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Translation - English-Esperanto - Poverty

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Category Expression - Daily life

Title
Poverty
Text
Submitted by Lucila
Source language: English Translated by Tantine

He is as poor as a church mouse.

Title
malriĉeco
Translation
Esperanto

Translated by zciric
Target language: Esperanto

Li estas malriĉa kiel preĝeja muso.
Remarks about the translation
<comment by="goncin" date="2008-02-07>
A more proverbial version, suggested by Mecharto:
"Li havas nek ĉelon nek kelon" ("He has neither roof nor basement").
</comment>
Validated by goncin - 7 February 2008 10:12