Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь - poverty
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poverty
бот. мшанка лежачая (Sagina procumbens)
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1. бедность, нищета to be reduced to abject poverty —- впасть в крайнюю нищету 2. скуд(н)ость, бедность poverty of ideas —- бедность (скудость) мысли poverty of the land —- скудность (неплодородность) почвы he showed a striking poverty in his knowledge of the problem —- он продемонстрировал поразительно невежество в этом вопросе 3. нехватка, отсутствие (чего-л.) poverty of vitamins —- отсутствие витаминов poverty of intellect —- недостаток ума poverty of (the) blood —- мед. анемия Id: poverty row —- кин. профес. мелкие компании, производящие дешевые кинофильмы Id: poverty is no sin (disgrace, crime, vice) —- посл. бедность - не порок Id: poverty is not a shame but the being ashamed of it is —- посл. бедность - не порок, стыдиться бедности - не добродетель Id: when poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window —- посл. когда бедность входит в дверь, любовь уходит в окно ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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n. 1 the state of being poor; want of the necessities of life. 2 (often foll. by of, in) scarcity or lack. 3 inferiority, poorness, meanness. 4 Eccl. renunciation of the right to individual ownership of property. Phrases and idioms poverty line the minimum income level needed to secure the necessities of life. poverty-stricken extremely poor. poverty trap a situation in which an increase of income incurs a loss of State benefits, making real improvement impossible. Etymology: ME f. OF poverte, povert{eacute} f. L paupertas -tatis f. pauper poor ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English poverte, from Anglo-French poverte, from Latin paupertat-, paupertas, from pauper poor — more at poor Date: 12th century 1. a. the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions b. renunciation as a member of a religious order of the right as an individual to own property 2. scarcity, dearth 3. a. debility due to malnutrition b. lack of fertility Synonyms: ~, indigence, penury, want, destitution mean the state of one with insufficient resources. ~ may cover a range from extreme want of necessities to an absence of material comforts the extreme ~ of the slum dwellers. indigence implies seriously straitened circumstances the indigence of her years as a graduate student. penury suggests a cramping or oppressive lack of money a catastrophic illness that condemned them to years of penury. want and destitution imply extreme ~ that threatens life itself through starvation or exposure lived in a perpetual state of want the widespread destitution in countries beset by famine. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Poverty is the state of being extremely poor. According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute poverty... ? wealth N-UNCOUNT 2. You can use poverty to refer to any situation in which there is not enough of something or its quality is poor. (FORMAL) Britain has suffered from a poverty of ambition. ? wealth N-SING: also no det, N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 the situation or experience of being poor (dire/abject/grinding poverty (=very bad poverty)) (Thousands of children live in dire poverty.) 2 the poverty line/level the income below which a person or a family is officially considered to be very poor and in need of help (More than 20% of American families now live below the poverty line.) 3 formal a lack of a particular quality + of (a surprising poverty of imagination) (- compare poorness) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 12c., from O.Fr. povertй, from L. paupertatem (nom. paupertas) "poverty," from pauper (see poor). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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