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slum

UK
/slʌm/
US
/slʌm/

Translations

slumnoun
slums
pl
UK
/slʌm/
US
/slʌm/
Desperate for shelter, the family rented a tiny slum at the edge of town.
Désespérée de trouver un abri, la famille a loué un petit taudis à la périphérie de la ville.
The city has been working on plans to improve living conditions in the slum.
La ville travaille à des plans pour améliorer les conditions de vie dans le bidonville.
Synonyms
shantytown
ghetto
poor district
urban decay
deprived area
Antonyms
upscale district
posh neighborhood
gated community
wealthy district
affluent neighborhood
slumverb
slummed
Past Simple
slummed
Past Participle
slumming
Gerund
UK
/slʌm/
US
/slʌm/
squatterAu sens de vivre dans des locaux insalubres ou provisoires.
After the eviction, they had to slum in an abandoned warehouse.
Après leur expulsion, ils ont dû squatter un entrepôt abandonné.
s'encanaillerFamilier.
The wealthy businessman decided to slum it for a weekend, volunteering at the local shelter.
Le riche homme d'affaires a décidé de s'encanailler le temps d'un week-end en faisant du bénévolat dans le centre d'hébergement local.
Synonyms
improvise
make do
rough it
Antonyms
live in luxury
live comfortably
thrive
luxuriate
prosper
slumadjective
UK
/slʌm/
US
/slʌm/
Used attributively to describe things relating to or characteristic of a slum, e.g., slum housing, slum children.
de bidonville
The slum houses were demolished.
Les maisons de bidonville ont été démolies.
Synonyms
unsanitary
insalubrious
poverty-stricken
blighted
derelict
decrepit
ramshackle
dilapidated
run-down
shabby
seedy
squalid
slummy
Antonyms
well-to-do
posh
luxurious
upscale
prosperous
wealthy
affluent
slumsnoun

slum

slums
pl
UK
/slʌmz/
US
/slʌmz/
bidonvillesSens courant : quartiers urbains très pauvres et insalubres.
The government has initiated a project to improve living conditions in the city's slums.
Le gouvernement a lancé un projet pour améliorer les conditions de vie dans les bidonvilles de la ville.
Additional translations
taudisSurtout au sens de logement ou d'habitat misérable ; moins précis pour un quartier entier.
Synonyms
shantytowns
ghettos
poor neighborhoods
urban decay
deprived areas

Definitions

slumnoun
A densely populated urban area characterized by substandard housing and squalor.
The city has been working on plans to improve living conditions in the slum.
A squalid, dilapidated, or overcrowded house or other building regarded as unfit for habitation.
Desperate for shelter, the family rented a tiny slum at the edge of town.
slumverb
To spend time at a lower social level than one's own through curiosity or for charitable purposes.
The wealthy businessman decided to slum it for a weekend, volunteering at the local shelter.
To live in or occupy slum housing, especially temporarily or by necessity.
After the eviction, they had to slum in an abandoned warehouse.
slumadjective
Relating to, characteristic of, or associated with a slum.
The government launched a slum clearance programme.
slumsnoun
A densely populated urban area characterized by substandard housing and squalor, often lacking in basic services such as sanitation, clean water, and electricity.
The government has initiated a project to improve living conditions in the city's slums.
A district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions.
Many families in the slums struggle to make ends meet due to limited job opportunities.
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