pauvre — meaning in English
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English meaning
- lean verb To bend or tilt away from an upright position, or to rest against something for support.
- marginal adj Located at or near an edge or border.
- meager adj Poor or lacking in amount, quality, or extent; barely enough.
- pauper noun A person who is very poor, especially one relying on charity or public assistance.
- poor adj Having little money or few possessions.
Senses
pauvre is used for these senses in English:
- lean Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.
- marginal Of a value, or having a characteristic that is of a value, that is close to being unacceptable or leading to exclusion from a group or category.
- pauper One who is extremely poor.
- poor Of low quality.
- poor (with the) The poor people of a society or the world collectively, the poor class of a society.
lean — full definition
- verb To bend or tilt away from an upright position, or to rest against something for support.
- verb To favor or tend toward a particular opinion, choice, or direction.
- adjective Having little or no fat; thin and fit.
- adjective Having very little of something, especially money or resources; scarce.
marginal — full definition
- adj Located at or near an edge or border.
- adj Very small in size or importance; barely significant.
- adj Relating to a political seat won by a small majority.
- noun A political constituency won by a small margin.