poor

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Adjective

1.

low wealth

lacking sufficient money or material possessions
  • He grew up in a poor neighborhood..Он вырос в бедном районе.
2.

inferior quality

of low quality or standard
  • The poor performance disappointed everyone..Плохое выступление разочаровало всех.
3.

deficiency

lacking in a specific quality or substance
  • The soil is poor in nutrients.Почва бедна питательными веществами.
4.

pitiable

Rare
deserving of pity or sympathy
Rare
  • She felt poor after hearing the sad news..Услышав печальные новости, она почувствовала себя несчастной.

Noun, plural

social group

people with little or no money and possessions
  • Charities provide food and clothing for the poor..Благотворительные организации предоставляют еду и одежду для бедных
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Expressions with poor: examples in English and translations in Russian

бедный мальчик
The poor boy had no shoes to wear.
плохой тон
Interrupting someone while they speak is poor form.
бедный на наличные
недостаток наличных
Despite owning multiple properties, he was cash poor and struggled to pay bills..
несчастный человек
That poor bleeder lost his job again.
в плохом состоянии
в плохой форме
The car is in poor shape after the accident.
в дурном вкусе
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 / Participle
бедныйadj. - bedny

If this surgery fails, the poor guy could be history by morning.

Если эта операция провалится, бедный парень к утру может умереть.

плохойadj. - plokhoy

The road was infamous for its treacherous turns and poor visibility.

Дорога была печально известна своими опасными поворотами и плохой видимостью.

низкийadj. - nizkiy

Parents should hold the school to account for consistently poor teaching standards.

Родители должны привлечь школу к ответственности за стабильно низкий уровень преподавания.

слабыйadj. - slaby

Critics were quick to roast the film for its poor storyline.

Критики быстро разнесли фильм в пух и прах за слабый сюжет.

нищийadj./prtp. - nishchiy

Even his own brother despised him because he was poor.

Его супруга отказывала ему, так как он был нищий.

Noun
беднотаnf. - bednota

In wooden structures lived either peasants or the urban poor.

В деревянных сооружениях жили либо крестьяне, либо городская беднота.

бедняковnmpl. - bednyakov

Every child knew stories of a gallant gentleman of the road sparing the poor.

Каждый ребёнок знал истории о галантном разбойнике с большой дороги, щадившем бедняков.

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poor: Examples and translations in context

Rural communities often feel like the poor relation in political discussions.

Сельские сообщества часто чувствуют себя бедным родственником в политических дискуссиях.

Environmental issues are still the poor relation in many government programs.

Экологические вопросы всё ещё являются бедным родственником во многих госпрограммах.

The novel criticizes a culture that keeps poor women barefoot and pregnant.

Роман критикует культуру, которая держит бедных женщин босыми и беременными.

The poor devil broke his leg right before the long-awaited hiking trip.

Бедный чёрт сломал ногу прямо перед долгожданным походом в горы.

She rose from the gutter and now funds scholarships for poor students.

Она выбилась из нищеты и теперь финансирует стипендии для бедных студентов.

He wrote a song about a poor little rich girl craving genuine affection.

Он написал песню о бедной богатой девочке, жаждущей искренней любви.

Despite her mansion and servants, she remained a poor little rich girl.

Несмотря на особняк и прислугу, она оставалась бедной богатой девочкой.

The merry men were known for their generosity towards the poor and oppressed.

Весёлая ватага была известна своей щедростью по отношению к бедным и угнетенным.

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