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No. 5,555 in Spanish

pobres

Poor (plural).

In a sentence

  • Los pobres merecen apoyo y comprensión.

    The poor deserve support and understanding.

    Here, 'pobres' refers to economically disadvantaged people collectively.

  • Estas soluciones pobres no me convencen.

    These poor solutions do not convince me.

    In this context, 'pobres' acts as an adjective describing the quality of the 'solutions' as inadequate or unsatisfactory.

  • Pobres niños, están jugando bajo la lluvia.

    Poor children, they are playing under the rain.

    Here, 'pobres' expresses sympathy or compassion for the 'children' due to their situation of playing in the rain.

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