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I. poor [pɔ:ʳ, Am pʊr] ADJ

1. poor (lacking money):

poor
arm <ärmer, am ärmsten>
poor
CH, A a. bedürftig

2. poor (inadequate):

poor
poor
poor
CH, A a. dürftig
to be poor at sth
schlecht in etw dat sein
a poor excuse
to cut a poor figure [as sth] dated
poor harvest
to be in poor health
to make a poor job of [doing] sth
to be a poor loser
poor memory
to be a poor sailor
to come a poor second [in sth]
poor showing
poor soil

3. poor attr (deserving of pity):

poor
arm <ärmer, am ärmsten>
you poor thing!

4. poor pred (lacking):

to be poor in sth
arm an etw dat sein

5. poor attr hum dated (humble):

poor

Phrases:

[as] poor as a church mouse dated
to take a poor view of sth

II. poor [pɔ:ʳ, Am pʊr] N

the poor pl

de·serv·ing ˈpoor N pl

dirt ˈpoor ADJ inv inf

dirt poor

ˈland-poor ADJ Am

ˈnu·tri·ent-poor ADJ inv

ˈpiss-poor ADJ esp Brit inf!

1. piss-poor (broke):

piss-poor

2. piss-poor (bad):

piss-poor
piss-poor

ˈpoor box N

poor box
poor box
Klingelbeutel m <-s, -> A

ˈPoor Law N Brit hist

Poor Law

poor re·ˈla·tion N

arme(r) Verwandte(r) f(m)
poor relation fig
Stiefkind nt <-(e)s, -er> fig

poor-ˈspir·it·ed ADJ

working poor N

working poor
working poor
working poor
„Working Poor“

nitrogen-poor ADJ

poor soil N

poor soil

ˈpoor door N