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poverty

poverty

Meaning of poverty

the state of being very poor

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British English/ˈpɒvəti/
American English/ˈpʌvərti/
Russian transcription[ˈbʲednəsʲtʲ]
poverty
poverty - бедность
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poverty with Russian translation

poverty usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Благотворительная организация работает над тем, чтобы уменьшить бедность в городе.

The charity works to reduce poverty in the city.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Бедность может сделать повседневную жизнь очень тяжёлой.

Poverty can make daily life very hard.

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How to pronounce poverty and what this word means

poverty translation: бедность. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce poverty

/ˈpɒvəti/

poverty translation

бедность

poverty examples

The charity works to reduce poverty in the city.

poverty transcription

/ˈpɒvəti/, /ˈpʌvərti/

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poverty meaning: what does it mean?

the state of being very poor

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poverty is pronounced as /ˈpɒvəti/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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The charity works to reduce poverty in the city. Translation: Благотворительная организация работает над тем, чтобы уменьшить бедность в городе.

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