poverty in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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poverty [Brit ˈpɒvəti, Am ˈpɑvərdi] N

fuel poverty [ˈfjʊəl ˌpɒvətɪ] N

poverty-stricken [Brit ˈpɒvətɪˌstrɪk(ə)n, Am ˈpɑvərdi ˌstrɪkən] ADJ

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grinding poverty
misère f noire
ghetto attr child, poverty
des ghettos
eradicate poverty, weeds, crime, superstition
éliminer, faire disparaître

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poverty in the PONS Dictionary

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poverty Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to live in (abject) poverty
vivre dans le besoin
grinding poverty
la misère
a poverty of sth form
une pénurie de qc
he has such a poverty of intelligence
il est dénué d'intelligence
to live below the poverty line
vivre en dessous du seuil de pauvreté
it has associations of poverty/success
cela a des connotations de pauvreté/réussite

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None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.
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The per capita income for the city was $14,303. 21.6% of the population and 16.5% of families were below the poverty line.
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There was some unease expressed in the press, a suspicion that money had bought the lives of some, and others fell sacrifice to their poverty.
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The per capita income for the town was $16,808. 10.4% of the population and 2.2% of families were below the poverty line.
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It is one of the wildest and most poverty-stricken of the tribes.
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The per capita income for the town was $23,979. 1.5% of the population and 1.2% of families were below the poverty line.
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None of the population or the families was below the poverty line.
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None of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
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He lost his father at a young age, and grew up in poverty.
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Approximately 12.4% of the population lives under the poverty line.
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