poor relative in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for poor relative in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.relative [Brit ˈrɛlətɪv, Am ˈrɛlədɪv] ADJ

1. relative (comparative):

relative comfort, ease, happiness, wealth

relativo

he's a relative stranger

è poco più di uno sconosciuto

the relative merits of X and Y

i rispettivi meriti di X e Y

relative to (compared to)

relativo a, proporzionale a

supply is relative to demand

l'offerta è proporzionale or varia in relazione alla domanda

2. relative density, frequency, value, velocity:

relative

relativo

3. relative (concerning):

relative to

relativo a

4. relative LING:

relative pronoun, clause

relativo

5. relative MUS:

relative

relativo

6. relative COMPUT:

relative

relativo

II.relative [Brit ˈrɛlətɪv, Am ˈrɛlədɪv] N

1. relative (relation):

relative

parente mf

my relatives

i miei parenti

2. relative LING:

relative

relativo m

I.poor [Brit pɔː, pʊə, Am pʊr, pɔr] ADJ

1. poor (not wealthy):

poor person, country

povero (in di)

I ended up £100 the poorer

mi sono ritrovato con cento sterline di meno

to become or get poorer

impoverirsi

2. poor:

poor (inferior) quality, performance, work, worker, factory

scadente

poor result, student, pupil

scarso

poor English

stentato

poor health

cagionevole

poor eyesight, memory

debole

poor soil, harvest

povero

poor meal (insufficient)

magro

poor (lacking quality) start, record

scadente

poor advice, communication, soldier

brutto

poor manager

cattivo

poor planning

incapace

poor education, lightning, appetite, chance, attendance, visibility

scadente

poor weather, forecast

scarso

poor consolation

brutto

poor consolation

cattivo

poor consolation

magro

to be poor at person: maths, French

essere scarso in

to be a poor sailor

non essere un granché come marinaio

I'm a poor traveller

non sono nato per viaggiare

3. poor (deserving pity):

poor

povero

the poor little boy

il povero piccolo

poor Eric!

povero Eric!

poor you!

povero te!

you poor (old) thing!

poveretto!

she's got a cold, poor thing

ha il raffreddore, poverina

4. poor (sorry, pathetic):

poor attempt, creature

patetico

poor excuse

che non regge

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

the poor + verbo pl

i poveri

III.poor [Brit pɔː, pʊə, Am pʊr, pɔr]

as poor as a church mouse

povero in canna

the poor man's caviar

il caviale dei poveri

poor relative in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poor relative in the English»Italian Dictionary

poor relative N

poor relative

parente mf povero

Translations for poor relative in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.relative [ˈre·lə·tɪv] ADJ

relative

relativo, -a

II.relative [ˈre·lə·tɪv] N

relative

parente mf

I.poor [pʊr] ADJ

1. poor (lacking money):

poor

povero, -a

2. poor:

poor attendance, harvest

scarso, -a

poor memory, performance

cattivo, -a

poor soil

terreno m povero

poor visibility

visibilità f scarsa

to be poor at sth

non essere bravo in qc

to be in poor health

non stare bene di salute

to be a poor loser

non saper perdere

to give a poor account of oneself

dare cattiva prova di sé

to cut a poor figure (as sth)

fare una brutta figura (come qc)

to be a poor excuse for sth

essere la brutta copia di qc

to have poor eyesight

avere la vista debole

to have poor hearing

non sentirci bene

to do a poor job of (doing) sth

fare male qc

3. poor (deserving of pity):

poor

povero, -a

you poor thing!

poverino!

II.poor [pʊr] N

the poor

i poveri

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He is a collector of the water rate, a position which gives him great importance among his poor relatives.

en.wikipedia.org

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

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

Television was once the poor relative of cinema but the way we watch and engage has changed radically.

www.independent.ie

The overwhelming panic she'd encountered was sudden and came out of nowhere, probably much like that experienced by her poor relative all those years ago.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Illustration lives on, but in the position of a poor relative to the fashion.

en.wikipedia.org

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

We believe that the poor relative performance could be put down to two main things.

www.moneycontrol.com