| Subject | English | German |
| gen. | a poor devil | ein armes Schwein |
| gen. | a poor piece of workmanship | ein übles Machwerk |
| gen. | a poor policy | eine schlechte Politik |
| gen. | Ability is the poor man's wealth | Fähigkeit ist des armen Mannes Reichtum |
| astr. | carbon-poor star | kohlenstoffarmer Stern |
| gen. | cast a poor light on | ein schlechtes Licht auf jdn./etw. werfen |
| med. | cell-poor | zellarm |
| construct. | chalice, poor box | Opferkasten |
| construct. | chalice, poor box | Opferstock |
| gen. | Consultative Group to Assist the Poor | Beirat für Hilfe für die Ärmsten |
| fin. | Debt Initiative for the heavily indebted poor countries | HIPC-Initiative |
| fin. | Debt Initiative for the heavily indebted poor countries | Initiative für hochverschuldete arme Länder |
| fin. | Debt Initiative for the heavily indebted poor countries | HIPC-Entschuldungsintiative |
| med. | diet poor in bulkage | schlackenarme Diät |
| med. | diet poor in chlorine | chlorarme Diaet |
| med. | diet poor in potassium | kaliarme Diät |
| gen. | Do you still remember how poor we were? | Weißt du noch, wie arm wir damals waren? |
| gen. | Don't be a poor sport! | Sei kein Spielverderber! |
| law, ADR | earn a poor salary | schlecht verdienen |
| law, ADR | earn poor wages | schlecht verdienen |
| gen. | electron-poor | elektronenarm |
| IMF. | Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative | erweiterte Initiative für die hochverschuldeten armen Länder |
| IMF. | Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative | erweiterte HIPC-Initiative |
| IMF. | enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries | erweiterte Initiative für die hochverschuldeten armen Länder |
| IMF. | enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries | erweiterte HIPC-Initiative |
| gen. | enrichment of poor ores | Anreicherung armer Erze |
| gen. | feeding the poor | Armenspeisung |
| nat.res. | forest on poor soils | Kiefernwald |
| nat.res. | forest on poor soils | Wald auf armem Boden |
| nat.res. | forest on poor soils | Heidewald |
| opt. | glass of poor quality | Glas schlechter Qualität |
| gen. | good/poor breadmaking quality | gute/geringe Eignung zur Brotherstellung |
| law, ADR | goods in poor demand | wenig gefragte Waren |
| lab.law. | group with poor employment prospects | Gruppe mit geringer Beschäftigungsfähigkeit |
| law, ADR | have poor returns | wenig einnehmen |
| law, ADR | have poor returns | geringen Ertrag haben |
| gen. | He has a poor hand | Er hat eine schlechte Schrift |
| econ., fin. | Heavily Indebted Poor Countries | hochverschuldete arme Länder |
| econ., fin. | Heavily Indebted Poor Countries | hoch verschuldete arme Länder |
| IMF. | Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Debt Initiative | HIPC-Schuldeninitiative |
| IMF. | Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Debt Initiative | Schuldeninitiative für die hochverschuldeten armen Länder (HIPCs) |
| IMF. | Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Debt Initiative | HIPC-Initiative |
| fin. | heavily indebted poor country | hochverschuldetes armes Land |
| gen. | heavily indebted poor country | hoch verschuldetes armes Land |
| IMF. | highly indebted poor country | hochverschuldetes armes Land |
| nat.res. | humus-poor | humusarm |
| astr. | hydrogen-poor star | wasserstoffarmer Stern |
| gen. | in my poor opinion | meiner unmaßgeblichen Meinung nach |
| gen. | in poor condition | schlecht erhalten |
| gen. | in poor condition | in schlechtem Zustand |
| sociol. | in poor conditions | in ärmlichen Verhältnissen (Andrey Truhachev) |
| sociol. | in poor conditions | unter ärmlichen Verhältnissen (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | in poor taste | geschmacklos |
