Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| poorly adv. | schlecht | ||||||
| poorly adj. | mau [coll.] | ||||||
| poor adj. | arm | ||||||
| poor adj. | schlecht | ||||||
| poor adj. | schwach | ||||||
| poor adj. | mager | ||||||
| poor adj. | armselig | ||||||
| poor adj. | dürftig | ||||||
| poor adj. | bedürftig | ||||||
| poor adj. | mangelhaft | ||||||
| poor adj. | unschön | ||||||
| poor adj. | notdürftig | ||||||
| poor adj. | ertragsarm | ||||||
| poor adj. | geringhaltig | ||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to do poorly | schlecht abschneiden | ||||||
| to feel poorly chiefly (Brit.) [coll.] - feel ill/sick | sichacc. krank fühlen | ||||||
| to feel poorly chiefly (Brit.) [coll.] - feel ill/sick | sichacc. nicht wohl fühlen | ||||||
| to feel poorly chiefly (Brit.) [coll.] - feel ill/sick | sichacc. unwohl fühlen | ||||||
| to go over poorly [coll.] | einen schlechten Eindruck hinterlassen | ||||||
| to go over poorly [coll.] | einen schlechten Eindruck machen | ||||||
| to become poor | verarmen | verarmte, verarmt | | ||||||
| to relieve the poor | die Armen unterstützen | ||||||
| to get poor [GEOL.] | verarmen | verarmte, verarmt | | ||||||
| to get poor [TECH.] | vertauben | vertaubte, vertaubt | | ||||||
| to get poor [TECH.] | verunedeln | verunedelte, verunedelt | | ||||||
| to be poorly documented | schlecht dokumentiert sein | ||||||
| to be a poor eater | ein schlechter Esser sein | ||||||
| to be in poor health | kränkeln | kränkelte, gekränkelt | | ||||||
Nouns | |||||||
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| Heavily Indebted Poor Countries [abbr.: HIPC] [ECON.] | hochverschuldete arme Entwicklungsländer | ||||||
| poorly qualified worker | der Schlechtqualifizierte | die Schlechtqualifizierte pl.: die Schlechtqualifizierten | ||||||
| poorly graded gravel [GEOL.] | Kies unregelmäßiger Körnung | ||||||
| poorly graded sand [GEOL.] | Sand unregelmäßiger Körnung | ||||||
| poorly ribbed cockle [ZOOL.] | Schwachgerippte Herzmuschel Lat.: Acanthocardia paucicostata [Invertebrates] | ||||||
| poorly regulated diabetes [MED.] | schlecht eingestellter Diabetes | ||||||
| very poorly drained horizon [GEOL.] | der Stauwasserhorizont | ||||||
| dusky whip-poor-will [ZOOL.] | die Bergnachtschwalbe Lat.: Antrostomus saturatus Syn. Caprimulgus saturatus [Ornithology] | ||||||
| nutrient-poor grassland [ENV.] | der Magerrasen pl.: die Magerrasen | ||||||
| Initiative for Liquidation of Heavily Indebted Poor Countries' Indebtedness [FINAN.] | Entschuldungsinitiative für hochverschuldete arme Länder | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| his books sold poorly | seine Bücher verkauften sich schlecht | ||||||
| poor in proportion to the price | minderwertig im Verhältnis zum Preis | ||||||
| a poor policy | eine schlechte Politik | ||||||
| Look at that poor dog - it's limping. | Schau mal, der arme Hund - er humpelt. | ||||||
| his poor health | sein schlechter Gesundheitszustand | ||||||
| My sight is very poor. | Meine Augen sind sehr schlecht. | ||||||
| this poor old bloke (Brit.) [coll.] | dieser arme alte Mann | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| Poor me! | Ich Ärmster! | ||||||
| poor as a church mouse | arm wie eine Kirchenmaus | ||||||
| Poor old chap! [coll.] | Armer Kerl! | ||||||
| You poor sap! | Du armer Tor! | ||||||
| Don't be a poor sport! | Sei kein Spielverderber! | ||||||
| that was a poor job | das war schlecht | ||||||
| that was a poor show | das war schlecht | ||||||
| to take a poor view of sth. | von etw.dat. nicht erbaut sein | ||||||
| to take a poor view of sth. | von etw.dat. nicht begeistert sein | ||||||
| to take a poor view of sth. | von etw.dat. nichts halten | ||||||
| to take a poor view of sth. | von etw.dat. wenig begeistert sein | ||||||
| to take a poor view of sth. | von etw.dat. wenig erbaut sein | ||||||
| to take a poor view of sth. | von etw.dat. wenig halten | ||||||
| to be a poor correspondent | schreibfaul sein | ||||||
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