Poverty in spanish
pronunciation: poʊbɹ̩eθɑ part of speech: noun
poverty = pobreza, miseria, escasez, inopia.
Example: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.more:
» abject poverty = miseria (más) absoluta, la.
Example: The aim is to understand the processes which keep these households in their current state of abject poverty.» die in + poverty = morir en la pobreza, morir en la miseria.
Example: A life long gambler, he ended up dying in poverty in 1762 at the age of 87.» feminisation of poverty = feminización de la pobreza. [Tendencia al aumento de la pobreza entre las mujeres]
Example: One of the widely accepted findings was that the poor were often women, and therefore, the term 'feminization of poverty was coined to describe the relationship between gender and poverty.» fight + poverty = luchar contra la pobreza.
Example: Some people may not regard librarianship and the transfer of information as any help in fighting poverty or for supporting the economic development in the world.» information poverty = pobreza de información.
Example: To do this, information services should recognize cultural pluralism and the need to eliminate information poverty.» live above + the poverty line = vivir por encima del umbral de pobreza.
Example: Not a single province in Canada pays a minimum wage that permits a full-time worker to live above the poverty line.» live below/under + the poverty line = vivir por debajo del umbral de pobreza.
Example: Nearly 36 million rural residents, or 3.8 percent of China's rural population, lived under the poverty line by the end of 2009.» live on + the poverty line = vivir al borde de la pobreza, vivir en el umbral de la pobreza.
Example: Wine's feel-good factor makes it easy to forget that too many of the world's grape growers and pickers live on the poverty line.» poverty level = nivel de pobreza, salario mínimo.
Example: 42% of the 11.3m Spanish-speakers in American are under the age of 18, and 23% live below the poverty level.» poverty line = umbral de pobreza.
Example: A common problem with poverty lines is the assumption that household resources are equitably distributed among members, which is not the case in real-life situations.» poverty rate = índice de pobreza, tasa de pobreza.
Example: A national study of young adults has found that the joblessness rate is positively associated with drug use while the poverty rate is negatively associated with drug use.» poverty-ridden = con un alto nivel de pobreza, empobrecido.
Example: A famous psychiatrist and a staff of 15 specialists have set up a clinic locally to treat the sick minds so common in this poverty-ridden community.» poverty-stricken = empobrecido, necesitado, indigente, muerto de hambre.
Example: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.» poverty trap = trampa de la pobreza. [Teoría según la cual el pobre siempre seguirá siéndolo al no disponer de las opurtunidades para salir de la pobreza]
Example: The poverty trap argument depends on children's work being substitutable for schooling.» sink into + poverty = hundirse en la miseria.
Example: The poorest layer of the population is predominantly black, although an increasing number of white households are rapidly sinking into poverty.» take + a vow of poverty = hacer voto de pobreza.
Example: You believed this wholeheartedly, and took a vow of poverty to prove that belief.» vow of poverty = voto de pobreza.
Example: Some religious in addition to the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience make other vows such as special obedience to the Pope.