German-English translation for "bettelarm"

"bettelarm" English translation

„bettelarm“: Adjektiv

bettelarm

Adjektiv | adjective adj

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desperately poor, destitute, as poor as a church mouse

desperately poor, destitute, (as) poor as a church mouse
bettelarm

bettelarm

Example sentences from external sources for "bettelarm"
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Unfortunately, the same could not be said about the Comoros, a poverty-stricken country.

Gleiches lässt sich über die Komoren, ein bettelarmes Land, leider nicht berichten.

Source: Europarl

Yes, the country is rife with human rights abuses and grinding poverty.

Was stimmt ist, dass das Land voller Menschenrechtsverletzungen ist und die Menschen bettelarm sind.

Source: GlobalVoices

The south remains poverty-stricken while the north is immensely rich.

Der Süden bleibt bettelarm, der Norden ist steinreich.

Source: Europarl

Source

GlobalVoices
- Source: OPUS
- Original text source: Global Voices
- Original database: Global Voices Parallel Corpus
Europarl
- Source: OPUS
- Original text source: Europäisches Parlament
- Original database: Europarl Parallel Corups

Synonyms for "bettelarm"

(sehr) arm

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