pobre
poor
Adjective pobre (plural pobres) (superlative paupérrimo or pobrísimo)
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(before the noun) poor (pitiable, pitiful)
- Mi pobre vecino siempre está llorando.
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My poor neighbor is always crying.
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(after the noun) poor (lacking money, resources, etc.)
- Se relajan las familias ricas en casas lujosas y las familias pobres tiran en chozas desmoronadas.
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The rich families relax in luxurious houses and the poor families get by in dilapidated huts.
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En el frío y la oscuridad, una pobre niña, con la cabeza descubierta y los pies desnudos, vagaba por las calles.
In the cold and the darkness, a poor little girl, with bare head and naked feet, roamed through the streets.
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Ella está tan pobre como siempre.
She is as poor as ever.
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El pobre chico no tenía ni idea de que hacer.
The poor boy was at a loss what to do.
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Pobre como es, no lo puede comprar.
Being poor, he can't buy it.
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Él es pobre pero honesto.
He is poor, but honest.
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La Ley, en su majestuosa igualdad, le prohíbe al rico al igual que al pobre dormir bajo los puentes, mendigar en las calles y robar pan.
The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.
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El hombre se avergonzaba de haber nacido pobre.
The man was ashamed of being born poor.
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Ella es pobre, pero es feliz.
She is poor, but she is happy.
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¡Oh, pobre de mí!
Oh, woe is me!
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La pobre gente estaba a la merced del cruel dictador.
The poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.
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