down-and-outs in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for down-and-outs in the Spanish»English Dictionary

asilo N m

1. asilo (lugar):

asilo

home

asilo

institution

dormía en un asilo para vagabundos

he was sleeping in a shelter for down-and-outs

dormía en un asilo para vagabundos

he was sleeping in a hostel for down-and-outs Brit

2. asilo (protección):

asilo

refuge

marginado² (marginada) N m (f)

los marginados de nuestra sociedad

the deprived elements o sectors of our society

los marginados que acudían al refugio

the down-and-outs who used to come to the refuge

los marginados que acudían al refugio

the derelicts who used to come to the refuge Am

delincuentes, drogadictos y todo tipo de marginados

delinquents, drug addicts and all kinds of people who live on the fringes of society

delincuentes, drogadictos y todo tipo de marginados

delinquents, drug addicts and all kinds of social misfits

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Homer's fellow tutors are drunks, incompetents and down-and-outs, adult education is therefore presented as an amateur business staffed by the dregs of society.

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