poor, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

poor (poorer comparative) (poorest superlative )

1  adj Someone who is poor has very little money and few possessions., (Antonym: rich) The reason our schools cannot afford better teachers is because people here are poor..., He was one of thirteen children from a poor family.
  The poor are people who are poor., n-plural the N
Even the poor have their pride.

2 adj The people in a poor country or area have very little money and few possessions., (Antonym: rich) Many countries in the Third World are as poor as they have ever been., ...a settlement house for children in a poor neighborhood.

3 adj You use poor to express your sympathy for someone.
ADJ n (feelings) I feel sorry for that poor child..., Poor chap<endash>he was killed in an air crash...

4  adj If you describe something as poor, you mean that it is of a low quality or standard or that it is in bad condition.
The flat was in a poor state of repair..., The wine was poor.
♦ poorly  adv ADV -ed, ADV after v
Some are living in poorly built dormitories, even in tents...

5  adj If you describe an amount, rate, or number as poor, you mean that it is less than expected or less than is considered reasonable.
...poor wages and working conditions.
♦ poorly  adv ADV -ed, ADV after v (=badly)
During the first week, the evening meetings were poorly attended...

6  adj You use poor to describe someone who is not very skilful in a particular activity.
usu ADJ n, also v-link ADJ at -ing/n
He was a poor actor..., Hospitals are poor at collecting information.
♦ poorly  adv ADV after v
That is the fact of Hungarian football<endash>they can play very well or very poorly.

7 adj If something is poor in a particular quality or substance, it contains very little of the quality or substance.
v-link ADJ in n
...soil that is poor in zinc.