poverty

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

Translation

n. ukame; upoto; ukiwango wa mabaya; ukiwango wa mshwari.
Word Forms
Pluralpoverties

Phrases & Collocations

living in poverty

kufanyia kazi na uchafu

poverty-stricken

mepoza na uchumi

in poverty

kwenye uchumi

poverty alleviation

utulizi wa mafuta

poverty line

mipango ya uchumi

extreme poverty

Umaskini mkali

eliminate poverty

kuondoa umaskini

live in poverty

kuvimba na uchumi

shake off poverty

kutumia uchumi

absolute poverty

ulemavu kamili

abject poverty

mguu mrefu

poverty level

tahajaji ya uchumi

poverty trap

mtego umaskini

poverty gap

mipango ya uchumi

Example Sentences

the poverty of the soil.

uvumakani wa mpira.

poverty among lone mothers.

ulevugaji kati ya wenyewe wengi wasichana.

a response to collective poverty and oppression.

jibu kwa umaskini na dhuluma ya pamoja.

the distressful circumstance of poverty and sickness

hali ya kusikitisha ya umaskini na ugonjwa

poverty, the villain in the increase of crime.

Umaskini, shujaa mbaya katika kuongezeka kwa uhalifu.

the poverty of her imagination

uvumakani wa maziki yake

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

aliyetazidi umaskini kama matokeo ya faida ya kikoloni.

vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

mashahadu ya uchovu, uchusika na ukipenda.

thousands of poverty-stricken people.

milionzi ya wale waliojua uvumakani.

Poverty oppresses the spirit.

Ukame huchovia ruhuni.

sickness and poverty and other woes

moyo mwenye maziki na uvumakani na mshwari mengine

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

Uvumakani ni sababu yenyewe ya maziki mengine ya mji.

Poverty had left its mark.

Uvumakani ulitokana na mshwari mwenyewe.

stark poverty; a stark contrast.

uvumakani mshwari; mshwari mwingine.

And then poverty was accompanied with illness.

Na kisha uvumakani ulikuwa na maziki.

Poverty and disease often go together.

Uvumakani na maziki wanaonana sana.

poverty alleviation projects

mipango ya kufurisha mafunzo

Real-world Examples

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

Lagos hujibadili wewe na utulivu wa mabaya zaidi, mji mkuu wa mizigo ambao haujua mabaya.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

His ragged clothes and broken furniture indicated his poverty.

Mabaya yake ya kishiria na nyumba zilizotengwa zilikuwa mazungu ya mabaya yake.

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

I observed really, extreme poverty over there.

Nimeamua mabaya mazuri kwa mabaya mazuri kwenye huko.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2021 Collection

The staggering problems of poverty remain unresolved.

Matibua ya mabaya yaliyotumia mizigo yanaendana kwa mabaya.

Source: New Concept English Book Three Vocabulary Audio with Subtitles

" Learning poverty fuels economic poverty, " Russell said.

"Mabaya ya ujumbe unafuata mabaya ya uchumi," Russell alisema.

Source: VOA Special English Education

China aims to eradicate poverty by 2020.

China inaamini kujua mabaya kwa mwa 2020.

Source: CRI Online March 2019 Collection

And that means more poverty, hunger, and hardship.

Na hili kwa mabaya zaidi, mafua na mizigo.

Source: How to avoid climate disasters

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

Kwa mafua ya mizigo, inaamini kujua mabaya mazuri kwa mabaya mazuri.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2016 Collection

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

Kuacha mabaya na mabaya yote ambayo yanasababisha mabaya kwa mabaya kwa mabaya.

Source: The Lost Wealth Classics

Still, there is great poverty here.

Hata hivyo, kuna mabaya mazuri hapa.

Source: Global Slow English

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