poor relation

pɔː rɪˈleɪʃən
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Translation of poor relation into Hebrew

Noun

1.

family

person seen as less important in a group
קָרוֹב מִשְׁפָּחָה נָחוּת בֶּן מִשְׁפָּחָה זָנִיחַ הַכִּבְשָׂה הַשְּׁחוֹרָה
  • In the family, he felt like a poor relation.במשפחה הוא הרגיש כמו קרוב משפחה נחות.
2.

comparison

thing considered inferior to another similar thing
גִּרְסָה נְחוּתָה קָרוֹב עָנִי
  • The library is often the poor relation of the education system.הספרייה היא לעיתים קרובות גרסה נחותה של מערכת החינוך.
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Examples of poor relation in a sentence

  • In the club, he was treated as a poor relation.
  • The smartphone is the poor relation of the tablet.
  • In the tech world, desktops are often seen as the poor relation.

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

Noun
בֵּן מִשְׁפָּחָה נָחוּתn. - ben mishepakha nakhut
קָרוֹב נָחוּתn. - qarov nakhut
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