impoverished

impoverito, povero

Diventato molto povero, senza denaro sufficiente per i bisogni essenziali.

In inglese semplice: Having become very poor and lacking money for basic needs.

• The war left many families impoverished.
• Aid reached the most impoverished villages.
• She grew up in an impoverished household.

Sinonimi: poor, destitute, penniless

Contrari: wealthy, rich

Espressioni comuni: impoverished families, impoverished communities, impoverished country

impoverito, povero

Privo della varietà, qualità o forza necessarie per essere valido o sano.

In inglese semplice: Lacking the variety, quality, or strength needed to be good or healthy.

• Crops grow poorly in impoverished soil.
• An impoverished diet affected the children's health.
• The film presents an impoverished view of human relationships.

Sinonimi: poor, deficient

Contrari: rich

Espressioni comuni: impoverished soil, impoverished culture, impoverished diet

impoverito, depauperato

Che ha perso parti o caratteristiche utili e quindi ne conserva meno.

In inglese semplice: Having lost useful parts or features, so that fewer remain.

• The language has an impoverished inflectional system.
• Repeated filtering left the sample impoverished of minerals.
• Their simplified model contains an impoverished set of features.

Come si usa: impoverished of something (The soil was impoverished of essential minerals.)

Sinonimi: depleted, reduced

Contrari: enriched

Espressioni comuni: impoverished inflectional system, impoverished of something, impoverished structure

povero di specie

Che contiene pochi tipi diversi di animali o piante.

In inglese semplice: Containing only a small number of different kinds of animals or plants.

• The island has an impoverished fauna.
• Researchers found an impoverished fossil assemblage in this layer.
• The polluted stream supports an impoverished community of aquatic species.

Sinonimi: species-poor

Contrari: species-rich

Espressioni comuni: impoverished fauna, impoverished flora, impoverished fossil assemblage