What is the translation of " WERE VERY POOR " in Dutch?

• waren erg arm
• waren zeer slecht
• waren erg slecht
• waren heel arm
• waren zeer arm

Examples of using Were very poor in English and their translations into Dutch

We were very poor.
We waren heel arm.

His dad and mum were very poor.
Zijn ouders waren erg arm.

We were very poor.
We waren straatarm.

Conditions in the camp were very poor.
De omstandigheden in de kampen waren zeer slecht.

Eh… We were very poor.
We waren erg arm.

My father abandoned us, and we were very poor.
M'n vader liep bij ons weg, en we waren erg arm.

And we were very poor.
We waren erg arm.

I had to give up the other because we were very poor.
Ik moest andere opgeven omdat wij zeer slecht waren.

We were very poor people.
We waren heel erg arm.

His parents were very poor.
Zijn ouders waren zeer arm.

Narratively speaking we feel that it's better if you were very poor.
Het is beter voor het verhaal als je heel arm was.

My family is… We were very poor people.
M'n familie is… We waren heel erg arm.

so we were very poor.
dus we waren erg arm.

Children who were very poor and who didn't have much to live from.
Kinderen die erg arm zijn en weinig hebben om van te leven.

The directions to the apartment were very poor.
De routebeschrijving naar het appartement waren zeer slecht.

The people were very poor and conditions were appalling.
Het volk was erg arm en de omstandigheden waren erbarmelijk.

In 19th century, some parts of China were very poor.
In de 19e eeuw waren bepaalde delen van China heel erg arm.

We were very poor and with seven children life is a struggle.
We waren erg arm en met zeven kinderen is het leven moeizaam.

In some countries, financial conditions were very poor;
We hadden heel slechte financiële condities in sommige landen.

If they were very poor I might hope to be useful to them in some way.
Als ze heel arm waren geweest, had ik nog iets voor ze kunnen doen.

All I can remember is that we were very poor.
Het enige wat ik me kan herinneren is dat we erg arm waren.

The living conditions were very poor and there was hardly any food.
De leefomstandigheden waren zeer slecht en er was nauwelijks voedsel.

Griselda Blanco grew with his mother in Medellín, they were very poor.
Griselda Blanco groeide op bij haar moeder in Medellin. Ze waren heel arm.

Unfortunately, the mattresses were very poor, sleeping was not optimal.
Helaas, de matrassen waren zeer slecht, slapen was niet optimaal.

My mother and my sisters and I and very often didn't have much to eat. So, for many years, were very poor.
M'n moeder en m'n zusjes en ik zijn jarenlang heel arm geweest.

The hygienic conditions were very poor and there was too little food,
De hygiënische omstandigheden zijn erg slecht en er is te weinig

The fishing that year was hopeless- the catch and the earnings were very poor.
Het was een slecht seizoen dat jaar en de vangst en verdiensten waren erg slecht.

And very often didn't have much to eat. were very poor my mother and my sisters
En hadden heel vaak niet veel te eten. waren zeer arm Dus, voor vele jaren,

They were very poor and used the whippets for hunting rabbits so that they could get enough food on the table.
Deze zeer arme bevolkingsgroep gebruikte de whippets voor de jacht op konijnen waardoor er voldoende eten op tafel kon komen.

the people in the village were very poor, and every night, they crept into the house where the girl slept.
sneden zij een stukje van haar haar af… en verkochten het voor geld. Maar den mensen in het dorp waren erg arm.