poor box in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for poor box in the English»French Dictionary

poor box N

poor box

tronc m des pauvres

Translations for poor box in the English»French Dictionary

I.poor [Brit pɔː, pʊə, Am pʊr, pɔr] N

the poor + vb pl

les pauvres mpl

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

1. poor (not wealthy):

poor person, country

pauvre (in en)

I ended up £100 the poorer

je me suis retrouvé plus pauvre de cent livres

to become or get poorer

s'appauvrir

2. poor never attr:

poor (inferior) quality, start, result, record

mauvais

poor work (of student, pupil)

faible

poor (of worker, factory)

mauvais

poor soldier, manager, performance

piètre attr

poor soldier, manager, performance

mauvais

poor education, English, communication, planning, advice

mauvais

poor harvest, weather, forecast, visibility

mauvais

poor health, eyesight, memory

défectueux/-euse, mauvais

poor soil

pauvre

poor appetite

petit

poor chance, attendance

faible

poor lighting

mauvais

poor meal (insufficient)

maigre

poor (lacking quality)

mauvais

poor consolation

piètre

to be poor at person: maths, French

être faible en

to be a poor sailor

ne pas avoir le pied marin

I'm a poor traveller

je supporte mal les voyages

to be a poor substitute for sth

ne pas valoir qc

3. poor (deserving pity):

poor

pauvre

the poor little boy

le pauvre petit garçon

poor Eric!

pauvre Éric!

poor you!

pauvre de toi!

you poor (old) thing!

mon/ma pauvre!

she's got a cold, poor thing

elle a attrapé un rhume, la pauvre

4. poor (sorry, pathetic):

poor attempt, creature

pauvre

poor excuse

piètre

III.poor [Brit pɔː, pʊə, Am pʊr, pɔr]

as poor as a church mouse

pauvre comme Job

the poor man's champagne

le champagne du pauvre

I.box [Brit bɒks, Am bɑks] N

1. box:

box (small, cardboard)

boîte f

box (larger, crate)

caisse f

box of matches/of chocolates

boîte d'allumettes/de chocolats

to sell apples by the box

vendre des pommes par caisses

it comes in a box

cela se vend en boîte

2. box (on page):

box

case f

put a tick in the box

cocher la case

3. box (seating area):

box THEAT

loge f

box SPORTS

tribune f

4. box (in stable):

box

box m

5. box Brit SPORTS (for protection):

box

coquille f

6. box (television) inf:

the box

la télé

7. box SPORTS:

box (in soccer)

surface f de réparation

box (in baseball)

emplacement m

8. box (in gymnastics):

box

cheval m de saut

9. box (for post):

box, a. Box

boîte f postale

Box 20

BP 20

10. box MOTOR (for gears, steering, axle):

box

boîte f

11. box (slap):

a box on the ear

une gifle

12. box BOT:

box

buis m

box attr hedge, furniture

en buis

13. box Brit TRANSP → box junction

14. box (dilemma):

box inf

impasse f

15. box inf COMPUT:

box

machine f

II.box [Brit bɒks, Am bɑks] VB trans

1. box (pack) → box up

2. box (fight):

box opponent

boxer

3. box (strike):

to box sb's ears

gifler qn

4. box NAUT:

to box the compass

réciter la rose des vents

III.box [Brit bɒks, Am bɑks] VB intr SPORTS

box

boxer

IV.boxed ADJ

boxed note, information:

boxed

en encadré

boxed set

coffret m

boxed advert

encadré m

See also box junction, box up

box junction N Brit TRANSP

box junction

milieu m d'intersection (délimité par des bandes jaunes)

I.box up VB [Brit bɒks -, Am bɑks -] (box up [sth], box [sth] up)

box up

mettre [qc] en caisse, encaisser

poor box in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poor box in the English»French Dictionary

I.poor [pʊəʳ, Am pʊr] ADJ

1. poor (lacking money):

poor

pauvre

2. poor (of inadequate quality):

poor

mauvais(e)

to be poor at sth

être mauvais à qc

to be poor in sth

être médiocre en qc

to give a poor account of oneself

faire mauvaise impression

poor attendance at lectures

faible présence f aux cours

to be a poor excuse for sth

être une mauvaise excuse pour qc

to have a poor eyesight

avoir une mauvaise vue

a poor harvest

une mauvaise récolte

to be in poor health

être en mauvaise santé

a poor memory

une mauvaise mémoire

to be a poor sailor

ne pas avoir le pied marin

3. poor (deserving of pity):

poor

pauvre

4. poor iron hum (humble):

poor

humble

in my poor opinion

à mon humble avis

Phrases:

to take a poor view of sb/sth

avoir une mauvaise opinion de qn/qc

II.poor [pʊəʳ, Am pʊr] N

the poor pl

les pauvres mpl

box¹ [bɒks, Am bɑ:ks] N

1. box:

box (container)

boîte f

box (of large format)

caisse f

a (cardboard) box

un carton

chocolate box

boîte de chocolats

tool box

boîte à outils

2. box (rectangular space):

box

case f

3. box (small space):

to be just a box

être grand comme un mouchoir de poche

4. box THEAT:

box

loge f

5. box Aus, Brit SPORTS:

box

coquille f

6. box inf (television):

the box

la télé

7. box (box junction):

box

zone d'intersection quadrillée en jaune

8. box no pl (tree):

box

buis m

I.box² [bɒks, Am bɑ:ks] N

box

gifle f

to give sb a box on the ears

gifler qn

II.box² [bɒks, Am bɑ:ks] VB intr SPORTS

box

faire de la boxe

III.box² [bɒks, Am bɑ:ks] VB trans

1. box SPORTS:

box

boxer

2. box (hit):

to box someone's ears

gifler qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was claimed that the money came from the poor box in the church and the profits from a charity shop that the parish runs.

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