squalor in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

squalor in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for squalor in the English»Spanish Dictionary

squalor [ˈskwɒləʳ, Am ˈskwɑ:lɚ] N no pl

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Urban villages are commonly inhabited by the poor and transient, and as such they are associated with squalor, overcrowding and social problems.
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He is appalled by their filth and squalor, and he puts new heart into the dispirited men.
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The portrait is drawn with love, pathos and a dignity that is more compelling given the squalor of the punishment.
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Many lived in squalor in the former homelands, where malnutrition, illness, and infant mortality were much higher than in urban areas.
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These words in the midst of such squalor are ironic yet miraculous, causing the crowd to disperse and look into their own motives.
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They learned to nurse their community, transforming degradation into solidarity and squalor into hope.
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The press gangings, the squalor are all here....
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The sparsely scattered houses wear a surprisingly uniform aspect of age, squalor, and dilapidation, while the gnarled, solitary inhabitants are silent and furtive.
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Questions considered involve the role of poverty, squalor, and envy in motivating one to hate another.
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He was unimpressed with the labs, describing the windowless basement as squalor.
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