impoverished
BrE /ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃt/ AmE /ɪmˈpɑːvərɪʃt/
adjective en → es
very poor and lacking money or possessions
pobre, necesitado, en la miseria
- be impoverished
Collocations impoverished families · impoverished communities
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The area is home to many impoverished families.
La zona es hogar de muchas familias necesitadas.
lacking in something that is important or necessary, especially knowledge or experience
desprovisto, privado, carenciado
- be impoverished of sth
Collocations impoverished education · impoverished cultural life
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The children are intellectually impoverished by a lack of books.
Los niños están intelectualmente privados por la falta de libros.