poor russian
бе́дный
poor
сла́бый
weak, feeble, frail
faint, dim, slight
loose, slack
poor, weak (in ability)
худо́й
thin, skinny, lean, gaunt
worn out, torn, holey, leaky
bad, evil, poor
неуда́чный
unsuccessful, failed, abortive
poor, ill-chosen, unfortunate, lame
бедня́жка
poor thing, poor girl, poor boy
бедня́га
poor
нехоро́ший
bad, not good, poor
evil, wicked, nasty
haunted, uncanny
бедня́к
poor man, poor peasant
дво́йка
two, figure two
F, failing grade, poor mark
deuce, two
pair, twosome, team of two
pair-oar boat, coxless pair, double sculls
скве́рный
bad, nasty, lousy, poor
foul, vile, disgusting, obscene
хрома́ть
to limp, to be lame, to walk with a limp
to be weak, to be poor, to leave much to be desired
подо́бие
likeness, resemblance, similarity
semblance, imitation, poor copy
ни́щий
beggarly/extremely poor (adj)
нева́жный
unimportant, insignificant, of no consequence
poor, mediocre, indifferent, not much of a
бедола́га
poor guy
нела́дный
wrong, amiss, not right
bad, poor, sorry
damned, confounded
ску́дный
meagre, scanty, scant, sparse
poor, wretched, humble
barren, infertile, poor
stingy, miserly, tight-fisted
бе́дненький
poor, poor little, poor thing, pitiable
poor, meagre, shabby
нищебро́д
pauper, poor wretch, beggar, broke loser
cheapskate, skinflint, tightwad
scoundrel, rogue, crook
злы́день
wicked creature, spiteful person, nasty piece of work
poor wretch, poor devil
idler, loafer, lazybones
голо́вушка
little head, head (affectionate)
poor soul, poor fellow
неиму́щий
indigent, poor, the poor, the have-nots
голь
the poor, poor folk, beggars, paupers
poverty, destitution, penury
bare patch, bare spot, treeless place
малоду́шный
cowardly, faint-hearted, craven, poor-spirited
малоиму́щий
poor, indigent, needy
нека́чественный
poor quality
дво́ечник
poor, mediocre
незави́дный
unenviable, poor
беднота́
the poor
негустой
thin, watery, runny
sparse, thin, not dense
meagre, scanty, poor
неурожа́й
bad harvest, failure of crops, crop failure, poor crop
ча́хлый
stunted, poor, wilted, sickly
низкосо́ртный
low-grade, poor quality, inferior quality
горемы́ка
poor devil
неблагоприя́тный
unfavourable, adverse, inauspicious, poor (prognosis)
безгра́мотность
illiteracy, poor spelling, ignorance
сироти́на
orphan, poor orphan, unfortunate orphan
неуспева́емость
poor progress, lagging behind
голытьба́
the poor, the ragged, paupers, have-nots
nakedness, bareness
неуспева́ющий
weak, poor, lagging behind
призре́ние
care, tending, looking after
charity, poor relief, public welfare
мужичо́нка
little man, insignificant fellow, puny man, nobody
little peasant, poor muzhik
сердешный
poor, dear, unfortunate (in a sympathetic sense)
неорганизо́ванность
lack of organization, disorganization, poor organization
lack of discipline, lack of self-organization
осканда́литься
to cut a poor figure
ни́щенство
(bookish) begging/collection of alms by the poor as a means of subsistence
со́слепу
due to poor sight
недоброка́чественный
of poor quality, bad, substandard
несчастли́вец
poor wretch, poor soul, poor devil
палённый
burnt, scorched, singed
fake, counterfeit, bootleg, of poor quality
низкопро́бно
low-grade, inferior, poor-quality, shoddy
комбе́д
committee of poor peasants
со́слепа
due to poor sight
худоро́дный
low-born, of low birth, of humble origin
infertile, barren, poor (of soil)
недоро́д
poor harvest, crop failure
рассогласова́ние
mismatch, misalignment, discrepancy
lack of coordination, poor coordination, disorganization
disagreement, dissent
проброса́ться
to lose through inattention, to poor or careless treatment
прибедня́ющийся
feigning poverty, playing poor, downplaying one's resources
житьи́шко
poor life, miserable existence, wretched life
малообеспе́ченный
low-income, needy, poor, badly off
needy person, low-income person, the poor
несчастли́вица
poor wretch, poor soul, poor devil
малоплодоро́дный
poor, scanty
ха́нец
unlucky person, loser, poor devil
прибедня́вшийся
pretending to be poor, feigning poverty, feigning helplessness, downplaying one's wealth
защи́панный
shabby, neglected, poor-looking
нища́ющий
becoming poor, impoverishing, pauperizing
нища́вший
impoverished, having become poor
бедне́вший
impoverished, having become poor
малолю́дье
sparse population, scarcity of people, emptiness (of a region)
poor attendance, low turnout, small audience
безголо́сица
lack of good voices, poor singing
loss of voice, complete hoarseness
малолю́дность
poor attendance, low turnout, scarcity of people
sparse population, low population density
пло́хо
badly, poorly
it is bad, that's bad
unwell, sick
hard (to do something), barely
нева́жно
it doesn't matter, never mind, no matter
it is unimportant, it is of no importance