| transp. | line with poor alignment | schwierig trassierte Strecke |
| transp. | line with poor alignment | Strecke mit schwieriger Linienführung |
| transp. | line with poor profile | schwierig trassierte Strecke |
| transp. | line with poor profile | Strecke mit schwieriger Linienführung |
| gen. | live in poor and meager conditions | in ärmlichen Verhältnissen leben (Andrey Truhachev) |
| fish.farm. | mediterranean poor cod | Zwergdorsch (Gadus minutus, Trisopterus minutus, Trisopterus minutus capelanus (Lacépède)) |
| gen. | My sight is very poor | Meine Augen sind sehr schlecht |
| social.sc. | new poor | Neuarme |
| astr. | nickel-poor ataxite | nickelarmer Ataxit |
| sociol. | nouveau poor | Neuarmer (Andrey Truhachev) |
| agr. | of poor yield | ertragsam |
| agr. | of poor yield | wenig ertragreich |
| gen. | preferential option for the poor | vorrangige Option für die Armen |
| health., anim.husb. | organisms indicating poor hygiene | Hygienemangel-Nachweiskeime |
| tech. | oxygen-poor | sauerstoffarm |
| environ. | ozone-poor air | ozonarme Luftmasse |
| environ. | ozone-poor air | ozonarme Luft |
| environ. | ozone-poor air mass | ozonarme Luft |
| environ. | ozone-poor air mass | ozonarme Luftmasse |
| life.sc. | particularly poor surface and ground water balance | heikle Wasserversorgungslage |
| met. | period of poor liquid management | schlechte Schmelzsteuerung |
| rude | piss-poor | hundsmiserabel |
| gen. | poor adhesion | mangelnde Haftung |
| gen. | poor aid | Armenhilfe |
| met. | poor alignment of plate edges | versetzte Kanten |
| met. | poor alignment of plate edges | Kantenversetzung |
| chem., el. | poor ammonia water | schwaches Ammoniakwasser |
| gen. | poor appearance | armseliges Aussehen |
| gen. | poor arithmetic | Rechenschwäche |
| gen. | poor as a church mouse | arm wie eine Kirchenmaus |
| box. | poor at delivering blows | arm an Schlägen |
| inf. | poor bastard | armer Schlucker (Sjoe!) |
| busin. | poor beggar | armer Bettler |
| inf. | poor blighter | armer Wicht |
| gen. | poor box | Almosenbüchse |
| met. | poor boy | Arrangement |
| gen. | Poor boy! | Armer Junge! |
| law, ADR | poor business | schlechtes Geschäft |
| forestr. | poor carrying capacity | schlechte Bodentragfähigkeit |
| econ. | poor choice | schlechte Auswahl |
| econ. | poor choice | geringe Auswahl |
| gen. | Poor Clare nun | Klarisse (Nonne) |
| gen. | Poor Clares | Klarissen |
| busin. | poor clothes | ärmliche Kleidung |
| transp., chem. | poor coal | Magerkohle |
| met. | poor coal | minderwertige Kohle |
| fish.farm. | poor cod | Zwergdorsch (Trisopterus minutus capelanus, Trisopterus minutus minutus) |
| ichtyol. | poor cod | Zwergborsch (Trisopterus minutus) |
| ichtyol. | poor cod | Kapelan (Trisopterus minutus) |
| fish.farm. | poor cod | Zwergdorsch (Gadus minutus, Trisopterus minutus, Trisopterus minutus capelanus (Lacépède)) |
| zool. | poor cod | Zwergdorsch (Trisopterus minutus) |
| engin. | poor compression | zu niedrige Verdichtung |
| engin. | poor compression | zu niedrige Kompression |
| engin. | poor compression | schlechte 'Kompression |
| law | poor condition | schlechter Zustand |
| phys. | poor conductor | schlechter Leiter |
| tech. | poor connection | schlechte Verbindung |
| agric. | poor constitution | schwammige Konstitution |
| agric. | poor constitution | schlaffe Konstitution |
| tech. | poor copy | Abklatsch |
| inf. | poor creature | armes Luder |
| agric. | poor-crop insurance | Versicherung gegen Mißernten |
| busin. | poor demand | schwache Nachfrage |
| econ. | poor-developed areas | unterentwickelte Gebiete |
| gen. | poor devil | armer Tropf |
| inf. | poor devil | armer Schlucker (Sjoe!) |
| med. | poor digestion | Malabsorption |
| gen. | poor digestion | ungenügende Nahrungsaufnahme aus dem Verdauungstrakt |
