poor box in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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

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

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

I.box [Am bɑks, Brit bɒks] N

II.box [Am bɑks, Brit bɒks] VB intr

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III.box [Am bɑks, Brit bɒks] VB trans

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poor box in the PONS Dictionary

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I.poor [pʊəʳ, Am pʊr] ADJ

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

I.box1 [bɒks, Am bɑ:ks] VB intr SPORTS

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II.box1 [bɒks, Am bɑ:ks] VB trans

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III.box1 [bɒks, Am bɑ:ks] N

II.box2 [bɒks, Am bɑ:ks] VB trans

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It was claimed that the money came from the poor box in the church and the profits from a charity shop that the parish runs.
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