poor relative in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.relative [Am ˈrɛlədɪv, Brit ˈrɛlətɪv] N

II.relative [Am ˈrɛlədɪv, Brit ˈrɛlətɪv] ADJ

I.poor <poorer poorest> [Am pʊr, pɔr, Brit pɔː, pʊə] ADJ

2. poor (unsatisfactory):

poor harvest
pobre
poor harvest
escaso
poor diet/quality
malo
poor imitation
burdo
poor in vitamins
pobre en vitaminas
the acting was poor
la interpretación fue pobre
her vocabulary is very poor for a child of six
tiene un vocabulario muy pobre para una niña de seis años
my essay was graded 'poor'
me pusieron 'insuficiente' en el trabajo
she has a poor grasp of grammar
sus conocimientos de gramática no son buenos
she's a poor golfer
es una jugadora de golf bastante floja or mala
theory is a poor substitute for experience
la teoría no puede reemplazar a la experiencia
you're setting a very poor example for the others
les estás dando muy mal ejemplo a los demás
a remark/joke in poor taste
un comentario/chiste de mal gusto
she's in very poor health
está muy delicada or muy mal de salud
the weather has been poor all week
ha hecho mal tiempo toda la semana
her father took a poor view of the relationship
su padre no veía la relación con buenos ojos

II.poor [Am pʊr, pɔr, Brit pɔː, pʊə] N npl

poor relative in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poor relative in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.relative [ˈrelətɪv, Am -t̬ɪv] ADJ

II.relative [ˈrelətɪv, Am -t̬ɪv] N

I.poor [pʊəʳ, Am pʊr] ADJ

2. poor:

poor attendance, harvest
escaso, -a
poor memory, performance
malo, -a
poor soil
terreno m pobre
poor visibility
visibilidad f escasa
to be poor at sth
no estar fuerte en algo
to be in poor health
estar mal de salud
to be a poor loser
no saber perder
to be a poor sailor
marearse fácilmente
to give a poor account of oneself
causar mala impresión
to cut a poor figure (as sth)
hacer un mal papel (como algo)
to be a poor excuse for sth
ser una mala versión de algo
to have poor eyesight
tener mala vista
to have poor hearing
ser duro de oído
to make a poor job of (doing) sth
hacer algo mal
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He is expected to meet his poor relatives who are still living in the nondescript village.
www.dailymail.co.uk
First, they might be the primary financial support of their poor relatives, especially parents.
www.scpr.org
For far too long, it has been assumed that nurses will accept pay that is poor relative to the skills and responsibility we offer.
www.nursinginpractice.com
The most favoured were poor relatives (because they had the acceptable genetic material) or dependents who could be coerced or bought over.
www.firstpost.com
Television was once the poor relative of cinema but the way we watch and engage has changed radically.
www.independent.ie
In other words people can be poor relative to others in their community or country and can not meet the normal prevailing living standards.
theconversation.com
Also, recent gains in small-cap stocks follow poor relative performance from mid-2012 to early 2016.
www.afr.com
Illustration lives on, but in the position of a poor relative to the fashion.
en.wikipedia.org
Structural stigma can disadvantage people with mental illness, as for example, when funding for services is poor relative to other specialties or when recruitment problems are unheeded.
www.independent.ie
He is a collector of the water rate, a position which gives him great importance among his poor relatives.
en.wikipedia.org

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