poor relation in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for poor relation in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

poor relation

parente m povero also fig

Translations for poor relation in the Italian»English Dictionary

parente povero fig

poor relation

fare la figura del parente povero

to look like a poor relation

Translations for poor relation in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

1. relation (relative):

relation

parente mf

my relations

i miei parenti

Paul Presley, no relation to Elvis

Paul Presley, che non ha niente a che vedere con Elvis or che non è parente di Elvis

2. relation (connection):

relation

relazione f

relation

rapporto m (between tra; of di; with con)

to bear no relation to reality, truth

non avere nulla a che vedere con or non avere alcun rapporto con

3. relation (story):

relation

relazione f (of di)

4. relation (comparison):

in relation to

in rapporto a

with relation to

in relazione a or per quanto riguarda

5. relation MATH:

relation

relazione f

II.relations N npl

1. relations (mutual dealings):

relations

relazioni f (between tra; with con)

to have business relations with

avere relazioni commerciali, d'affari con

East-West relations

le relazioni Est-Ovest

2. relations (intercourse):

relations euph

rapporto m (sessuale)

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 relation in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poor relation in the English»Italian Dictionary

relation [rɪ·ˈleɪ·ʃən] N

1. relation (link):

relation

relazione f

in relation to

riguardo a

to bear no relation to sb/sth

non avere niente a che fare con qn/qc

2. relation (relative):

relation

parente mf

3. relation pl (contact):

relation

relazioni f pl

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But she is frustrated that the seas have always been the poor relation to space.

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Hitherto, the violin had been the poor relation in such a musical partnership, by no means an equal partner.

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The vegetarian options are no poor relation either.

www.independent.co.uk

We're not the poor relation of direct purchasing, what we do is fascinating and varied.

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

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Old masters might look like the poor relation of the triumvirate from the sales totals, but they could be offering better value for money.

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Maybe that is why we treat it as the poor relation among the chagim.

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I don't think she is alone in assuming that the short story is the novel's poor relation.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Television has, for most of the past 40 years, been cinema's poor relation.

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Situation comedy has always been the poor relation in the television entertainment business.

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