pobreza
anaemia [anemia, -USA] ; poverty ; scarcity ; penury ; indigence.
His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.
The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.
The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.
In this context, poverty and indigence will most likely increase moderately, continuing the negative trend begun in 2008.
de la fortuna a la pobreza
riches to rags
A riches-to-rags story could be unfolding in Horatio's hometown, where leaders are considering dropping his name from the festival next year.
de la pobreza a la fortuna
rags to riches
It is an epic story of rags to riches, of a black man's struggle in a white world, of untimely death, and of the tragedy of a mission unfulfilled.
de la pobreza a la riqueza
from rags to riches
The article 'Computer literacy in the library: from rags to riches' demonstrates how a library can introduce a computer literacy course with a modest commitment of time and resources.
feminización de la pobreza [Tendencia al aumento de la pobreza entre las mujeres]
feminisation of poverty
One of the widely accepted findings was that the poor were often women, and therefore, the term 'feminization of poverty was coined to describe the relationship between gender and poverty.
hacer voto de pobreza
take + a vow of poverty
You believed this wholeheartedly, and took a vow of poverty to prove that belief.
índice de pobreza
poverty rate
A national study of young adults has found that the joblessness rate is positively associated with drug use while the poverty rate is negatively associated with drug use.
luchar contra la pobreza
fight + poverty
Some people may not regard librarianship and the transfer of information as any help in fighting poverty or for supporting the economic development in the world.
morir en la pobreza
die in + poverty
A life long gambler, he ended up dying in poverty in 1762 at the age of 87.
nivel de pobreza
poverty level
42% of the 11.3m Spanish-speakers in American are under the age of 18, and 23% live below the poverty level.
pobreza de información
information poverty
To do this, information services should recognize cultural pluralism and the need to eliminate information poverty.
tasa de pobreza
poverty rate
A national study of young adults has found that the joblessness rate is positively associated with drug use while the poverty rate is negatively associated with drug use.
trampa de la pobreza [Teoría según la cual el pobre siempre seguirá siéndolo al no disponer de las opurtunidades para salir de la pobreza]
poverty trap
The poverty trap argument depends on children's work being substitutable for schooling.
umbral de pobreza
poverty line
A common problem with poverty lines is the assumption that household resources are equitably distributed among members, which is not the case in real-life situations.
vivir al borde de la pobreza
live on + the poverty line
Wine's feel-good factor makes it easy to forget that too many of the world's grape growers and pickers live on the poverty line.
vivir en el umbral de la pobreza
live on + the poverty line
Wine's feel-good factor makes it easy to forget that too many of the world's grape growers and pickers live on the poverty line.
vivir en la pobreza
walk + the streets of misery
He will dwell in the church that is built by martyrs fighting for justice, by children starving of hunger, by mothers and fathers walking the streets of misery.
vivir por debajo del umbral de pobreza
live below/under + the poverty line
Nearly 36 million rural residents, or 3.8 percent of China's rural population, lived under the poverty line by the end of 2009.
vivir por encima del umbral de pobreza
live above + the poverty line
Not a single province in Canada pays a minimum wage that permits a full-time worker to live above the poverty line.
voto de pobreza
vow of poverty
Some religious in addition to the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience make other vows such as special obedience to the Pope.
