Meaning of trūcīgs | Babel Free
Definitions
- poor (lacking or having very little of the necessary means of subsistence)
- poor (having poor inhabitants, lacking the necessary means for their subsistence)
- poor, insufficient, scarce (lacking important components in its preparation; not available in sufficient quantity)
- poor (characterized by poverty)
- poor, scarce (present in small, insufficient amounts; having small, insufficient amounts of something important or necessary)
Equivalents
Examples
“trūcīga ģimene”
poor family
“trūcīgs pensionārs”
poor retired man
“trūcīgu vecāku bērns”
a child of poor parents
“trūcīga saimniecība”
poor farm
“trūcīgs ciemats”
poor village
“visa Latvija kļūst aizvien trūcīgāka”
the whole Latvija is becoming increasingly poorer
“trūcīga barība”
poor, scarce food
“trūcīgas vakariņas”
poor, scarce dinner
“trūcīgi resursi”
poor resources
“pārtika kļuva arvien trūcīgāka; māte lasīja zupai skābenes un balandas...”
the food became increasingly scarcer; mother gathered sorrel and goosefoot for the soup...
“pārsteidzoši vienkārša, pat trūcīga, salīdzinājumā ar pārējām telpām, ir dzejnieka darba istaba”
surprisingly simple, even poor in comparison with the other rooms, is the poet's study (lit. work room)
“veikals toreiz bija trūcīgs un mazs kā mani iekrājumi”
the store that time was poor and small like my savings
“trūcīga bērnība”
poor childhood
“Muraška atcērējās trūcīgos studiju gadus”
Muraška remembered the poor study years
“trūcīga un skumja viņiem ši svētdiena; nevienam nav naudas”
poor and sad to them (was) this Sunday; nobody had money
“trūcīga augu valsts”
scarce vegetal kingdom, scarce vegetation
“trūcīgas zināšanas”
poor, scarce knowledge
“trūcīgi arhīvu materiāli”
poor, scarce archive materials
“trūcīgs vārdu krājums”
poor vocabulary
“trūcīgs inventārs”
poor inventory (= scarce supplies)
“trūcīga fantāzija”
poor fantasy, imagination
“pirmais loms bija gaužām trūcīgs: nepilns centners reņģu”
the first catch was pitifully poor: less than a hundredweight of herring
“trūcīgajā luktura gaismā seju lāgā nevarēja saskatīt”
in the poor lamp light (one) could almost not see (his) face
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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