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feminine
/poˈβɾeθa/
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Translation
poverty
Word origin
From pobre ('poor') plus the noun-forming suffix -eza, ultimately from Latin pauper ('poor').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pauper
- English cognates
- poverty, pauper, poor
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralpobrezas
Examples
Muchas .
Many families live in the most absolute poverty.
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The government promised to fight against poverty.
obliga muchos .
Poverty forces many children to leave school.
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She escaped poverty thanks to a lot of effort.
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Poverty is not only a lack of money.
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