pobre
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pobre. 'pobre'. This adjective means 'poor'. For example, 'el pobre, va a tener que trabajar' / 'The poor thing, he is going to have to work'. Pobre.
pobre
adjective
1. poor (necesitado)
- más pobre que las ratas (informal) -> as poor as a church mouse
2. poor (desdichado)
- ¡pobre hombre! -> poor man!
- ¡pobre de mí! -> poor me!
- pobre de aquél que se atreva a comerse mi ración -> woe betide anyone who dares to eat my portion
3. poor (mediocre, defectuoso)
4. poor (escaso)
- una dieta pobre en proteínas -> a diet with a low protein content
- esta región es pobre en recursos naturales -> this region lacks natural resources
masculine or feminine noun
5. poor person (sin dinero, infeliz)
- los pobres -> the poor, poor people
- ¡el pobre! -> poor thing!
- la pobre está siempre luchando por dar de comer a sus hijos -> the poor woman is forever struggling to keep her children fed
6. beggar (mendigo)
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pobre [po’-bray]
adjective
1. Poor, necessitous, indigent, needy.
2. Poor, barren, dry.
3. Humble, modest.
4. Poor, unhappy, pitiable, wretched.
5. Poor, trifling, paltry, unimportant.
- Pobre y soberbio -> proud pauper
¡Pobre de mí!, poor old me!
noun
1. A poor person (necesitado), a beggar (mendigo). (m)
2. A man of very pacific and quiet temper. (m)
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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