poor white in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for poor white in the English»Spanish Dictionary

poor white N

poor white

persona de raza blanca de bajo nivel socioeconómico

Translations for poor white in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. poor (not wealthy):

poor

pobre

I'm really poor at the moment

ando or estoy de lo más pobre

materially rich but spiritually poor

rico en dinero pero pobre de espíritu

sparkling wine is the poor man's champagne

el vino espumoso es el champán de los pobres

the standard model is a poor relation of the coupé

el modelo estándar es el pariente pobre del cupé

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

3. poor (unfortunate):

poor attr

pobre

poor old Charles got soaked

el pobre Charles se empapó

the poor thing hadn't slept in two days

el pobrecito or el pobre llevaba dos días sin dormir

you poor thing!

¡pobrecito!

she's lost it, poor thing

lo ha perdido, la pobre

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

the poor

los pobres

I.white <whiter, whitest> [Am (h)waɪt, Brit wʌɪt] ADJ

1. white:

white paint/coat/car/cat

blanco

white bread/sugar/wine/chocolate

blanco

white grapes

blanco

white fish/meat

blanco

white coffee/tea

con leche

she had a white wedding

se casó de blanco

Kleeno washes whiter than white

Kleeno lava más blanco

2.1. white (pale):

white

blanco

he went white (with fear/shock/anger)

se puso blanco or pálido (de miedo/susto/rabia)

2.2. white (Caucasian):

white

blanco

white man dated

blanco m

II.white [Am (h)waɪt, Brit wʌɪt] N

1. white U (color):

white

blanco m

she was married in white

se casó de blanco

2. white C (person):

white, a. White

blanco m / blanca f

3.1. white C (of egg):

white

clara f

3.2. white C (of eye):

white

blanco m

4.1. white <whites, pl > (laundry):

white

ropa f blanca

4.2. white <whites, pl > esp Brit SPORTS:

he was in tennis/cricket whites

llevaba el equipo blanco de tenis/cricket

5. white C or U (wine):

white

blanco m

6.1. white C:

white (in board games) (piece)

blanca f

6.2. white (in board games) (player) no art:

white: Karpov

blancas: Karpov

and white resigned

y las blancas abandonaron

poor white in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poor white in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.poor [pʊəʳ, Am pʊr] ADJ

1. poor (lacking money):

poor

pobre

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

3. poor (deserving of pity):

poor

pobre

you poor thing!

¡pobrecito!

II.poor [pʊəʳ, Am pʊr] N

the poor

los pobres

I.white [waɪt] ADJ

white

blanco, -a

white sauce

besamel f

white wedding

boda f tradicional

to turn [or go] white with fear

palidecer de miedo

Phrases:

to fly into a white rage

ponerse lívido de rabia

II.white [waɪt] N

1. white (colour):

white

blanco m

white of an egg

clara f de huevo

the white of the eye

el blanco del ojo

2. white (person):

white

blanco(-a) m (f)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The game of policy is a kind of unlawful penny lottery specially adapted to his means, but patronized extensively by poor white players as well.

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From 1890 to 1908, ten of eleven states ratified new constitutions or amendments that effectively disenfranchised most black voters and many poor white voters.

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