poorer in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for poorer in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.poor [Brit pɔː, pʊə, Am pʊr, pɔr] ADJ

1. poor (not wealthy):

poor person, country

povero (in di)

I ended up £100 the poorer

mi sono ritrovato con cento sterline di meno

to become or get poorer

impoverirsi

2. poor:

poor (inferior) quality, performance, work, worker, factory

scadente

poor result, student, pupil

scarso

poor English

stentato

poor health

cagionevole

poor eyesight, memory

debole

poor soil, harvest

povero

poor meal (insufficient)

magro

poor (lacking quality) start, record

scadente

poor advice, communication, soldier

brutto

poor manager

cattivo

poor planning

incapace

poor education, lightning, appetite, chance, attendance, visibility

scadente

poor weather, forecast

scarso

poor consolation

brutto

poor consolation

cattivo

poor consolation

magro

to be poor at person: maths, French

essere scarso in

to be a poor sailor

non essere un granché come marinaio

I'm a poor traveller

non sono nato per viaggiare

3. poor (deserving pity):

poor

povero

the poor little boy

il povero piccolo

poor Eric!

povero Eric!

poor you!

povero te!

you poor (old) thing!

poveretto!

she's got a cold, poor thing

ha il raffreddore, poverina

4. poor (sorry, pathetic):

poor attempt, creature

patetico

poor excuse

che non regge

II.poor [Brit pɔː, pʊə, Am pʊr, pɔr] N

the poor + verbo pl

i poveri

III.poor [Brit pɔː, pʊə, Am pʊr, pɔr]

as poor as a church mouse

povero in canna

the poor man's caviar

il caviale dei poveri

poor boy [Am ˈpʊr ˌbɔɪ, ˈpɔr ˌbɔɪ], poor boy sandwich [ˈpɔː ˌbɔɪ sænwɪdʒ, ˈpʊər ˌbɔɪ sænwɪtʃ] N Am FOOD

poor boy

= panino farcito con carne, formaggio e verdure

poor white [Am ˌpʊr ˈ(h)waɪt, ˌpɔr ˈ(h)waɪt], poor white trash [ˈpɔːwaɪtˌtræʃ, ˈpʊərhwaɪt-] N (in US)

poor white pej

= bianco che appartiene agli strati sociali più bassi del Sud degli Stati Uniti

time-poor ADJ

time-poor

con poco tempo libero

poor relation [Brit ˌpɔː rɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n] N

poor relation

parente m povero also fig

poor mouth [ˈpɔːmaʊθ, pʊərmaʊθ] VB intr Am inf

poor mouth

piangere miseria

piss-poor [Brit, Am ˈpɪs ˌpʊr] ADJ

1. piss-poor inf excuse:

piss-poor

squallido

2. piss-poor (broke):

piss-poor person

povero in canna

poor-spirited [Am ˈpʊrˌspɪrɪdəd, ˈpɔrˌspɪrɪdəd] ADJ

poor-spirited

vigliacco

poor-spirited

codardo

poor box [Am ˈpʊ(ə)r ˌbɑks, ˈpɔ(ə)r ˌbɑks] N

poor box

cassetta f delle elemosine

Poor Laws [ˈpɔːˌlɔːz, ˈpʊər-] N npl (in GB)

Poor Laws HISTORY

= leggi per l'assistenza ai poveri in vigore in Gran Bretagna durante l'epoca vittoriana

poorer in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poorer in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.poor [pʊr] ADJ

1. poor (lacking money):

poor

povero, -a

2. poor:

poor attendance, harvest

scarso, -a

poor memory, performance

cattivo, -a

poor soil

terreno m povero

poor visibility

visibilità f scarsa

to be poor at sth

non essere bravo in qc

to be in poor health

non stare bene di salute

to be a poor loser

non saper perdere

to give a poor account of oneself

dare cattiva prova di sé

to cut a poor figure (as sth)

fare una brutta figura (come qc)

to be a poor excuse for sth

essere la brutta copia di qc

to have poor eyesight

avere la vista debole

to have poor hearing

non sentirci bene

to do a poor job of (doing) sth

fare male qc

3. poor (deserving of pity):

poor

povero, -a

you poor thing!

poverino!

II.poor [pʊr] N

the poor

i poveri

poor relative N

poor relative

parente mf povero

poor box <-es> N

poor box

cassetta f delle elemosine

Translations for poorer in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

impoverire

to become poor(er)

impoverirsi

to become poor(er)

poverino (-a)

poor

poverino (-a)

poor soul

poveraccio (-a)

poor soul

mediocre

poor

misero (-a)

poor

misero (-a)

poor person

miserabile

poor

miserabile

poor person

meschino (-a) (risultato)

poor

poorer Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a good/poor sport

non prendersela/prendersela

to be a good/poor speller

scrivere correttamente/scorrettamente

to give a poor account of oneself

dare cattiva prova di sé

to cut a poor figure (as sth)

fare una brutta figura (come qc)

to be a poor excuse for sth

essere la brutta copia di qc

to do a poor job of (doing) sth

fare male qc

to be a good/poor shot

essere un buon/cattivo tiratore

to be rich/poor in natural resources

essere ricco/povero di risorse naturali

to be a poor reflection on sth

offrire un quadro impietoso di qc

to be in poor physical condition

essere in condizioni fisiche non molto buone