empobrecido

adj.

impoverished, hardscrabble, in reduced circumstances.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: empobrecer.

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ADJ impoverished

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= poverty-stricken, impoverished, beggared, depauperate.

Ex. The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.

Ex. Many books contain inaccuracies and generalisations about Africa, perpetuating stereotypes e.g. that of the malnourished, impoverished African.

Ex. Sedition is bred in the lap of luxury and its chosen emissaries are the beggared spendthrift and the impoverished libertine.

Ex. In marked contrast the tiny pockets of heathland in Europe are extremely depauperate with a flora comprised primarily of heather.

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* uranio empobrecido = depleted uranium.

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= poverty-stricken, impoverished, beggared, depauperate.

Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.

Ex: Many books contain inaccuracies and generalisations about Africa, perpetuating stereotypes e.g. that of the malnourished, impoverished African.

Ex: Sedition is bred in the lap of luxury and its chosen emissaries are the beggared spendthrift and the impoverished libertine.

Ex: In marked contrast the tiny pockets of heathland in Europe are extremely depauperate with a flora comprised primarily of heather.

* uranio empobrecido = depleted uranium.

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empobrecido, -a adj

1. [en recursos, riqueza, patrimonio] impoverished

2. [en calidad, valor, importancia] impoverished, devalued