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CEFR B2 · Environmental issues
poverty
/ˈpɒvəti/ 📚 Module 6: The Environment - Optional (p.335-338)
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Arabic Translation & Context
Synonyms & Antonyms
Poverty is the state of being extremely poor, where a person or community lacks the financial resources and essential necessities for a minimum standard of living.
Synonyms
destitution
indigence
hardship
penury
Antonyms
wealth
affluence
prosperity
riches
Translations
poverty in your language
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عربي
الفقر هو حالة الفقر المدقع حيث يفتقر الشخص أو المجتمع إلى الموارد المالية والضروريات الأساسية للعيش الكريم.
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اردو
غربت وہ حالت ہے جب کسی شخص یا کمیونٹی کے پاس بنیادی ضروریات اور مالی وسائل کی شدید کمی ہو۔
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हिंदी
गरीबी वह स्थिति है जब किसी व्यक्ति या समुदाय के पास जीवन जीने के लिए पर्याप्त धन और आवश्यक चीजें नहीं होती हैं।
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中文
贫困是指一个人或社区极度贫穷，缺乏维持最低生活水平所需的经济资源和基本必需品的状态。
Easy Explanation
Plain English Breakdown
When people live in poverty, they do not have enough money. They often struggle to buy food, clothes, or a safe home. It is a very difficult situation.
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Memory TipThink of 'poor' to remember 'poverty' is about being very poor.
Contextual Examples
How to use in a sentence
Many people around the world live in extreme poverty (being very poor), struggling to find food and shelter.
The government launched a new program to help reduce poverty (lack of money) in rural areas.
Education is often seen as a key to escaping poverty (financial hardship) and improving one's life.
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