| industr., construct., met. | poor distribution | schlechte Glasverteilung |
| industr., construct., met. | poor distribution | ungleichmäßige Glasverteilung |
| industr., construct., met. | poor distribution | ungleiche Wandstärke |
| industr., construct., met. | poor distribution | ungleichmäßige Wanddicke |
| busin. | poor dividend | geringe Dividende |
| gen. | poor earnings situation | schlechte Ertragslage |
| gen. | poor eater | schlechter Esser (Andrey Truhachev) |
| law, ADR | poor economic situation | schlechte Wirtschaftslage |
| busin. | poor effect | schwache Wirkung |
| gen. | poor excuse | matte Entschuldigung (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | poor eyesight | Sehschwäche |
| med. | poor fetal growth | Wachstumsretardierung des Fetus |
| agric. | poor food converter | schlechter Futterverwerter |
| agric. | poor food converter | schwerfutterig |
| lab.law. | poor foot holding | ungenügender Fußhalt |
| tech. | poor form | Formtief |
| mining. | poor fumes | Nachschwaden |
| mining. | poor fumes | Schwaden |
| chem. | poor gas | Schwachgas |
| nucl.phys. | poor geometry counter tube | Zählrohr mit schlechter Geometrie |
| med. | poor growth | Kümmerwuchs |
| gen. | poor handwriting | unleserliche Handschrift |
| gen. | poor handwriting | Klaue |
| econ. | poor harvest | Missernte |
| econ. | poor harvest | Mißernte |
| law, ADR | poor harvest | schlechte Ernte |
| busin. | poor harvest | magere Ernte |
| forestr. | poor health | Krankheit |
| gen. | poor health | angegriffene Gesundheit |
| law | poor house | Armenanstalt |
| busin. | poor house | Armenhaus |
| demogr. | poor housing | Elendswohnung |
| demogr. | poor housing | Elendsquartier |
| demogr., mun.plan. | poor housing conditions | schlechte Wohnverhältnisse |
| opt. | poor image resolution | schlechte Bildauflösung |
| gen. | poor imitation | Abklatsch |
| med.appl. | poor in contrast | kontrastarm |
| agric. | poor in fat | fettarm |
| agric. | poor in fat | mager |
| met. | poor in graphite | graphitarm |
| nat.res. | poor in humus | humusarm |
| busin. | poor in minerals | arm an Mineralien |
| gen. | poor in natural resources | rohstoffarm |
| chem. | poor in oxygen | sauerstoffarm |
| gen. | poor in vitamins | vitaminarm |
| gen. | poor in words | wortarm |
| commun. | poor interlace | Zeilenpaarigkeit |
| brit. | Poor Knights of Windsor | Arme Ritter |
| agric. | poor land quality | schlechte Bodenqualität |
| law, social.sc. | Poor Law | Armengesetz von 1854 |
| busin. | poor law | Armenrecht |
| gen. | poor-law infirmary | Armenspital |
| econ. | poor laws | Armengesetze |
| gen. | poor light | schlechtes Licht |
| opt. | poor lighting conditions | schlechte Lichtverhältnisse |
| chem. | poor lime | magerer Kalk |
| chem. | poor lime | Magerkalk |
| oil.lubr. | poor lubrication | ungenügende Schmierung |
| oil.lubr. | poor lubrication | unzureichende Schmierung |
| gen. | poor man | Armer |
| gen. | poor man | Arme |
| nat.sc., agric. | poor man's beefsteak | Leberschwamm (Fistulina hepatica) |
| nat.sc., agric. | poor man's beefsteak | Fleischschwamm (Fistulina hepatica) |
| nat.sc., agric. | poor man's beefsteak | Blutschwamm (Fistulina hepatica) |
| gen. | poor man's food | Armenkost |
| gen. | poor man's food | Armeleuteessen |
| cook. | poor-man's meal | Arme-Leute-Essen |
| busin. | poor market | schwacher Markt |
| gen. | Poor me! | Ich Ärmster! |
| busin. | poor means | geringe Mittel |
| agric. | poor milker | Kuh mit niedriger Milchleistung |
| construct. | poor mix of trass and lime | verlängerter Traßmörtel |
| mech.eng. | poor mixture | armes Gemisch |
| mech.eng. | poor mixture | mageres Gemisch |
| gen. | Poor old chap! | Armer Kerl! |
| gen. | poor order situation | schlechte Auftragslage |
| life.sc. | poor ore | geringwertiges Erz |
