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poverty noun pauvreté f;
(more severe) misère f.

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'poverty' found in these entries:

English:

deprivation - eradicate - hardship - need - poverty line - poverty-stricken - relieve - rid - solve

French:

arracher - gêne - indigence - misère - noir - où - pauvreté - sévir - sortir - vœu

poverty: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
poverty	n	(poor)	pauvreté nf
He has a tiny income and lives in great poverty.
Il dispose d'un revenu très modeste et vit dans une grande pauvreté.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
poverty	n	figurative (infertility)	manque nm
The designer, suffering from a poverty of ideas, began to copy the work of others.
Le styliste, en manque d'idées, commença à copier les travaux de ses confrères.
poverty	n	figurative (deficiency)	manque nm
Modern public education suffers from a poverty of clear thinking.
L'éducation publique moderne dénote un manque certain de cohésion.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
grinding poverty			misère noire
in poverty		adv	dans la pauvreté
live in poverty		v intr	vivre dans la pauvreté
poverty line		nm	seuil de pauvreté
poverty-stricken		adj	miséreux
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