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English

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Pronunciation
(General American|US) IPA|/p�r/, /p�r/, SAMPA|/pUr/, /pOr/
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/p��/, /p��/, SAMPA|/pO:/, /pU@/
(Australia) IPA|/p��/
Rhymes:English:-��(r)|Rhymes:-��(r)
Rhymes:English:-��(r)|Rhymes: -��(r)
audio|en-us-poor.ogg|Audio (US)
audio|en-uk-poor.ogg|Audio (UK)

Homophones
pour (some accents only)
pore (some accents only)
paw (some accents only)

Etymology
From OF. poure (French: pauvre), from L. pauper.

Adjective
en-adj|er

1. With little or no possessions or money.
2. To be pitied.

#:Oh you poor little thing.

1. Of low quality.

#:That was a poor performance.

1. i|with "the" Those people as a group who have no possessions or money.

#:Usage notes: always takes the plural verb.
#::the poor are in a bad condition

Synonyms
pitiable (2)
inferior (3)

Antonyms
rich

Related terms
a poor man's ...
dirt poor
piss-poor
poor box
poor relation

Translations
trans-top|with no possessions or money
Albanian: varfër
Arabic: Arab|���ر (faqīr)
Catalan: pobre
Chinese: 穷 (qióng)
Croatian: siromašan
Czech: chudý m
Danish: fattig
Dutch: arm#Dutch|arm, berooid
Finnish: köyhä, varaton
French: pauvre
Frisian: earm
German: arm#German|arm
Greek: ������ (ftokhós) m
Hebrew: ענ� (ani) m, ענ�� (aniah) f, he-translation|��ת �ע�|dalat ha'am
Hindi: �र�ब (garib), द�न (deen)
Hungarian: szegény
Irish: bocht
Italian: povero m, povera f
trans-mid
Japanese: 貧�� (����, mazushii), 貧�� (�����, bimb�na)
Korean: ��� (gananhan)
Kurdish: KUchar|د��ست ک�رت, KUchar|����ار, KUchar|�����ر
Latin: pauper m, f, n
Marathi: �र�ब (garib), द�न (deen)
Norwegian: fattig, blakk (colloquial
Persian: FAchar|در��ش (darvīš)
Polish: biedny m, biedna f, biedne n
Portuguese: pobre
Russian: бедн�й (bédnyj) m, ни�ий (níš�ij) m
Sanskrit: �दान� (ad�naha)
Scottish Gaelic: truagh, bochd
Slovene: reven, ubog
Spanish: pobre
Swahili: maskini
Swedish: fattig
Telugu: బ�ద (beeda), ప�ద (paeda)
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trans-top|to be pitied
Arabic: Arab|�س��� (miskīn)
Catalan: pobre
Chinese: �� (k�lián)
Dutch: arm#Dutch|arm, arme, beklagenswaardig
Finnish: raukka, rukka, poloinen, rassu
French: pitoyable
Frisian: earm
German: arm#German|arm
Greek: ������ (ftokhós) m
Italian: povero m, povera f
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (����, awarena)
Kurdish: KUchar|گ��اح
Norwegian: stakkars
Old English: earm
Russian: бедн�й (bédnyj), в�з�ва��ий жало��� (vyzyvájuš�ij žálost�)
Scottish Gaelic: truagh
Spanish: pobre (precedes the noun)
Swedish: stackars, miserabel
Telugu: పాప� (paapaM)
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trans-top|of low quality
Catalan: pobre
Chinese: 贫� (pínfá)
Finnish: kehno, heikkolaatuinen
French: piètre
German: armselig#German|armselig
Greek: ������ (ftokhós) m
Italian: misero m, misera f
trans-mid
Japanese: JAchar|��� (����, somatsuna)
Kurdish: KUchar|خ��راپ, KUchar|ب� �����ت
Norwegian: dårlig, elendig
Old English: earm
Russian: жалкий (žálkij)
Scottish Gaelic: bochd
Swedish: dålig, undermålig, eländig, miserabel, usel
Telugu: నాసి (naasi), నాసి ర�� (naasi rakaM)
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trans-top|those with no possessions
Catalan: els pobres
French: les pauvres m|p
Greek: οι ����οί (ftokhí) m|p
trans-mid
Italian: i poveri m|p
Spanish: lo pobre n
Swedish: de fattiga c|p
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ttbc|Fijian: vakaloloma
ttbc|Indonesian: miskin, papa, tak berada, kurang|kekurangan
ttbc|Irish: bocht
ttbc|Slovak: chudobný
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Category:1000 English basic words

ar:poor
es:poor
fr:poor
io:poor
it:poor
kk:poor
ku:poor
hu:poor
ja:poor
nds:poor
pt:poor
simple:poor
sr:poor
fi:poor
ta:poor
te:poor
vi:poor
tr:poor
uk:poor
zh:poor

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