welfare
Health, safety, happiness and prosperityHealth, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
» Tom lives on welfare.
Том живёт на пособие.
Том живет на пособие.
Значение
значений: 2(неисчисляемое, обычно)Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
Wohlergehen, Wohlfahrt
благосостоя́ниеblagosostojánije, благополу́чиеblagopolúčije, сча́стьеsčástʹje
благополу́ччяblahopolúččja, добро́бутdobróbut, благоде́нствоblahodénstvo
(США, разговорное, неисчисляемое, обычно)Shortened form of "welfare spending", "welfare payments", or "welfare assistance".
Sozialhilfe, Wohlfahrt
социа́льная по́мощьsociálʹnaja pómoščʹ
- governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
- something that aids or promotes well-being
- a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
Примеры
предложений: 71Tom lives on welfare.
Том живёт на пособие.
Are you on welfare?
Ты на пособии?
deErhalten Sie Sozialhilfe?
I'll live on welfare.
Я буду жить на социальное пособие.
ukЯ житиму на соціальну допомогу.
deIch werde von Sozialhilfe leben.
Have you ever been on welfare?
Tom works at the welfare office.
Переводы
языков: 8По значениям 1
По значениям 2
По значениям 2
Происхождение
From Middle English welefare, probably from the Old English phrase wel faran (“to fare welFrom Middle English welefare, probably from the Old English phrase wel faran (“to fare well, get along successfully, prosper”) (cognate with Middle Dutch welvare (“welfare”), Middle Low German wolvare (“welfare”), Middle High German wolvar, wolfar (“welfare”)). Equivalent to well + fare. Compare also West Frisian wolfeart, Dutch welvaart, German Wohlfahrt, Old Norse velferð (whence Swedish välfärd (“welfare”)). The first recorded use in the sense of "social concern for the well-being of children, the unemployed, etc." is from 1904 and in the sense of "organized effort to provide for maintenance of members of a group" from 1918.
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Формы
мн. число: welfares| Ед. число | welfare |
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неисчисляемое
Синонимы
синонимов: 11- governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need:social welfarepublic assistance
- something that aids or promotes well-being:benefit
- a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous:wellbeingwell-beingupbeateudaemoniaeudaimonia
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 27Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные — Потому что оно может быть неисчисляемым