poor relative en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de poor relative en el diccionario inglés»español

I.relative [ingl. am. ˈrɛlədɪv, ingl. brit. ˈrɛlətɪv] SUST.

relative

pariente mf

relative

pariente m / parienta f

relative

familiar m

friends and relatives

parientes or familiares y amigos

a close or near/distant relative

un pariente or un familiar cercano/lejano

II.relative [ingl. am. ˈrɛlədɪv, ingl. brit. ˈrɛlətɪv] ADJ.

1.1. relative (comparative):

we must consider the relative merits of both systems

debemos comparar los pros y los contras de ambos sistemas

1.2. relative (not absolute):

relative

relativo

with relative safety

con relativa seguridad

it's all relative, everything's relative

todo es relativo

1.3. relative:

relative METEO., FÍS., TÉC.

relativo

1.4. relative:

relative to (in relation to)

en relación con

relative to (in relation to)

con relación a

relative to (compared to)

en comparación con

their positions relative to each other

sus posiciones relativas

2. relative (relevant) form. pred:

to be relative to

concernir a form.

3.1. relative LING.:

relative pronoun

relativo

a relative clause

una (oración) subordinada relativa or de relativo

3.2. relative MÚS.:

relative

relativo

I.poor <poorer poorest> [ingl. am. pʊr, pɔr, ingl. brit. pɔː, pʊə] ADJ.

1. poor (not wealthy):

poor

pobre

I'm really poor at the moment

ando or estoy de lo más pobre

materially rich but spiritually poor

rico en dinero pero pobre de espíritu

sparkling wine is the poor man's champagne

el vino espumoso es el champán de los pobres

the standard model is a poor relation of the coupé

el modelo estándar es el pariente pobre del cupé

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

3. poor (unfortunate):

poor atrbv.

pobre

poor old Charles got soaked

el pobre Charles se empapó

the poor thing hadn't slept in two days

el pobrecito or el pobre llevaba dos días sin dormir

you poor thing!

¡pobrecito!

she's lost it, poor thing

lo ha perdido, la pobre

II.poor [ingl. am. pʊr, pɔr, ingl. brit. pɔː, pʊə] SUST. sust. pl.

the poor

los pobres

poor relative en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de poor relative en el diccionario inglés»español

I.relative [ˈrelətɪv, ingl. am. -t̬ɪv] ADJ.

relative

relativo, -a

II.relative [ˈrelətɪv, ingl. am. -t̬ɪv] SUST.

relative

pariente mf

I.poor [pʊəʳ, ingl. am. pʊr] ADJ.

1. poor (lacking money):

poor

pobre

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

3. poor (deserving of pity):

poor

pobre

you poor thing!

¡pobrecito!

II.poor [pʊəʳ, ingl. am. pʊr] SUST.

the poor

los pobres

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

He is expected to meet his poor relatives who are still living in the nondescript village.

www.dailymail.co.uk

First, they might be the primary financial support of their poor relatives, especially parents.

www.scpr.org

For far too long, it has been assumed that nurses will accept pay that is poor relative to the skills and responsibility we offer.

www.nursinginpractice.com

The most favoured were poor relatives (because they had the acceptable genetic material) or dependents who could be coerced or bought over.

www.firstpost.com

Television was once the poor relative of cinema but the way we watch and engage has changed radically.

www.independent.ie

In other words people can be poor relative to others in their community or country and can not meet the normal prevailing living standards.

theconversation.com

Also, recent gains in small-cap stocks follow poor relative performance from mid-2012 to early 2016.

www.afr.com

Illustration lives on, but in the position of a poor relative to the fashion.

en.wikipedia.org

Structural stigma can disadvantage people with mental illness, as for example, when funding for services is poor relative to other specialties or when recruitment problems are unheeded.

www.independent.ie

He is a collector of the water rate, a position which gives him great importance among his poor relatives.

en.wikipedia.org