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 Translation for 'poor man' from English to Slovak
NOUN   a poor man | poor men
chudák {m}poor man
úbožiak {m}poor man
Partial Matches
nemajetný {adj}poor
úbohý {adj}poor
biedny {adj}poor
chudobný {adj}poor
chudinka {f}poor woman
chuderka {f}poor woman
chuderka {f}poor girl
Chúďa dievča!Poor girl!
chudinka {f}poor girl
chudera {f}poor woman
žalostný výsledok {m}poor outcome
úbožiak {m}poor thing
chudák {m}poor thing
mizerný {adj} [zlý, neadekvátny]poor [inadequate]
chudák {m}poor devil
mizerná výhovorka {f} [zlá]poor excuse
zlá výhovorka {f}poor excuse
med.
chatrné zdravie {n}
poor health
med.
slabé zdravie {n}
poor health
chabá výhovorka {f}poor excuse
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Usage Examples English
  • Austrian ethologist Konrad Lorenz wrote of them in his book "King Solomon's Ring" as "the poor man's dog" and "something to love", Other people who have owned common starlings report how adept they are at picking up phrases and expressions.
  • The best-known is probably A Livella", in which an arrogant rich man and a humble poor man meet after their deaths and discuss their differences.
  • Although quilted armour survived into the English Civil War in England as a poor man's cuirass, and as an item to be worn beneath the few remaining suits of full plate, it was increasingly replaced by the 'buff coat' – a leather jacket of rough suede.
  • Fox News host Greg Gutfeld injected himself into the Kiedis-Patton feud in 2016, calling Red Hot Chili Peppers "the worst band in the universe" and "poor man's Faith No More."
  • Perhaps the most important tradition of medieval art in regard to the development of picture books is the Poor Man's Bible, which sought to make illustrations of important Biblical events so that they could be understood by the illiterate.

  • A typical poor man had few other promising career choices at the time apart from joining the pirates.
  • For more information on the use of stained glass to depict religious subjects, see Poor Man's Bible.
  • The album featured both major hits from that year and re-recorded versions of "Walkin' After Midnight" and "A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)".
  • A tale recounted by Meyrick recalls how Twm was asked by a poor man to steal a pitcher for him.
  • He received Academy Award nominations for "Affliction" (1998) and "Warrior" (2011), and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for the 1976 miniseries "Rich Man, Poor Man".

  • Also known as "poor man's saffron," the petals are edible and can be used fresh in salads or dried and used to color cheese or as a substitute for saffron.
  • Songs like "Jail House Blues", "Work House Blues", "Prison Blues", "Sing Sing Prison Blues" and "Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair" dealt critically with social issues of the day such as chain gangs, the convict lease system and capital punishment. "Poor Man's Blues" and "Washwoman's Blues" are considered by scholars to be an early form of African-American protest music.
  • He has also been characterised as the "poor man's king", due to his accessibility to the poor and his acting against their oppressors.
  • A widely circulated strategy to avoid the cost of copyright registration is referred to as the poor man's copyright.
  • In 1976, he was honored with two Emmy Award nominations, one for Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in Drama or Comedy for "The Streets of San Francisco" and the other for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Comedy or Drama Series for "Rich Man, Poor Man".

  • This has led to Whippets being described as "the poor man's greyhound".
  • It is sometimes referred to as "poor man's trimix", because it is much easier to blend than trimix blends with variable oxygen content, since all that is required is to insert the requisite partial pressure of helium, and then top up with air from a conventional compressor.
  • They noted her importance as a translator but called her "a poor man's Uhura" and said the writers failed to flesh out the character beyond her basic premise.
  • Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of pawnbrokers. The symbol has also been attributed to the story of Nicholas giving a poor man's three daughters each a bag of gold so they could get married.
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