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ser pobre

to be poor

→ ser
phrase Common #4,031
to be poor Used for economic poverty. It is a direct, compositional phrase.
SP: Nadie quiere ser pobre.
EN: Nobody wants to be poor.

Prefiero ser pobre a ser rico.

I prefer to be poor than to be rich.

No creo que ser pobre sea algo para avergonzarse.

I don't think being poor is something to be ashamed of.

Nadie quiere ser pobre.

Nobody wants to be poor.

No tengas vergüenza de ser pobre.

Don't be ashamed of being poor.

No desprecies a un hombre por ser pobre.

Don't despise a man for being poor.

Ser pobre no es una vergüenza.

Being poor is not a shame.

En mi país nadie quiere ser pobre.

In my country, nobody wants to be poor.

No me avergüenza ser pobre.

I’m not ashamed of being poor.

Él no sabe lo que es ser pobre.

He doesn't know what it's like to be poor.

Tú no sabes lo que es ser pobre.

You don't know what it's like to be poor.

No desprecies a la gente por ser pobre.

Don't look down on people because they're poor.

Él no se avergüenza de ser pobre.

He is not ashamed of being poor.

No le gustaba ser pobre.

He didn’t like being poor.

Tom parece ser pobre.

Tom appears to be poor.

Pese a ser pobre, él era feliz.

Despite being poor, he was happy.

Prefiero ser pobre que rico.

I’d rather be poor than rich.

Ser pobre.

Being poor.

— Sin conexión (2025)

A ella no le gustaba ser pobre.

She didn’t like being poor.

A él no le gustaba ser pobre.

He didn’t like being poor.

Según tú, ¿cuáles son las ventajas de ser pobre, si es que las hay?

In your opinion, what are the advantages of being poor, if any?

No hay deshonra en ser pobre.

There is no shame in being poor.

Pese a ser pobre, era feliz.

Despite being poor, he was happy.

No te avergüences de ser pobre.

Don't be ashamed of being poor.

Hay que ser pobre para comer patatas.

You have to be poor to eat potatoes.

— El bueno, el feo y el malo (1966)