A1adjective · frequent

poor

poor · poorer · poorest

бідний, поганий, жалюгідний

бедный, плохой, нищий, слабый

arm, armselig

With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do…With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.

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/pʊɚ/

» My wife is a poor driver.

Meine Frau ist eine schlechte Autofahrerin.

Моя жена плохо водит машину.

Моя дружина погано водить машину.

Meaning

6 senses

With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
We were so poor that we couldn't afford shoes.
arm
бе́дныйbédnyj, ни́щийníščij
бі́днийbídnyj
having little money or few possessions
Of low quality.
That was a poor performance.
armselig
плохо́йploxój, сла́быйslábyj, убо́гийubógij
пога́нийpohányj
lacking in quality or substances
(attributive)Worthy of pity.
Oh, you poor thing, you're drenched!
This poor little puppy got a nasty snake bite.
arm
бе́дныйbédnyj, жа́лкийžálkij, несча́стныйnesčástnyj
бі́днийbídnyj, жалюгі́днийžaljuhídnyj
deserving or inciting pity
Deficient in a specified way.
Cow's milk is poor in iron.
Inadequate, insufficient.
I received a poor reward for all my hard work.
Business is poor right now.
of insufficient quantity to meet a need
Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.

Examples

1821 sentences

My wife is a poor driver.
Моя дружина погано водить машину.
ruМоя жена плохо водит машину.
deMeine Frau ist eine schlechte Autofahrerin.
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He remained poor all his life.
Він був бідним усе життя.
deEr blieb sein Leben lang arm.
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She is a very poor driver.
Вона дуже поганий водій.
ruОна очень плохой водитель.
deSie ist eine sehr schlechte Autofahrerin.
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I was poor three years ago.
Три роки тому я був бідний.
ruТри года тому назад я был беден.
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Tom said that Mary was poor.
Том сказав, що Мері бідна.
ruТом сказал, что Мэри бедная.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 3

with few or no possessions or money:

of low quality:

used to express pity:

Русский

By meaning 3

with few or no possessions or money:

of low quality:

used to express pity:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

with few or no possessions or money:

of low quality:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English povre, povere, from Old French and Anglo-Norman povre, poure

Inherited from Middle English povre, povere, from Old French and Anglo-Norman povre, poure, from Latin pauper, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”). Doublet of pauper.

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