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I . poor [pɔ:ʳ, Am pʊɚ] ADJ

1. poor (not rich):

poor
biedny
poor
ubogi
poor man's caviar
kawior m dla ubogich

3. poor (deserving pity):

poor
nieszczęsny
poor thing
biedactwo nt

II . poor [pɔ:ʳ, Am pʊɚ] N pl

the poor
biedni mpl

poor relation N fig

poor-spirited ADJ

Usage examples with poor

poor creature
biedactwo nt
poor thing
biedactwo nt
poor excuse
kiepska wymówka f
poor devil
biedaczysko m or nt
poor sod
biedak(-aczka) m (f)
the poor
biedni mpl
his delivery is poor
jest słabym mówcą
whether rich or poor...
czy to biedni, czy bogaci...
food poor in vitamins
żywność uboga w witaminy
bad [or poor] performer
słabeusz m
poor man's caviar
kawior m dla ubogich
poor in sth
ubogi w coś
poor at sth
kiepski w czymś
of poor quality
złej jakości
to be a poor loser
nie umieć przegrywać
my grasp of economics is poor
moja znajomość ekonomii jest słaba
to have a good/poor design
być dobrze/źle zaprojektowanym
to grind the faces of the poor
uciskać biednych
to make a poor job of sth
kiepsko się przy czymś spisać

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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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Real volunteers to put his check in the strongbox for his poor performance at the challenge.
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The game was met with poor sales figures.
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Teachers were often absent from class and moonlighting to make up for poor pay.
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Knock on the doors of the poor, the sick, the orphans.
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He informed the councillors that they were stripping the poor their city of their dignity and leaving them naked.
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It indicates faulty transmission lines planning and poor utilisation.
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The makeovers include lessons in poor manners, spartan home decorating, unfashionable wardrobes, and an overdeveloped ego to mask all personal failings.
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Poor attendances reduced gate receipts by almost 5,000, though expenditure was cut by over 6,000.
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The acid test of authentic tailoring standards is the wrinkle that comes from poor tailoring.
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