not very well, poorly, so-so
ху́дший
the worst
worse, inferior, poorer
бе́дность
poverty, poorness, indigence, penury
тупи́ца
(colloquial) poorly thinking person
сла́бо
weakly, faintly, feebly
poorly, badly
loosely, slackly
парши́во
badly, poorly, lousy, crappy
скве́рно
badly, poorly, awfully
nauseously, sick (feel), wretched (feel)
foully, vilely, filthily, disgustingly
фигово
badly, poorly, terribly, crappy (informal)
некста́ти
inopportunely, poorly-timed
прибедня́ться
to pretend to be poorer than one is, to feign poverty, to show false modesty
бе́дно
poorly
обедне́ть
to grow poorer
ни́щенский
beggarly (adj), poorly
ско́мканный
crumpled, rumpled, crushed
botched, rushed, muddled, poorly organized
бедне́ть
to grow poorer
раскле́иваться
to fall through, to go wrong, to fail to come off
to feel unwell, to be out of sorts, to feel poorly
to come unstuck, to come apart, to come unglued
скудно
scantily, meagerly, poorly, sparsely
небога́то
modestly, poorly, not richly
not much, scantily, in short supply
квёлый
weakly, poorly
намалёванный
daubed, crudely painted, poorly painted
неухоженный
neglected, unkempt, untidy, poorly maintained
некачественно
poorly, badly, substandardly
недослы́шать
to fail to catch, to not quite hear, to mishear
to be hard of hearing, to hear poorly
подгуля́ть
to get tipsy, to have a drop too much, to be a bit tight
to turn out badly, to be far from good, to be poorish
наля́пать
to slap together, to knock together, to churn out (poorly), to botch
скуде́ть
to become poorer; to dwindle; to grow scarce
бедне́ющий
becoming poorer, impoverishing, declining (in wealth)
малозна́ющий
ignorant, unknowledgeable, poorly informed
Examples
She is poor, but she is happy.
Япо́ния бедна́ есте́ственными ресу́рсами.
Japan is poor in natural resources.
Она позабо́тилась о бе́дной ма́ленькой пти́чке.
She took care of the poor little bird.
The poor are not always unhappy.
Когда челове́к стано́вится бе́дным, из него выходит попроша́йка.
When a man becomes poor, the beggar in him will come out.
Бе́дный стари́к преврати́лся в скеле́т.
The poor old man was reduced to just a skeleton.
Отва́живаться на вели́кое, выи́грывать сла́вные би́твы, пусть даже цено́й неуда́чи, - куда лу́чше, чем быть в ряда́х тех бе́дных душ, кото́рые не наслажда́ются и не страда́ют, ибо живу́т в се́рости сумерек, не ведающей ни триу́мфа, ни кра́ха.
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.
Бога́тые иногда презира́ют бе́дных.
The rich sometimes despise the poor.
Дети - э́то бога́тство бе́дных.
Children are poor men's riches.
Она бедна́, но вы́глядит счастли́вой.
She is poor, but she looks happy.
Его знания англи́йского языка́ сла́бые.
His knowledge of English is poor.
Кто-то однажды спроси́л Диогена, како́е вре́мя лу́чше для ужина, и тот отве́тил, что "если ты бога́тый челове́к, то как только возни́кнет жела́ние, а если бедня́к, то как только возни́кнет возмо́жность".
A man once asked Diogenes what was the proper time for supper, and he made answer, "If you are a rich man, whenever you please; and if you are a poor man, whenever you can."
She is poor, but happy.
Моя́ ма́ма всегда улыба́ется, несмотря на нева́жное здоро́вье.
My mother is always very cheerful in spite of poor health.
Бе́дные порой сопротивля́ются ужа́сному правле́нию; бога́тые всегда проти́вятся правле́нию вообще.
The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all.
Бе́дные иногда проти́вятся тому, чтобы ими плохо управля́ли; бога́тые вообще проти́вятся, чтобы ими управля́ли.
The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all.
Я всего лишь бе́дный крестья́нин.
I am nothing but a poor peasant.
Са́мый распространённый язы́к в ми́ре - плохо́й англи́йский.
Poor English is the world’s most widespread language.
Мы бы́ли бедны, но сча́стливы.
We were poor, but we were happy.
Э́тот округ бе́ден приро́дными ресу́рсами.
This county is poor in natural resources.
Ибо ты говори́шь: "я бога́т, разбогате́л и ни в чем не име́ю нужды"; а не зна́ешь, что ты несча́стен, и жа́лок, и нищ, и слеп, и наг.
Because thou sayest — I am rich, and have grown rich, and have need of nothing, and hast not known that thou art the wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.
Бога́тые не всегда счастливее бе́дных.
The rich are not always happier than the poor.
Вам не следует обма́нывать бе́дных.
You should not fool with poor people.
He was a poor musician.
The house was in poor condition.
Бе́дный ребёнок роди́лся глухонемы́м.
The poor child was born deaf and dumb.
Мы бе́дные, потому что мы че́стные.
We are poor because we are honest.
Бога́тые и бе́дные страша́тся сме́рти.
The rich and the poor are afraid of death.



















