Definicje
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Przymiotnik
Having little money or few things.
Przykłady
- We were so poor that we couldn't afford shoes.
- Many poor families live in this area.
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Przymiotnik
Of low quality.
Przykłady
- That was a poor performance.
- The food at that restaurant was pretty poor.
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Przymiotnik
Deserving pity or sympathy.
Przykłady
- Oh, you poor thing, you're soaked!
- This poor little puppy has an injured leg.
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Przymiotnik
Not having enough of something.
Przykłady
- Cow's milk is poor in iron.
- The soil here is poor in nutrients.
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Przymiotnik
Not good enough.
Przykłady
- I received a poor reward for all my hard work.
- That is a poor excuse for being late.
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Przymiotnik
Humble and not proud, in a religious sense.
Przykłady
- Blessed are the poor in spirit.
- He stayed poor in spirit despite his great wealth.
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Rzeczownik
People with little money, as a group.
Przykłady
- The sun shines on the rich and the poor alike.
- The government should help the poor.
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Rzeczownik
The second-to-last place in a card game called Tycoon.
Przykłady
- He finished as poor in last night's game.
- Coming in as poor cost her the final round.
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Rzeczownik
People who have little money, in informal speech.
Przykłady
- The poors are struggling with rising rent again.
- Politicians rarely listen to the poors' worries.
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Rzeczownik
A small sea fish, also called poor cod.
Przykłady
- Fishermen sold their catch of poor at the local market.
- The poor is a small fish found along rocky coasts.
