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Meanings of impoverishment in anglès

portuguès
pobreza
català
fretura
espanyol
pobreza
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The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions.

fretura
portuguès
empobrecimento

The act of making someone poor.

empobrecimento
Synonyms
Examples for "poverty"
Examples for "poverty"
1
Kosovo's appalling environmental problems are part of a deeper problem: chronic poverty.
The Guardian
2
Food poverty is a huge problem in Ireland and throughout the EU.
The Irish Times
3
The company said it wanted to tackle period poverty in New Zealand.
Radio NZ
4
We want greater recognition of the depth of the food poverty problem.
The Guardian
5
They talk a good game about prosperity, but deliver crime and poverty.
Jamaica Observer
1
The poorness of his play was accentuated by the brilliance of Joe's.
Psmith in the City
2
I never could see no 'poorness of spirit,' come to git at 'em.
In Exile, and Other Stories
3
The poorness of the subject and the richness of the price shocked her profoundly.
Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One
4
I am taught the poorness of our invention, the ugliness of towns and palaces.
Essays — Second Series
5
He apologised first for the poorness of the entertainment, saying that he had done his best.
The King's Achievement
Usage of impoverishment in anglès
1
Political, economic and cultural impoverishment makes the emblem all the more precious.
The Irish Times
2
The impoverishment of China began with the flow abroad of her metallic currency.
A History of China
3
Another sign of impoverishment is the decrease in the quantity of live stock.
Russia
4
The impoverishment of the South will not aid in calming its intestine quarrels.
The Uprising of a Great People / The United States in 1861. to W...
5
Despite its history of impoverishment, it conceives itself as an important regional player.
The Guardian
6
Because of additional debts taken up to purchase new homes, thousands face impoverishment.
The Guardian
7
Their prosperity and their fatness mean the impoverishment of the country.
Les Misérables
8
Our very success has in one aspect tended to their impoverishment.
Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877
9
It is a standard which shows ethical impoverishment and intellectual laziness.
The zinn reader
10
Peace would be attained by a great simplification and impoverishment of the world.
England and the War
11
Mildly entertaining, but repetitive in its self-mocking treatment of emotional impoverishment.
The Irish Times
12
To do so would only mean our impoverishment and our ruin.
Sermons on Biblical Characters
13
The treatment cost and impoverishment averted would save about INR 672 crore in AB-PMJAY.
Pubmed
14
Sadly, he sings as though he himself doesn't know the meaning of spiritual impoverishment.
The Irish Times
15
Upon such occasions it is common to give to the point of utter impoverishment.
The Soul of the Indian: An Interpretation
16
That is the worst kind of soil impoverishment-allgoing out and nothing coming back.
The University of Hard Knocks
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espanyol
pobreza
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