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poor

/pʊɚ/ adjectif A1

En français : pauvre, piètre, pitoyable

  1. With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. · We were so poor that we couldn't afford shoes.
  2. Of low quality. · That was a poor performance.
  3. Worthy of pity. · Oh, you poor thing, you're drenched!· This poor little puppy got a nasty snake bite.
  4. Deficient in a specified way. · Cow's milk is poor in iron.
  5. Inadequate, insufficient. · I received a poor reward for all my hard work.· Business is poor right now.
  6. Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.

Comparatif poorer · Superlatif poorest

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Dans la bibliothèque

“Yes—yes: poor Captain Leclere!
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 4 · C1
“Say I have a poor father, sir.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 9 · C1
Is this not more than a poor sailor like me could have hoped for?”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 13 · C1
“Yes, ma’am, that he was indeed; and his son will be just like him--just as affable to the poor.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 277 · B2

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