poverty line in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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poverty [Am ˈpɑvərdi, Brit ˈpɒvəti] N U

I.line1 [Am laɪn, Brit lʌɪn] N

1.1. line C (mark, trace):

line
línea f
line
raya f
line MATH
recta f
can you walk a straight line?
¿puedes caminar en línea recta?
to draw a line
trazar una línea
to put or draw a line through sth
tachar algo
to sign on the dotted line
firmar en la línea punteada or de puntos
to be on the line inf
estar en peligro
to be on the line inf
peligrar
to lay it on the line inf
no andarse con rodeos
I'm going to lay it on the line with you …
no me voy a andar con rodeos …
I'm going to lay it on the line with you …
te lo voy a decir claramente …
to lay or put sth on the line inf
jugarse algo
I laid my life on the line for you!
¡me jugué la vida por ti!

6.1. line C:

line (row)
fila f
line (row)
hilera f
line (queue) Am
cola f
a line of cars
una fila or hilera de coches
police stood in a line blocking the street
un cordón de policías bloqueó la calle
they formed a or fell into line behind their teacher
se pusieron en fila detrás del profesor
the soldiers fell into line
los soldados se alinearon
to wait in line Am
hacer cola
to get in line Am
ponerse en la cola
to cut in line Am
colarse inf
to cut in line Am
brincarse or saltarse la cola Mex inf
all/somewhere along the line she's had bad luck all along the line
ha tenido mala suerte desde el principio
we must have made a mistake somewhere along the line
debemos de haber cometido un error en algún momento
down the line these changes will affect everyone (right) down the line
estos cambios afectarán a todos, del primero al último
in line with sth, wages haven't risen in line with inflation
los sueldos no han aumentado a la par de la inflación
the new measures are in line with government policy
las nuevas medidas siguen la línea de la política del gobierno
in line with other manufacturers, we have …
como otros fabricantes or al igual que otros fabricantes, hemos …
out of line that remark was out of line
ese comentario estuvo fuera de lugar
their ideas were out of line with mine
sus ideas no coincidían con las mías
to step out of line
mostrar disconformidad
to step out of line
desobedecer
to bring sb/sth into line he needs to be brought into line
hay que llamarlo al orden
to bring sb/sth into line he needs to be brought into line
hay que meterlo en vereda inf
the province was brought into line with the rest of the country
la situación de la provincia se equiparó a la del resto del país
to fall in/into line they had to fall in line with company policy
tuvieron que aceptar or acatar la política de la compañía
that's their policy and they expect us to fall into line
esa es su política y esperan que la acatemos or que actuemos conforme a ella
to keep sb in line
tener a alguien a raya

9.1. line C:

line (of text)
línea f
line (of text)
renglón m
line (of poem)
verso m
the best line in the movie
la mejor frase de la película
new line (when dictating)
punto y aparte
to give sb a line on sth inf
darle una pista de algo a alguien
to read between the lines
leer entre líneas
to shoot a line Brit sl
presumir
to shoot a line Brit sl
darse bombo
to shoot a line Brit sl
hociconear Mex inf
to shoot a line Brit sl
mandarse la(s) parte(s) CSur inf
to spin or feed or give sb a line
soltarle or contarle una bola or un rollo a alguien inf
don't give me that line!
¡no me vengas con historias or cuentos! inf

II.line1 [Am laɪn, Brit lʌɪn] VB trans

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See also resistance, online2, online1

resistance [Am rəˈzɪstəns, Brit rɪˈzɪst(ə)ns] N

online1 [Am ɑnˈlaɪn, Brit ɒnˈlʌɪn] ADJ

line2 [Am laɪn, Brit lʌɪn] VB trans

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poverty line in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poverty line in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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poverty [ˈpɒvəti, Am ˈpɑ:vɚt̬i] N no pl

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II.line2 [laɪn] -ning VB trans

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About 17% of the population were below the poverty line, 40% of those were under the age of 18.
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The per capita income for the township was $8,983. 1 of the 3 people was below the poverty line.
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None of the population or the families was below the poverty line.
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The per capita income for the city is $19,648. 11.3% of the population and 8.4% of families are below the poverty line.
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The poverty line is then defined as the amount of income required to satisfy those needs.
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There are 66.7% of families living below the poverty line and 66.7% of the population, including all under 18 and 36.4% of those over 64.
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The per capita income for the town was $16,808. 10.4% of the population and 2.2% of families were below the poverty line.
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The common international poverty line has in the past been roughly $1 a day.
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At a time most of the people living in this area are below poverty line, but now this problem is being rectified.
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None of the population or families were below the poverty line.
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