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poor: I. adjective and adverb II. noun
ˈpoor box: noun
poor re·ˈla·tion: noun

I . poor [pɔ:ʳ] ADJ

1. poor (lacking money):

poor

reven

poor

poor

poor

2. poor (inadequate):

poor

poor

slab

poor

beden

their French is still quite poor

njihova francoščina je še vedno precej slaba

their French is still quite poor attendance

their French is still quite poor excuse

beden

their French is still quite poor excuse

slab

to be in poor health

biti šibkega [or krhkega] zdravja

to make a poor job of [doing] sth

slabo opraviti kakšno delo

poor showing

poor showing

3. poor attr (deserving of pity):

poor

ubog

4. poor pred (lacking):

to be poor in sth

biti slab v čem

II . poor [pɔ:ʳ] N the poor pl

poor

revni m pl

ˈpoor box N

poor box

skrinjica f za uboge/reveže

poor re·ˈla·tion N

poor relation

slabo nadomestilo n

poor relation fig

Usage examples with poor

poor devil

poor showing

poor sod

poor wretch

ubogi nesrečnež

poor circulation

slaba prekrvavitev

poor bugger sl

a poor old blighter

ubogi stari revež

to have poor eyesight

a poor effort

the poor thing

good/poor visibility

dobra/slaba vidljivost

the democrats/poor

demokrati/revni

to be in poor taste

biti neprimeren

to be in poor health

biti šibkega [or krhkega] zdravja

to come from a poor background

izvirati iz revnega okolja

their French is still quite poor attendance

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Poor communications in the region have made it difficult to police. en.wikipedia.org

Crispbread is a staple food and was for a long time considered a poor man's diet. en.wikipedia.org

He informed the councillors that they were stripping the poor their city of their dignity and leaving them naked. en.wikipedia.org

Poor attendances reduced gate receipts by almost 5,000, though expenditure was cut by over 6,000. en.wikipedia.org

He and his assistants kept these in constant use, creating such a judder-ing racket that the poor painter was unable to concentrate on his pictures. www.spectator.co.uk

These prayers include a chaplet for the departed, a novena for the souls in purgatory, and a prayer for sacrifice for the poor souls. globalnation.inquirer.net

The makeovers include lessons in poor manners, spartan home decorating, unfashionable wardrobes, and an overdeveloped ego to mask all personal failings. en.wikipedia.org

Our poor maid picked up a tent pole and, despite her terror, managed to shoo the bull away. www.dailymail.co.uk

Knock on the doors of the poor, the sick, the orphans. en.wikipedia.org

Real volunteers to put his check in the strongbox for his poor performance at the challenge. en.wikipedia.org

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