poor
gb/pˈʊɹ/ us/pˈʊɹ/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 700
szegény, gyenge, rossz
A2
1
szegény
A2
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] is poor
She grew up in a poor neighborhood on the edge of the city.
A város szélén, egy szegény környéken nőtt fel.
Many poor families struggle to pay for basic necessities.
Sok szegény családnak még a legalapvetőbb dolgok kifizetése is gondot okoz.
The charity aims to help poor children get an education.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
He is poor and needs help.
Szegény, és segítségre van szüksége.
Many poor people live in this area.
Sok szegény ember él ezen a környéken.
She comes from a poor family.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'poor' meaning 'having little money' with 'poor' meaning 'bad quality'. Context is important.
అర్థం
Having little or no money
పదకలయికలు
poor family
|poor people
|poor country
|poor community
పర్యాయపదాలు
impoverished (More formal and often used in reports or academic contexts.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
wealthy (Describes someone who has a large amount of money or valuable possessions.)
విషయాలు
economy
|daily life
|finance
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
Having little or no money to buy the things you need.
Lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in society.
A2
2
వాడుక నమూనా:
poor [quality/performance/service/etc.]
The team's poor performance cost them the game.
A csapat a gyenge teljesítménye miatt elveszítette a meccset.
We received poor service at the restaurant.
Rossz kiszolgálást kaptunk az étteremben.
Poor lighting made it hard to read.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
The hotel has poor service.
A szállodában rossz a kiszolgálás.
He gave a poor answer to the question.
Gyenge választ adott a kérdésre.
The photo is of poor quality.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may incorrectly use 'bad' instead of 'poor' in formal writing where 'poor' is more appropriate.
అర్థం
Of low quality or standard
పదకలయికలు
poor performance
|poor service
|poor quality
|poor results
పర్యాయపదాలు
substandard (Formal; emphasizes not meeting required standards.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
excellent (Indicates a very high quality or standard.)
విషయాలు
evaluation
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
Not good in quality, skill, or standard.
Of a low standard, quality, or condition; not good.
A2
3
szegény
A2
వాడుక నమూనా:
poor [someone]
Poor John, he’s been sick all week.
Szegény John, egész héten beteg volt.
You poor thing! That must have been awful.
Te szegény! Ez borzasztó lehetett.
Poor kids had to walk home in the rain.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
Poor Anna is very tired.
Szegény Anna nagyon fáradt.
You poor boy, you look cold.
Te szegény fiú, látszik, hogy fázol.
Poor dog, it is very hungry.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse this with the financial meaning of 'poor'. It is emotional, not economic.
అర్థం
Deserving sympathy or pity
పదకలయికలు
poor guy
|poor thing
|poor child
పర్యాయపదాలు
unfortunate (More formal; focuses on bad luck rather than sympathy.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
fortunate (Indicates someone who has good luck or favorable circumstances.)
విషయాలు
emotions
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
Used to show you feel sorry for someone because something bad happened to them.
Used to express sympathy for someone in an unfortunate situation.
B1
4
వాడుక నమూనా:
poor in [something]
This soil is poor in nutrients.
Ez a talaj tápanyagban szegény.
She has a poor memory for names.
Gyenge a névmemóriája.
The diet was poor in protein.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
The land is poor in water.
A föld vízben szegény.
My memory is poor for faces.
Gyenge az arcmemóriám.
This food is poor in sugar.
అర్థం
Lacking a desired quality or amount
పదకలయికలు
poor in vitamins
|poor soil
|poor memory
పర్యాయపదాలు
deficient (More formal and technical; often used in scientific contexts.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
rich (In this context, means containing a lot of a substance or quality.)
విషయాలు
science
|health
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
Having too little of something important.
Not having enough of a particular quality, substance, or nutrient.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
poor
IPA
GB/pˈʊɹ/
US/pˈʊɹ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
poor (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (poor)
పద రూపాలు
Adjective
- Base: poor
- Comparative: poorer
- Superlative: poorest
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
poorer
adjective
poorest
adjective
Advanced or less common
పదప్రయోగాలు
down-and-out
1/dˈaʊn ˈænd ˈaʊt/
idiom
informal
Person with no money, job, or home
Someone who has no money and no place to live.
ఉదాహరణలు
- He ended up down-and-out after losing his job.
- The shelter helps down-and-out individuals get back on their feet.
in poor taste
1/ˈɪn pˈʊɹ tˈeɪst/
fixed phrase
Socially inappropriate or offensive
Not polite or acceptable; likely to offend people.
ఉదాహరణలు
- His joke about the accident was in poor taste.
- Wearing that outfit to a funeral would be in poor taste.
poor excuse for [something]
1/pˈʊɹ ɪkskjˈus fɚ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Inadequate example of something claimed to be
Something that is not good enough to be what it is supposed to be.
ఉదాహరణలు
- That was a poor excuse for an apology.
- This is a poor excuse for a meal.
poor thing
1/pˈʊɹ θˈɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Expression of sympathy or pity
A way to say you feel sorry for someone or something.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Poor thing, you must be exhausted.
- That poor thing has been out in the rain all day.