poor

poor
poor [{{t}}pʊə(r)]
pauvre1(a), 1(f) faible1(b), 1(e) médiocre1(b) mauvais1(c) peu doué1(d)
1 adjective
(a) (not rich → person, area, country) pauvre;
a poor man/woman un pauvre/une pauvre;
poor people les pauvres mpl;
they're too poor to own a car ils n'ont pas les moyens d'avoir une voiture;
I'm 1,000 francs poorer, I'm poorer by 1,000 francs j'en suis pour 1000 francs;
the oil crisis made these countries considerably poorer la crise du pétrole a considérablement appauvri ces pays;
poor as a church mouse pauvre comme Job
(b) (mediocre → output, sales figures) faible, médiocre; (→ land, soil) maigre, pauvre; (→ effort, excuse) piètre; (→ piece of work) médiocre; (→ results) médiocre, piètre; (→ weather, summer) médiocre; (→ quality, condition) mauvais;
the match took place in poor light le match a eu lieu alors qu'on n'y voyait pratiquement rien;
the joke was in extremely poor taste la plaisanterie était du plus mauvais goût;
she has very poor taste in clothes elle s'habille avec un goût douteux;
a poor excuse une piètre excuse;
poor reception (unwelcoming) mauvais accueil m; {{}}Radio{{}} & {{}}Television{{}} mauvaise transmission f;
poor performance (of company) contre-performance f;
the team put in a poor performance l'équipe n'a pas très bien joué;
our side put up a very poor show notre équipe a donné un piètre spectacle;
to come a poor second (in race) se classer deuxième, loin derrière le vainqueur;
in terms of exports, Britain comes a poor second to Japan en matière d'exportations, la Grande-Bretagne est en deuxième position, loin derrière le Japon;
I come a very poor second in his affections je n'ai qu'une misérable deuxième place dans son cœur;
it's a poor substitute for the real thing c'est loin de valoir l'original;
he gave a poor account of himself il ne s'en est pas très bien tiré;
there was a poor turnout peu de gens sont venus;
his pay is very poor il est très mal payé;
don't be such a poor loser! (in game) ne sois pas si mauvais perdant!;
I have only a poor understanding of economics je ne comprends pas grand-chose à l'économie;
{{}}School{{}} poor work travail m insuffisant;
our chances of success are very poor nos chances de réussite sont bien maigres
(c) (weak → memory, sight) mauvais;
to be in poor health être en mauvaise santé;
I have rather poor sight j'ai une mauvaise vue;
I have rather poor hearing j'entends mal
(d) (in ability) peu doué;
I'm a poor cook je ne suis pas doué pour la cuisine;
my spelling/French is poor je ne suis pas fort en orthographe/en français;
she's a poor sailor elle n'a pas le pied marin;
she's a poor traveller elle supporte mal les voyages;
he is very poor at maths/at making speeches il n'est pas doué en maths/pour les discours
(e) (inadequate) faible;
their food is poor in vitamins leur alimentation est pauvre en vitamines
(f) (pitiful) pauvre;
poor you!, you poor thing! (to man) mon pauvre (vieux)!; (to woman) ma pauvre (vieille)!;
the poor girl! la pauvre (fille)!;
poor me! pauvre de moi!;
poor (old) Bill le pauvre Bill;
I'm so sorry for the poor man comme je le plains, le pauvre homme;
to cut a poor figure faire piètre figure
2 plural noun
the poor les pauvres mpl;
the poor are always with us il y a toujours des pauvres parmi nous;
the new poor les nouveaux pauvres mpl
►► poor box tronc m des pauvres;
{{}}History{{}} poor law = loi sociale dictant les conditions dans lesquelles les pauvres étaient pris en charge par les communes;
poor relation parent m pauvre;
we're definitely considered the poor relations of the publishing world on nous considère vraiment comme les parents pauvres de l'édition;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}pejorative{{}} poor White petit(e) blanc (blanche) m,f

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