poor relation

pɔː rɪˈleɪʃən
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Translation of poor relation into Russian

Noun

1.

family

person seen as less important in a group
  • In the family, he felt like a poor relation.В семье он чувствовал себя как бедный родственник.
2.

comparison

thing considered inferior to another similar thing
  • The library is often the poor relation of the education system.Библиотека часто считается бедным родственником системы образования.
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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
бедный родственникnm. - bedny rodstvennik

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.

Customer service became the poor relation once the company focused solely on profits.

Служба поддержки стала бедным родственником, когда компания сосредоточилась только на прибыли.

Within the university, humanities are treated as the poor relation to sciences.

В университете гуманитарные науки считаются бедным родственником по сравнению с естественными.

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  • бедная родственница

poor relation: Examples and translations in context

In that school, the arts are clearly the poor relation to sports.

В той школе искусство явно является бедным родственником по сравнению со спортом.

In the world of technology, older devices often feel like a poor relation.

В мире технологий старые устройства часто ощущаются как бедные родственники.

Her performance was a poor relation to the lead singer's captivating act.

Её выступление было бедным родственником по сравнению с захватывающим выступлением солиста.

My cousin's business is a poor relation compared to his brother's thriving company.

Бизнес моего кузена выглядит бедным родственником по сравнению с процветающей компанией его брата.

In the debate, his argument was clearly a poor relation to her comprehensive points.

В дебатах его аргумент был явно бедным родственником по сравнению с её содержательными доводами.

In the race for innovation, our idea became a poor relation to others.

В гонке за инновациями наша идея стала бедным родственником по сравнению с другими.

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