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poverty

UK
/ˈpɒv.ə.ti/
US
/ˈpɑː.vɚ.ti/

Translations

povertynoun
poverties
pl
pauvretéDans le vocabulaire religieux, notamment pour le vœu de pauvreté.
After joining the order, she embraced a life of poverty.
Après son entrée dans l’ordre, elle a embrassé une vie de pauvreté.
The charity works to alleviate poverty in urban neighborhoods.
L’association œuvre pour réduire la pauvreté dans les quartiers urbains.
pénurieAu sens de manque ou d’insuffisance ; registre courant.
The poverty of evidence made it impossible to reach a verdict.
La pénurie de preuves a rendu impossible le prononcé d’un verdict.
Additional translations
pauvretéAu sens de manque, registre littéraire ou soutenu.
Synonyms
destitution
indigence
impoverishment
penury
deprivation
neediness
hardship
lack
insufficiency
Antonyms
wealth
affluence
riches
povertyadjective
UK
/ˈpɒv.ə.ti/
US
/ˈpɑː.vɚ.ti/
Used attributively before other nouns (e.g., “poverty line”) and functions adjectivally.
pauvreEmploi attributif ou contextuel ; se dit d’une population, d’un quartier ou d’une zone marqués par la pauvreté.
The report proposes several poverty reduction strategies.
Le rapport propose plusieurs stratégies pour les quartiers pauvres.
Synonyms
poor
impoverished
destitute
penniless
needy
indigent
underprivileged
deprived
impecunious
poverty-stricken

Definitions

povertynoun
The condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; the state of being poor.
The charity works to alleviate poverty in urban neighborhoods.
A deficiency or lack of something; scantiness or insufficiency.
The poverty of evidence made it impossible to reach a verdict.
The renunciation of personal ownership of property, especially as a religious vow.
After joining the order, she embraced a life of poverty.
povertyadjective
Relating to or concerned with people who are poor or the condition of poverty.
The report proposes several poverty reduction strategies.
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