slum
حي الفقراء
definition
verb
rich tourists slumming among the quaintly dangerous natives
spend time at a lower social level than one's own through curiosity or for charitable purposes.
noun
However, there is still a large segment of the population which lives in urban slums and poor rural areas without electricity or running water.
a squalid and overcrowded urban street or district inhabited by very poor people.
translation of 'slum'
verb
عاش في ذل,
عاش في بؤس
noun
ألحياء الفقيرة,
حي الفقراء
example
As part of the activities of the trust we have started free classes for girl students from local government schools from a nearby 'slum' who come from poor families.
But ironically the former 'slum' houses are now sought-after properties following regeneration and the flats have become increasingly unpopular with residents.
Blunkett's conclusion was that ‘if you live in a 'slum' in a high-rise building and you are on your own with three children, the idea of liberty and freedom means nothing’.
'slum' dwellers
he moved from a two-room 'slum' into a local authority house
The appalling social situation in Iran has been highlighted by recent reports of protest marches in working class urban areas and 'slum' districts.
'slum' areas
businessmen are having to 'slum' it in aircraft economy class seats
There is also a primary school at the premises run by the committee for the poor and 'slum' dwellers in the locality.
The best home the family of seven can afford is this wood shack in a 'slum' .
It is like an inner-city 'slum' and the street cleaning leaves a lot to be desired.
Begun in April 2003, it is a non-profit organisation with a mission to unleash the potential of the 'slum' , street and orphaned children of urban India.
As you can see, the Red Party has a lot of natural support in inner city 'slum' areas like this.
the area was fast becoming a 'slum' for the destitute
businessmen are having to 'slum' it in aircraft economy class seats
She ended up living and working with Hong Kong's most despised and poorest inhabitants in a 'slum' known as the Walled City.
Its control of poor 'slum' areas and inner cities resulted from the chaos that was brought about by the occupation; it was not itself the cause of the chaos.
I think that we will live here for maybe 12 months and then move elsewhere leaving the house as a 'slum' and make a start again a little further down the road.
It made my dorm building look like a 'slum' , that was for sure.
The area, just five minutes drive south from the luxury dockland apartments and gleaming office blocks in Leeds city centre, is now a mixture of decent semi-detached family houses and rundown terrace 'slums' .
Indeed, Sturges' screwball comedy Sullivan's Travels, about a playboy director who goes 'slumming' to experience the life of the common man, was supposedly modelled on his new best friend.
But these young people are choosing to live in the world's most destitute urban 'slums' , among the poorest of the poor.
When I went 'slumming' like this, I wanted to cruise the bad slums.
The good news is that the cooking is better than average, and you won't be 'slumming it' as the place is extremely comfortable.
Critics say he is just a posh boy who enjoys 'slumming it' .
Like everywhere else this had a certain 'slumminess' but, in a nod to being alternative, there was a sort of faux-hip bars and restaurants vibe going on.
Steve told Tim it's best to avoid buying glamorous houses, and 'slums' .
Sources close to the Kennilworth Road club have suggested Valois' real motivation for 'slumming it' was financial.
As recent experience has shown, what it does do is increase the gap between rich and poor, pulling vast numbers of people away from the land into squalid urban 'slums' .
To be fair to him, the former Merton Professor's not 'slumming' ; he's bought the place and moved right in.
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