poor relation in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for poor relation in the English»French Dictionary

poor relation N lit, fig

poor relation

parent m pauvre

Translations for poor relation in the French»English Dictionary

parent pauvre

poor relation

faire figure de parent pauvre

to look like a poor relation

Translations for poor relation in the English»French Dictionary

I.relation [Brit rɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n, Am rəˈleɪʃ(ə)n] N

1. relation (relative):

relation

parent/-e m/f

my relations

ma famille

Paul Presley, no relation to Elvis

Paul Presley, qui n'est pas apparenté à or n'a aucun lien de parenté avec Elvis Presley

2. relation (connection):

relation

rapport m (between entre, of de, with avec)

to bear no relation to reality, truth

n'avoir aucun rapport avec

3. relation (story):

relation

récit m (of de)

4. relation (comparison):

in relation to

par rapport à

with relation to

en ce qui concerne

5. relation MATH:

relation

rapport m

II.relations N npl

1. relations (mutual dealings):

relations

relations fpl (between entre, with avec)

to have business relations with

avoir des relations professionnelles avec

East-West relations

les relations Est-Ouest

2. relations (intercourse):

relations euph

relations fpl sexuelles

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

poor relation in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poor relation in the English»French Dictionary

poor relation N

poor relation

cousin pauvre(e) m (f)

Translations for poor relation in the English»French Dictionary

relation [rɪˈleɪʃn] N

1. relation no pl (link):

relation

relation f

in relation to

en relation avec

to bear no relation to sb/sth

n'avoir aucun rapport avec qn/qc

2. relation (relative):

relation

parent(e)

relation by marriage

parent par alliance

to have relations in a country

avoir de la famille dans un pays

3. relation pl (dealings between people(s)):

relation

relations fpl

have sexual relations with sb

avoir des rapports sexuels avec qn

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Fans decked out in blue and white while looking over their noses at the poor relation across the estuary.

www.independent.co.uk

The poor relation of father and son may have played a part in the eventual failure of this marriage.

en.wikipedia.org

Gradually, tug boat operations extended over a number of ports, but until the middle of the 20th century they remained the poor relation of the more significant coastal shipping operations.

en.wikipedia.org

The vegetarian options are no poor relation either.

www.independent.co.uk

Unfortunately, because the theater is always a poor relation when it comes to, you know, making the knot.

www.digitaljournal.com

Board games would have been considered the poor relation.

www.independent.ie

Laptops are no longer the poor relation when it comes to price versus performance comparisons.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Compared with evolutionary psychology, which has numerous periodicals and a large following, evolutionary psychiatry is very much the poor relation.

bjp.rcpsych.org

For the moment, it leaves co-fired biomass a poor relation of other renewables.

www.greenwisebusiness.co.uk

Investment trusts have traditionally been a poor relation to the unit trust.

citywire.co.uk