| life.sc. | poor ore | armes Erz |
| met. | poor pack | schlechter Versatz |
| construct. | poor payment practice | schlechte Zahlungsmoral |
| econ. | poor peasant | armer Bauer |
| econ. | poor peasant | ausgebeuteter Kleinbauer |
| agric. | poor peasantry | Dorfarmut |
| agric. | poor penetrability | schwache Permeabilität (des Bodens) |
| agric. | poor permeability | schwache Permeabilität (of soil, des Bodens) |
| social.sc. | poor person | mittellose Person |
| social.sc. | poor person | Bedürftiger |
| lab.law. | poor perspiration absorption | schlechte Verdunstung des Schweißes |
| econ. | poor planning | mangelhafte Planung |
| econ. | poor planning | schlechte Planung |
| gen. | poor polling | geringe Wahlbeteiligung |
| busin. | poor price | schlechter Preis |
| med. | poor prognosis | ungünstige Prognose |
| med. | poor prognosis | infauste Prognose |
| gen. | poor quality | schlechte Qualität |
| busin. | poor quality | niedrige Qualität |
| construct. | poor quality | minderwertige Qualität |
| agr. | poor quality | von minderwertiger Sorte |
| agric. | poor quality | von schlechter Qualität |
| gen. | poor-quality | schlecht |
| mining. | poor-quality coal | minderwertige Kohle |
| gen. | poor-quality ferrous scrap | mindere Schrottsorten |
| fin. | poor quality loan | zweifelhafte Forderung |
| f.trade. | poor quality of goods | mangelhafte Warenqualität |
| gen. | poor quality of passes | Abspielschwäche Fußball |
| gen. | poor quality pasture | ertragsarme Weiden |
| busin. | poor reaction | schwache Reaktion |
| nat.res. | poor recipient conditions | schlechte Vorflutbedingungen |
| industr., construct., chem. | poor registration of colours | Passfehler |
| industr., construct., chem. | poor registration of colours | schlechte Zentrierung |
| industr., construct., chem. | poor registration of colours | schlechte Farbenpositionierung |
| fig. | poor relation | Stiefkind |
| busin. | poor relations | die armen Verwandten |
| gen. | poor relief | Armenhilfe |
| law, ADR | poor repair | schlecht ausgeführte Reparatur |
| tech. | poor restart | Ansatzfehler |
| busin. | poor result | schlechtes Ergebnis |
| med. | poor result | mangelhafter Erfolg |
| med. | poor risk | schlechtes Faktor |
| met. | poor rock | armes Erz |
| mining. | poor rock | Berge |
| industr., construct., chem. | poor runnability | ungenügende Rieselfähigkeit |
| industr., construct., chem. | poor run-out | ungenügende Rieselfähigkeit |
| busin. | poor sale | schlechter Absatz |
| adv. | poor sales | schlechter Absatz |
| biol. | poor-seed condition | Samenarmut |
| biol., agr. | poor-seeded | wenigsamig |
| biol., agr. | poor-seeded | samenarm |
| biol., agr. | poor-seeded | mit geringem Samenertrag |
| gen. | poor sinner female | arme Sünderin |
| met. | poor slag | Rohschlacke |
| agric. | poor soil | armer Boden |
| gen. | poor soil | schlechter Boden |
| life.sc., agric. | poor soil | magerer Boden |
| gen. | poor soil | Magerboden |
| gen. | poor soil structure | Bodenkargheit |
| gen. | poor soils | magere Böden |
| chem. | poor solvent | schwaches Loesungsmittel |
| chem. | poor solvent | schlechtes Loesungsmittel |
| gen. | poor speaker | schlechter Redner |
| gen. | poor spelling | Rechtschreibschwäche |
| gen. | poor-spirited | ängstlich |
| busin. | poor stuff | mindere Ware |
| gen. | poor/stupid creature | armes/dummes Luder |
| amer. | poor sucker | armer Wicht |
| microel. | poor terminal connection | schlechte Anschlußverbindung |
| tech. | poor terminal connection | Wackelkontakt |
| inf. | poor thing | armer Schlucker (Sjoe!) |
| gen. | poor thing a person | armes Ding |
| gen. | poor turnout | geringe Wahlbeteiligung |
| tech. | poor visibility | schlechte Sicht |
| swim. | poor watered | wasserarm |
| gen. | poor woman | Arme |
