Usage examples of "poverty line" in English with translation to Spanish

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Line up for lunch. Formen fila para el almuerzo.
He was doomed to life-long poverty. Estaba destinado a pasar penurias de por vida.
Fine. I'd be very happy if you would drop me a line as soon as you get to Mwanza. De acuerdo. Yo estaré muy complacido si me envías unas palabras tan pronto como llegues a Mwanza.
Poverty had taught him to stand on his own feet. La pobreza le ha enseñado a vivir por su cuenta.
Tom is on the other line. Tom está en la otra línea.
Poverty is the root of all evil. La pobreza es la raíz de todo mal.
Hold the line, please. No cuelgue y espere un momento, por favor.
Rye was called the grain of poverty. El centeno fue llamado el grano de la pobreza.
The line is busy now. La línea está ocupada ahora.
You say "poor", but there are many degrees of poverty. Dices "pobre", pero hay muchos grados de pobreza.
Wait in line, please. Espere en línea, por favor.
Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty and so on. Las minorías étnicas luchan contra la discriminación, la pobreza, etc.
Please hold the line. Por favor, manténgase a la espera.
According to researchers from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire, 15.7 million children lived in poverty in America in 2010. Según los investigadores del Instituto Carsey de la Universidad de New Hampshire, 15.7 millones de niños vivían en la pobreza en Estados Unidos en el 2010.
I called her, but the line was busy. La llamé, pero la línea estaba ocupada.
He attributes his poverty to bad luck. Él atribuye su pobreza a la mala suerte.
If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart? Ojalá hubiera malas personas en algún lugar cometiendo malas acciones y solo hubiera que separarlos del resto de nosotros y destruirlos. Pero la línea divisoria entre el bien y el mal atraviesa el corazón de todos los seres humanos. ¿Y quién está dispuesto a destruir una parte de su propio corazón?
How did he make his living in such poverty? ¿Cómo pudo vivir en esa pobreza?
Tom called Mary, but the line was busy. Tom llamó a Mary, pero la línea estaba ocupada.
He ascribes his poverty to bad luck. Él atribuye su pobreza a la mala suerte.
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