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poverty

 1 noun lack of moneybochtaineacht fem3  c m uto be in poverty bheith bochtto be caught in poverty bheith i ngreim ag an mbochtaineachtthey're living in extreme poverty (also they're living in absolute poverty, they're living in abject poverty) níl acu ach ón lámh go dtí an béal, tá siad beo bocht, tá siad ar an anás 2 noun REL as religious commitmentbochtaineacht fem3  c m u 3 noun pejorative low level, standardeaspa fem4  c m uganntanas masc1  c m udíth fem2  c m ua poverty of ideas easpa smaointedue to the poverty of resources mar gheall ar an nganntanas acmhainní
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to plead poverty

 béal bocht a dhéanamhhe was pleading poverty chuir sé an béal bocht air féin

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