The word poor It is a term widely used in our language and presents various references depending on the situation in which we apply it.
When an individual does not have what is considered necessary to subsist and develop, or failing that, what he does have is not enough to live with dignity because his salary is very low or he is unemployed, he is considered poor at the social level. and therefore will live in a situation of poverty. It implies a way of life that opts for the absence of economic resources when it comes to satisfying basic needs such as: food, shelter, education and health care, among the essentials.
On the other hand, we usually use the word poor to indicate that something is characterized by the scarcity that presents. The party was really poor with drink, they did not reach the champagne bottles.
Also, the term is widely used for indicate that something has very little value or presence. The presentation that Juan made to the managers of the company was so poor that they decided not to make his project viable..
Meanwhile, in colloquial language, we usually use the word poor when we want to feel sorry for someone for a situation that affects them negatively and that then makes them very unhappy and unhappy. Poor Maria, she doesn't stop crying for Juan since he left her when they were about to get married.
Also, there are some popular phrases that contain the word poor, such as: poor me, that we use it when we want to express how unhappy we feel because of something that went wrong or that did not happen directly; and poor of you, is an expression that we use as a concrete threat against someone to anticipate that something bad will happen to them if they do not do what we tell them or if they do not stop doing what bothers us.
Among the most used synonyms of this term we find that of indigent, which precisely designates that person who does not have sufficient means to live. In the meantime, rich It is the opposite of poor, because on the contrary, it has an excess of resources that allow it to satisfy its needs and lead a life of luxury.
