poverty

povertà

Condizione di chi non ha abbastanza denaro per soddisfare i bisogni essenziali.

In inglese semplice: The state of having too little money to meet basic needs.

• Many families live in poverty.
• The charity helps children escape poverty.
• Losing his job pushed him into poverty.

Sinonimi: destitution

Contrari: wealth

Espressioni comuni: live in poverty, extreme poverty, poverty line

scarsità, povertà

Mancanza o quantità insufficiente di qualcosa di necessario o desiderato.

In inglese semplice: A lack of something that is needed or wanted.

• The report shows a poverty of ideas.
• The poverty of the soil limits what farmers can grow.
• Her criticism focused on the poverty of their imagination.

Come si usa: poverty of something (The essay reveals a poverty of original thought.)

Sinonimi: lack, shortage, scarcity

Contrari: abundance

Espressioni comuni: poverty of ideas, poverty of imagination, poverty of resources