slum
favela
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'
noun
pocilga,
bairro pobre,
favela,
bairro miserável,
pardieiro,
rua ou viela sórdida,
casebre pobre e sujo,
morro
example
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’.
As you can see, the Red Party has a lot of natural support in inner city 'slum' areas like this.
There is also a primary school at the premises run by the committee for the poor and 'slum' dwellers in the locality.
It is like an inner-city 'slum' and the street cleaning leaves a lot to be desired.
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.
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
'slum' dwellers
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.
he moved from a two-room 'slum' into a local authority house
She ended up living and working with Hong Kong's most despised and poorest inhabitants in a 'slum' known as the Walled City.
The best home the family of seven can afford is this wood shack in a 'slum' .
It made my dorm building look like a 'slum' , that was for sure.
businessmen are having to 'slum' it in aircraft economy class seats
the area was fast becoming a 'slum' for the destitute
But ironically the former 'slum' houses are now sought-after properties following regeneration and the flats have become increasingly unpopular with residents.
businessmen are having to 'slum' it in aircraft economy class seats
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.
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.
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.
These streets are the marketplace for garrulous gamine Eliza, who ekes out a living selling flowers to wealthy 'slummers' .
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' .
The plague was only finally brought under control in 1666 when the Great Fire of London burned down the areas most affected by plague - the city 'slums' inhabited by the poor.
The ring-leader of the 'slummers' , a duo of Austrians, is Sebastian.
Have we got priorities right - or are we 'slumming it' in the name of some spurious vocationalism or management theory?
Steve told Tim it's best to avoid buying glamorous houses, and 'slums' .
Obviously the lady was 'slumming' , and more importantly she didn't want anyone to know about it.
And hey, if you really crave 'slumminess' , you can still find plenty of decrepitude between the avenues where the gentrification takes longer to get to.
You only need to look at the gap sites on Edinburgh's Princes Street or the 'slummy' conditions on Oxford Street in London to realise that.
Do wealthy Americans simply feel it's more acceptable to go 'slumming' out of sight at the website rather than inside the store?
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