mules for profit.

קרטלים מנצלים לעיתים אנשים עניים והופכים אותם לבלדרי סמים נואשים למען רווח.

The working poor struggle to make ends meet on their low wages.

העובדים העניים מתקשים לגמור את החודש עם השכר הנמוך שלהם.

An unjust system often favors the wealthy over the poor.

מערכת בלתי הוגנת מעדיפה לרוב את העשירים על פני העניים.

Progressive tax reforms could help redress the balance between rich and poor citizens.

רפורמות מס פרוגרסיביות עשויות לסייע להשיב את האיזון בין אזרחים עשירים לעניים.

The working poor often feel invisible in discussions about the economy.

העובדים העניים לעיתים קרובות מרגישים בלתי נראים בדיונים על הכלכלה.

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