| opt. | poor workmanship | schlechte Ausführung |
| opt. | poor workmanship | schlechte Bearbeitung |
| econ. | poor workmanship | schlechte Arbeit |
| inf. | poor wretch | armer Schlucker (Sjoe!) |
| inf. | poor wretch | armes Schwein |
| gen. | poorer deposits | ärmere Lagerstätten |
| econ. | pro-poor economic growth | armutswirksames Wirtschaftswachstum |
| econ. | pro-poor growth | breitenwirksames Wachstum |
| econ. | pro-poor growth | armutsminderndes Wachstum |
| IMF. | pro-poor spending | Ausgaben, die den Armen zugute kommen |
| IMF. | pro-poor spending | Ausgaben zugunsten der Armen |
| ornit. | Puerto Rico whip-poor-will | Puertorico-Nachtschwalbe (Antrostomus noctitherus, Caprimulgus noctitherus) |
| jarg. | quite poor | beschissen (Der Flug war ganz beschissen.= The flight was really shitty) |
| gen. | smb. rates a poor second | jd. rangiert unter ferner liefen |
| insur. | relatively poor country | ärmere Länder |
| econ. | relatively poor country | ärmeres Land |
| busin. | relieve the poor | die Armen unterstützen |
| econ. | resource-poor | rohstoffarm (Andrey Truhachev) |
| econ. | resource-poor country | rohstoffarmes Land (Andrey Truhachev) |
| ornit. | Ridgway's whip-poor-will | Braunhalsnachtschwalbe (Antrostomus ridgwayi, Caprimulgus ridgwayi) |
| gen. | smb. runs a poor second | jd. läuft unter ferner liefen |
| gen. | salt-poor | salzarm |
| med. | salt-poor human albumin | salzarmes menschliches Albumin |
| gen. | to show poor growth | kümmern |
| met. | slag poor in iron | eisenarme Schlacke |
| met. | slag poor in phosphorous | phosphorarme Schlacke |
| gen. | speaking up for the poor in the manner of the prophets | prophetisches Eintreten Kirchenjargon |
| gen. | species-poor | artenarm |
| fin. | Standard & Poor's 500 index | S & P 500 |
| fin. | Standard & Poor's 500 index | Standard & Poor's 500 |
| fin. | Standard & Poor's 500 index | S & P 500 Index |
| law, ADR, amer. | Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index | auf 500 Industrie-, Versorgungs- und Eisenbahnwerten beruhender Aktienindex |
| astr. | star-poor cluster | sternarmer Haufen |
| met. | steel poor in carbon | kohlenstoffarmer |
| gen. | suffer from poor health | kränkeln |
| gen. | the divide between rich and poor | die Kluft zwischen Arm und Reich |
| gen. | the poor | Armen |
| gen. | the poor | verarmte Personen |
| econ. | the poor | Armut |
| gen. | the poor | die Hilfsbedürftigen |
| gen. | the poor | die Armen |
| gen. | the poor and needy | die Armen und Notleidenden |
| gen. | The poor devil! | Die arme Haut! |
| gen. | the poor guy | der arme Kerl |
| idiom. | the poorest of the poor | die Ärmsten der Armen (Andrey Truhachev) |
| agric. | the rural poor | Dorfarmut |
| law | theft from poor boxes | Opferstockdiebstahl |
| gen. | Though he's poor, he's an honest man | Er ist zwar arm, aber dennoch ehrlich |
| gen. | to be as poor as churchmice old-fashioned | arm wie die Kirchenmäuse sein altmodisch |
| gen. | to be in poor health | bei schlechter Gesundheit sein |
| gen. | to poor out | ausgießen |
| gen. | to poor out one's woes to smb. | sich seinen Kummer bei jdm. von der Seele reden |
| IMF. | Trust for Special ESAF Operations for the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries and Interim ESAF Subsidy Operations | ESAF-HIPC-Treuhandfonds |
| opt. | use in poor light | Verwendung unter schlechten Lichtverhältnissen |
| opt. | use in poor light | Verwendung bei schlechter Beleuchtung |
| ornit. | whip-poor-will | Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus, Caprimulgus vociferus) |
| gen. | whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus | Klagenachtschatten Nachtschwalbe |
| econ. | working poor | arbeitende Arme |
| social.sc. | working poor | erwerbstätige Arme |
| gen. | You poor lamb! | Du armes Lämmchen! |
