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pobre meaning in English

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pobre adjective

meager(poor, deficient or inferior)
adjective
[UK: ˈmiː.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈmiː.ɡər]

needy [needier, neediest](in need, poor)
adjective
[UK: ˈniː.di] [US: ˈniː.di]

poor [poorer, poorest](with few or no possessions or money)
adjective
[UK: pʊə(r)] [US: ˈpʊr]
I'm not poor. = No soy pobre.

sorry [sorrier, sorriest](poor, regrettable)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɒ.ri] [US: ˈsɑː.ri]

pobrecillo noun
{m}

poor thing(someone or something to be pitied)
noun
[UK: pʊə(r) ˈθɪŋ] [US: ˈpʊr ˈθɪŋ]

pobrecito noun
{m}

poor thing(someone or something to be pitied)
noun
[UK: pʊə(r) ˈθɪŋ] [US: ˈpʊr ˈθɪŋ]

pobres noun
{m-Pl}

have-nots(the poor or underprivileged)
noun
[UK: həv ˈnɑːts] [US: həv ˈnɑːts]

pobreza noun
{f}

penury(poverty, destitution)
noun
[UK: ˈpe.njʊə.ri] [US: ˈpe.njə.ri]

poverty(quality or state of being poor)
noun
[UK: ˈpɒ.və.ti] [US: ˈpɑː.vər.ti]
They live in poverty. = Ellos viven en la pobreza.

arte pobre proper noun
{m} {f}

Arte Povera(Italian modern art movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s)
proper noun

barrio pobre noun
{m}

slum [slums](dilapidated neighborhood)
noun
[UK: slʌm] [US: sˈləm]

el dinero del pobre dos veces se gasta adjective

penny wise and pound foolish(thrifty with small amounts of money but wasteful with large amounts)
adjective

empobrecer verb

impoverish [impoverished, impoverishing, impoverishes](to make poor)
verb
[UK: ɪm.ˈpɒ.və.rɪʃ] [US: ˌɪm.ˈpɑː.vrɪʃ]

empobrecido adjective

impoverished(Reduced to poverty)
adjective
[UK: ɪm.ˈpɒ.və.rɪʃt] [US: ˌɪm.ˈpɑː.vrɪʃt]

empobrecimiento noun
{m}

immiserization(process of making miserable or poor, see also: impoverishment)
noun

hazte pobre phrase

get woke, go broke(businesses that attempt to align themselves with social justice causes are liable to lose customers)
phrase

hombre de muchos oficios pobre seguro phrase

a rolling stone gathers no moss(a person who never settles in one place will never be successful)
phrase

más pobre que una rata adjective

poor as a church mouse(very poor)
adjective
[UK: pʊə(r) əz ə tʃɜːtʃ maʊs] [US: ˈpʊr ˈæz ə ˈtʃɝːtʃ ˈmaʊs]

oro de los pobres noun
{m}

fool's gold(mineral or other substance often mistaken for gold)
noun
[UK: ˈfuːlz ɡəʊld] [US: ˈfuːlz ɡoʊld]