Poverty - Pauvreté (The 1951st Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Poverty is Pauvreté. This word often comes up when talking about society. It is classified as a B1 word, and is the 1951st most commonly used word in French. It can be used as noun. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Our app contains over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common French words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

en English: poverty

fr French: pauvreté

Examples

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Poverty drove him to steal. La pauvreté l'a conduit à voler.
Rye was called the grain of poverty. Le seigle était appelé le grain de la pauvreté.
Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice and poverty. Les minorités ethniques se battent contre les préjugés et la pauvreté.
People were ground down by poverty. Les gens étaient accablés par la pauvreté.
The government promised to wipe out poverty. Le gouvernement a promis d'éradiquer la pauvreté.
Many countries have problems with poverty. Beaucoup de pays ont des problèmes de pauvreté.
Many diseases result from poverty. De nombreuses maladies résultent de la pauvreté.
Poverty prevented him from continuing his studies. La pauvreté l'a empêché de poursuivre ses études.

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Poverty - Pauvreté (The 1951st Most Common French Word)
Poverty prevented him from attending school. La pauvreté l'empêchait de fréquenter l'école.
He attributes his poverty to bad luck. Il attribue sa pauvreté à la malchance.
Poverty is the root of all evil. La pauvreté est à la racine de tout mal.
I lived in poverty. J'ai vécu dans la pauvreté.
If wealth was more evenly distributed, there would be less poverty. Si la richesse était distribuée de manière plus équitable, il y aurait moins de pauvreté.
Poverty is everywhere. La pauvreté règne partout.
Moderation is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty. La modération est une richesse naturelle, la luxure est une fausse pauvreté.
China needs to eliminate poverty. La Chine doit éradiquer la pauvreté.
China is eliminating poverty. La Chine éradique la pauvreté.
I'd rather live in peaceful poverty than in wealth and fear. Je préfère vivre dans la pauvreté et en paix que dans la richesse et la peur.
Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty, and oppression. Les minorités ethniques luttent contre les préjugés, la pauvreté et l'oppression.
46 million Americans lived under the poverty line in 2010. 46 millions d’Américains vivaient sous le seuil de pauvreté en 2010.
It was necessary to work on poverty indicators. Il est nécessaire de travailler sur les indicateurs de pauvreté.

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Poverty - Pauvreté (The 1951st Most Common French Word)

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