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slum

UK
/slʌm/
US
/slʌm/

Translations

slumnoun
slums
множ.
UK
/slʌm/
US
/slʌm/
Many families live in the slums of the city.
Многие семьи живут в трущобах города.
Additional translations
халупаРазговорное; о ветхом, убогом доме или жилье.
трущобаОбычно употребляется реже, чем множественное число «трущобы»; о бедном, запущенном городском районе.
Synonyms
shantytown
ghetto
poor district
urban decay
deprived area
Antonyms
wealthy district
posh neighborhood
affluent neighborhood
upscale district
gated community
slumverb
slummed
Прошедшее простое время
slummed
Причастие прошедшего времени
slumming
Герундий
UK
/slʌm/
US
/slʌm/
бомжеватьРазговорное; о жизни в крайне плохих условиях, временно или по необходимости.
After the eviction, they had to slum in an abandoned warehouse.
После выселения им пришлось бомжевать в заброшенном складе.
Additional translations
опускатьсяРазговорное; о намеренном или вынужденном переходе к более низкому социальному уровню.
Synonyms
make do
rough it
improvise
Antonyms
thrive
live in luxury
live comfortably
prosper
luxuriate
slumadjective
UK
/slʌm/
US
/slʌm/
Used attributively to describe things relating to or characteristic of a slum, e.g., slum housing, slum children.
The slum housing was demolished.
Трущобное жильё снесли.
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
множ.
UK
/slʌmz/
US
/slʌmz/
Many people live in the slums due to poverty.
Многие люди живут в трущобах из-за бедности.
Synonyms
deprived areas
urban decay
poor neighborhoods
ghettos
shantytowns

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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