贫穷 inglês:

Poverty does more to bring out the worst in people and conceal the best than anything else in the world.

The issue of Third World poverty is very pressing.

The affluence of the United States is often contrasted with the poverty of undeveloped countries.

born into poverty

Girls are more likely than boys to be malnourished, suffer poverty, face violence and be refused an education, according to a new report.

Gold gives an air of beauty even to ugliness: but with poverty everything becomes frightful.

Campaigns against poverty tend to focus on the rural poor.

Brazil's economy had seen several years of strong growth that pulled millions of people out of poverty.

But the Nobel Committee said that poverty was a threat to world peace, and Mother Teresa worked against poverty.

Lander assumes that rioting and gang behavior are a result of poverty and poor economic conditions.

He fiercely criticised the rampant poverty of Victorian England

In contrast, some people argue that it is wrong to pay sports stars these huge amounts of money when there is so much poverty in the world.

Now, after his conversation with the girl from the next room, he understood what real poverty was.

homeless | jobless. What is poverty? — Poverty is not just a lack of money. It's about a lack of hope.

Condition where people's basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter are not being met. Poverty is generally of two types: absolute poverty and relative poverty

I'm poor.

His lackadaisical attitude to studying explains his poor grades.

Once upon a time, there lived a poor man and a rich woman.

Your poor memory is due to poor listening habits.

Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich.

Such an economic program will help the rich at the expense of the poor.

It makes no difference to me whether you are rich or poor.

Poor Japanese immigrants were willing to work for low pay.

Something you should know about me is that my greatest fear in life is that people will find out that I'm poor.

He managed to pass his driving test even though he was a poor driver.

Poor Tom's been trying to get to sleep for three hours now.

A poor school record will count against you when you look for a job.

Young people are often poor judges of their own abilities.

Blindness is responsible for a staggering toll of poor health, suffering, and loss of dignity and diminution in the quality of lives of people worldwide.

Poor is not the one who has too little, but the one who wants too much.