Translations for „the poor“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

the poor

os pobres

the poor devil!

o pobre diabo [or coitado] !

Translations for „the poor“ in the Portuguese » English Dictionary

há distância abissal separando ricos e pobres

there is an enormous gap between the rich and the poor

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English

She also campaigned for better working and housing conditions for the poor.

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The thin physicist did not expect that he would have an intense life in favor of the poor, sowing schools, creches and libraries.

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The major problem is the lack of purchasing power as the poor are unemployed or underemployed.

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He and his assistants kept these in constant use, creating such a judder-ing racket that the poor painter was unable to concentrate on his pictures.

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A strongbox containing the poor money, destined to relieve poverty in the parish, was broken into and stolen in 1789, and two men were detained but later acquitted.

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During the nineteenth century, the poor people drank little else but water (of poor quality), sometimes watery coffee (or chicory) or tea.

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As archbishop, he traveled extensively to parishes around the archdiocese and was an advocate for the poor and disenfranchised in the archdiocese.

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Due to his abhorrence for any sort of exploitation and depriving the poor from their rights he left banking career despite an uncertain future ahead of him.

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Also, one of the tasks of the bar was to give free legal advice to the poor.

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We have to state, without mincing words, that there is an inseparable bond between our faith and the poor.

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