English–Dutch dictionary
Dutch translation of the English word poor
| English | Dutch (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (dismal; miserable; pitiful; unenviable; piteous) | ; | |
| (bad; miserable; nasty; wrong) | ||
🔗 In the ensuing centuries, Iceland became one of the poorest countries in Europe. | ||
| ; ; ; | ||
| (in short supply; scanty; scarce; few; scant; thin; sparse) | ; | |
| (inadequate; insufficient; meagre; scarce; short) | ; | nesufiĉa |
| (rotten; ugly; horrendous; horrid; lousy; shitty; trashy; no good; wretched; awful) | ; kloten‐ ; kut‐ ; ; pokken‐ ; rot‐ ; shit‐ ; ; | |
🔗 I think one thing that that was to be expected is the poor Russian troop morale. | ||
poor devil (pauper; poor man; wretch) | ; ; | |
poor man’s asparagus (good king Henry; perennial goosefoot; Lincolnshire spinach; English mercury; mercury goosefoot) | ||
poor man’s barometer (scarlet pimpernel; red pimpernel; red chickweed; poor man’s weather‐glass; shepherd’s weather‐glass; shepherd’s clock) | ||
poor man’s mustard (garlic mustard) | ||
poor man’s weather‐glass (scarlet pimpernel; red pimpernel; red chickweed; poor man’s barometer; shepherd’s weather‐glass; shepherd’s clock) | ||
impoverish (retard; ruin) | doen mislukken ; | malprosperigi |
| English | Dutch |
|---|---|
| poor | ⇆ arm; ⇆ armelijk; ⇆ armetierig; ⇆ armoedig; ⇆ armtierig; ⇆ armzalig; ⇆ behoeftig; ⇆ ellendig; ⇆ erbarmelijk; ⇆ gering; ⇆ mager; ⇆ min; ⇆ minvermogend; ⇆ noodlijdend; ⇆ óvergieten; ⇆ pover; ⇆ schamel; ⇆ schraal; ⇆ slecht; ⇆ treurig; ⇆ verschraald; ⇆ zielig |
| as poor as Job | ⇆ doodarm; ⇆ zo arm als Job; ⇆ zo arm als de mieren; ⇆ zo arm als een kerkrat |
| poor as a church mouse | ⇆ straatarm |
| poor consolation | ⇆ schrale troost |
| poor devil | ⇆ arme bliksem; ⇆ arme donder; ⇆ arme drommel; ⇆ arme duivel; ⇆ armoedzaaier; ⇆ stakker; ⇆ stakkerd |
| poor in | ⇆ arm aan |
| poor in spirit | ⇆ arm van geest; ⇆ armen van geest |
| poor man’s asparagus | ⇆ brave hendrik |
| poor man’s barometer | ⇆ rood guichelheil |
| poor man’s mustard | ⇆ look‐zonder‐look |
| poor man’s weather‐glass | ⇆ rood guichelheil |
| the poor | ⇆ de armen; ⇆ de misdeelden |
| impoverish | ⇆ uitputten; ⇆ verarmen |
| poor‐box | ⇆ bus; ⇆ offerblok; ⇆ offerbus |
| poorhouse | ⇆ armenhuis; ⇆ armhuis |
| poorly | ⇆ armelijk; ⇆ armoedig; ⇆ erbarmelijk; ⇆ gebrekkig; ⇆ magertjes; ⇆ minnetjes; ⇆ pover; ⇆ povertjes; ⇆ schraal; ⇆ schraaltjes; ⇆ slecht; ⇆ ziekelijk |
| poorness | ⇆ armelijkheid; ⇆ armoede; ⇆ armoedigheid; ⇆ armzaligheid; ⇆ behoeftigheid; ⇆ erbarmelijkheid; ⇆ poverheid; ⇆ schraalheid; ⇆ treurigheid |
| poor‐rate | ⇆ armenbelasting |
| poor‐relief | ⇆ armenzorg |
| poor‐spirited | ⇆ lafhartig; ⇆ zonder durf |
| salt‐poor | ⇆ zoutarm |