Betekenis van:
slum

slum
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • slechte stadsbuurt; slechte stadsbuurt; wijk met krotten
  • a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions

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slum
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • armoedige buurt
  • a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions

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slum
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • krotwoning
  • a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions

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to slum
Werkwoord
    • spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive
    "attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century"

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    Voorbeeldzinnen

    1. Tom lives in a slum.
    2. The land became a slum.
    3. The movie is a harrowing depiction of life in an urban slum.
    4. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.