pobreza

/poˈbɾeθa/, [poˈβ̞ɾe.θa]

poverty


Examples
  • Tom creció en la pobreza.

    Tom grew up in poverty.

  • Según los investigadores del Instituto Carsey de la Universidad de New Hampshire, 15.7 millones de niños vivían en la pobreza en Estados Unidos en el 2010.

    According to researchers from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire, 15.7 million children lived in poverty in America in 2010.

  • Las minorías étnicas combaten contra el prejuicio y la pobreza.

    Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice and poverty.

  • Se dice que los plateros de aquel barrio comían plata debido a la pobreza extrema.

    It is said that the silversmiths of that town ate silver due to extreme poverty.

  • Millones de personas se quedaron en la pobreza tras el terremoto.

    Millions of people were living in poverty after the earthquake.

  • La pobreza lo hizo robar.

    Poverty drove him to steal.

  • El centeno fue llamado el grano de la pobreza.

    Rye was called the grain of poverty.

  • La pobreza le ha enseñado a vivir por su cuenta.

    Poverty had taught him to stand on his own feet.

  • A veces quiero preguntarle a Dios por qué permite que haya pobreza, hambre e injusticia en el mundo, cuando él podría hacer algo al respecto, pero me preocupa que me haga exactamente la misma pregunta.

    Sometimes I want to ask God why He allows poverty, famine and injustice in the world when He could do somehing about it, but I'm afraid He might just ask me the same question.


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