poverty

[US]/ˈpɒvəti/
[UK]/ˈpɑːvərti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. kahirapan; kakulangan; kababaan; hirap.
Word Forms
Pluralpoverties

Phrases & Collocations

living in poverty

namumuhay sa kahirapan

poverty-stricken

mahirap

in poverty

sa kahirapan

poverty alleviation

pagpapagaan ng kahirapan

poverty line

antas ng kahirapan

extreme poverty

matinding kahirapan

eliminate poverty

alisin ang kahirapan

live in poverty

namumuhay sa kahirapan

shake off poverty

malampasan ang kahirapan

absolute poverty

ganap na kahirapan

abject poverty

matinding kahirapan

poverty level

antas ng kahirapan

poverty trap

bitag ng kahirapan

poverty gap

agwat sa kahirapan

Example Sentences

the poverty of the soil.

ang kahirapan ng lupa.

poverty among lone mothers.

kahirapan sa mga nag-iisaing ina.

a response to collective poverty and oppression.

isang reaksyon sa kolektibong kahirapan at pang-aapi.

the distressful circumstance of poverty and sickness

ang nakakalungkot na kalagayan ng kahirapan at karamdaman

poverty, the villain in the increase of crime.

kahirapan, ang masamang puwersa sa pagdami ng krimen.

the poverty of her imagination

ang kahirapan sa kanyang imahinasyon

he saw poverty as the by-product of colonial prosperity.

nakita niya ang kahirapan bilang bunga ng kasaganang kolonyal.

vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

mga panata ng kahirapan, kabutihan, at pagsunod.

thousands of poverty-stricken people.

libu-libong mga taong lubos na mahirap.

Poverty oppresses the spirit.

Pinipigilan ng kahirapan ang diwa.

sickness and poverty and other woes

sakit, kahirapan, at iba pang mga paghihirap

Poverty is the root cause of most of the crime in the city.

Ang kahirapan ang pangunahing sanhi ng karamihan sa mga krimen sa lungsod.

Poverty had left its mark.

Nag-iwan na ng marka ang kahirapan.

stark poverty; a stark contrast.

matinding kahirapan; isang matinding pagkakaiba.

And then poverty was accompanied with illness.

At pagkatapos, sinamahan ng sakit ang kahirapan.

Poverty and disease often go together.

Madalas na magkasama ang kahirapan at sakit.

poverty alleviation projects

mga proyekto sa pagpapagaan ng kahirapan

Real-world Examples

Lagos greets you with the warmest of welcomes, a bustling metropolis that knows no poverty.

Binabati ka ng Lagos ng pinakamainit na pagtanggap, isang abalang metropolis na walang kahirapan.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

His ragged clothes and broken furniture indicated his poverty.

Ang kanyang kupas na damit at sirang kasangkapan ay nagpapakita ng kanyang kahirapan.

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

I observed really, extreme poverty over there.

Nakita ko talaga, matinding kahirapan doon.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2021 Collection

The staggering problems of poverty remain unresolved.

Ang nakakagulat na mga problema ng kahirapan ay nananatiling hindi nalutas.

Source: New Concept English Book Three Vocabulary Audio with Subtitles

" Learning poverty fuels economic poverty, " Russell said.

“Ang kahirapan sa edukasyon ay nagpapalala sa kahirapang pang-ekonomiya,” sabi ni Russell.

Source: VOA Special English Education

China aims to eradicate poverty by 2020.

Nilalayon ng Tsina na wakasan ang kahirapan sa pamamagitan ng 2020.

Source: CRI Online March 2019 Collection

And that means more poverty, hunger, and hardship.

At iyan ay nangangahulugan ng higit pang kahirapan, kagutuman, at paghihirap.

Source: How to avoid climate disasters

Logistically speaking, it's incredibly possible to end extreme poverty.

Sa usapin ng lohistika, lubos na posible na wakasan ang matinding kahirapan.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2016 Collection

Put poverty and all things that pertain to poverty completely behind you.

Ilagay ang kahirapan at lahat ng bagay na may kaugnayan sa kahirapan sa likuran mo nang lubusan.

Source: The Lost Wealth Classics

Still, there is great poverty here.

Gayunpaman, may malaking kahirapan dito.

Source: Global Slow English

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