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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesquartier pauvre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaʁ.tje povʁ
"Il vivait dans les rues difficiles d'un quartier pauvre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An impoverished city district characterized by rundown housing, cheap bars, and a high population of homeless people or vagrants.
"Local authorities initiated new outreach programs to help individuals living on skid row." - 2
A state of extreme poverty, disrepute, or social degradation.
"After losing his fortune and family, he felt like his life had finally hit skid row."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the late 19th century in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, the term originally referred to 'skidroad,' a road made of logs upon which timber was slid down to a sawmill. By the 1930s, the meaning shifted to describe impoverished city areas frequented by transient loggers, laborers, and eventually the homeless and destitute.
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quartier pauvre
Transliteration: kaʁ.tje povʁ
"Il vivait dans les rues difficiles d'un quartier pauvre."
Elendsviertel
Transliteration: ˈeːlɛntsˌfɪʁtl̩
"Die Stadt versuchte, das Elendsviertel zu sanieren."
zona degradata
Transliteration: ˈdzɔ.na de.ɡraˈda.ta
"Quella parte della città è diventata una zona degradata."
zona marginal
Transliteration: ˈso.na maɾ.xiˈnal
"Muchas organizaciones ayudan a las personas en la zona marginal."
zona degradada
Transliteration: ˈzõ.nɐ de.ɡɾaˈda.dɐ
"O governo implementou novos projetos na zona degradada."
गरीब बस्ती
Transliteration: gareeb basti
"सरकार ने गरीब बस्ती के विकास के लिए योजना बनाई।"
贫民区
Transliteration: pín mín qū
"这座城市的贫民区需要更多的社会援助。"
빈민가
Transliteration: binmin-ga
"그들은 도시의 어두운 빈민가에서 벗어나려 애썼다."
スラム街
Transliteration: suramugai
"彼は長い間そのスラム街で暮らしていた。"
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