Слово англійською: poor

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Переклад poor українською: бі́дний (сирота́ і т. д.), убо́гий, пога́ний (нея́кісний і т. д.), бідня́к

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poor

adjective,

/pʊə(r)/

/pʊr/,

/pɔːr/

(comparative poorer, superlative poorest)

having little money

having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs

They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids.
We aim to help the poorest families.
It's among the poorer countries of the world.
This is a relatively poor neighbourhood.
Andrew grew up desperately poor.
They were so poor that they couldn't afford to feed their family.

opposite rich see also dirt poor

Synonyms poorpoordisadvantaged ▪ needy ▪ impoverished ▪ deprived ▪ penniless ▪ hard upThese words all describe somebody who has very little or no money and therefore cannot satisfy their basic needs.poor having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs:

They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids.

disadvantaged having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society:

socially disadvantaged sections of the community

needy poor:

It’s a charity that provides help for needy children.

impoverished (in the media) poor:

Thousands of impoverished peasants are desperate to move to the cities.

deprived [usually before noun] without enough food, education, and all the things that are necessary for people to live a happy and comfortable life poor, needy, impoverished or deprived?Poor is the most general of these words and can be used to describe yourself, another individual person, people as a group, or a country or an area. Needy is mostly used to describe people considered as a group: it is not used to talk about yourself or individual people: poor/needy children/families • They were too needy to buy shoes for the kids. Impoverished is used, especially in journalism, to talk about poor countries and the people who live there. To talk about poor areas in rich countries, use deprived.penniless (literary) having no money; very poor:

He died penniless in Paris.

hard up (informal) having very little money, especially for a short period of time:

I was always hard up as a student.

Patterns

poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived/penniless/hard-up people/families
poor/disadvantaged/needy/impoverished/deprived areas
poor/disadvantaged/impoverished countries
a(n) poor/disadvantaged/impoverished/deprived background

the poor

noun [plural] people who have very little money Many people now prefer not to say the poor because it suggests that they form one large group of people who are all the same and the only important thing about them is their poverty. You can use expressions such as people in need, low-income families/households or people from disadvantaged backgrounds/communities instead.

They provided food and shelter for the poor.

opposite the rich see also working poor

More Like This Plural adjectival nounsPlural adjectival nouns

the blind
the deaf
the destitute
the dead
the dying
the elderly
the faithful
the homeless
the injured
the insane
the jobless
the middle aged
the old
the poor
the rich
the sick
the squeamish
the wealthy
the wicked
the wounded
the young

unfortunate

[only before noun] deserving sympathy

Have you heard about poor old Harry? His wife's left him.
It's hungry—the poor little thing.
‘I have stacks of homework to do.’ ‘Oh, you poor thing.’
Some poor soul will have to clean the house after the party.

not good

not good; of a quality that is low or lower than expected

the party’s poor performance in the election
The food was of very poor quality.
She's been in poor health for some time now.
The cottage was in poor physical condition.
It was raining heavily and visibility was poor.
poor food/light/soil
to have a poor opinion of somebody (= to not think well of somebody)

having little of something

poor in something having very small amounts of something

a country poor in natural resources
soil poor in nutrients
There's very little soil here and it's poor in quality.

opposite rich see also time-poor

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French poure, from Latin uper.

Idioms

be/come a poor second, third, etc.

(especially British English) to finish a long way behind the winner in a race, competition, etc.

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the poor man’s somebody/something

a person or thing that is similar to but of a lower quality than a particular famous person or thing
- Sparkling white wine is the poor man's champagne.

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