pauper

[US]/ˈpɔːpə(r)/
[UK]/ˈpɔːpər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. fattig person; trængende person; en person der er afhængig af velgørenhed for at overleve.
Word Forms
Past Participlepaupered
Pluralpaupers

Example Sentences

The pauper begged for food on the street.

Baueren tiggede om mad på gaden.

The pauper lived in a small shack.

Baueren boede i en lille hytte.

Despite being a pauper, he had a generous heart.

Trods at han var en pauper, havde han et generøst hjerte.

The pauper's clothes were tattered and worn.

Baueren's tøj var slidt og beskidt.

The village helped the pauper rebuild his house after the fire.

Landsbyen hjalp baueren med at genopbygge sit hus efter branden.

The pauper relied on charity for his daily meals.

Baueren var afhængig af velgørenhed for sine daglige måltider.

The pauper dreamt of a better life for his children.

Baueren drømte om et bedre liv for sine børn.

Local organizations provided support for the pauper community.

Lokale organisationer ydede støtte til pauper-samfundet.

The pauper's face lit up with joy when he received a warm meal.

Baueren's ansigt lyste op af glæde, da han fik et varmt måltid.

The pauper's kindness touched the hearts of those around him.

Baueren's venlighed berørte de omkringliggende menneskers hjerter.

Real-world Examples

But ultimately, both come from the same Latin word pauper.

Men i sidste ende kommer de begge fra det samme latinske ord, pauper.

Source: The Evolution of English Vocabulary

I'm not asking any girl to marry a pauper.

Jeg beder ikke nogen pige om at gifte sig med en fattigmand.

Source: Gone with the Wind

He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince.

Han vogter sin fattige herres søvn, som om han var en prins.

Source: 100 Classic English Essays for Recitation

They are peopled by nightmare figures, crones and paupers in rags, their mouths gaping cavities.

De er befolket af mareridtsskikkelser, gamle kvinder og fattige i rags, deres munde gabende huler.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Well, I should point out I wasn't a pauper when I became President. I wasn't very rich as President's goal.

Nå, jeg vil lige påpege, at jeg ikke var en fattigmand, da jeg blev præsident. Jeg var ikke særlig rig som præsidents mål.

Source: The secrets of body language.

So what if Serena always gets the prince and I get the pauper?

Så hvad hvis Serena altid får prinsen, og jeg får fattigmand?

Source: Gossip Girl Season 4

They let the paupers go to sleep!

De lod de fattige sove!

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

What have paupers to do with soul or spirit?

Hvad har fattige at gøre med sjæl eller ånd?

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

In that same year it barred paupers, criminals, convicts, and the insane.

I samme år forbød det fattige, kriminelle, dømte og sindssyge.

Source: American history

' said Mr. Bumble, checking himself, with native majesty, 'this is them wicious paupers!

'sagde Hr. Bumble, der tjekkede sig selv med indfødt majestæt, 'det er dem ondskabsfulde fattige!'

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

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