Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Slum"
The meaning of "Slum" in various phrases and sentences
Q:
What does You really slumming it now mean?
A:
You're living in a really cheap way.
Q:
What does slums mean?
A:
extreme poverty. very poor
Q:
What does slums mean?
A:
A very poor neighborhood where people live
Q:
What does slumming it mean?
A:
A "slum" is a place where homeless and poor people live. So "slumming it" is a slang term for living roughly, or without much. "They were slumming it as they lived on the streets"
Synonyms of "Slum" and their differences
Q:
What is the difference between The slums were deemed off-limits and The slums were considered off-limits ?
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"deemed" sounds more official and implies a legal dimension. "The slums were deemed (by the city, by the state) off-limits." "considered" is more general: "The slums were considered (by the townspeople, by visitors) to be off-limits."
Q:
What is the difference between slum and favela ?
A:
I think that what you call a favela, we call a slum.
I think!!?? I haven't been to Brazil so I don't know if there's an important difference 🤷♀️
I think that what you call a favela, we call a slum.
I think!!?? I haven't been to Brazil so I don't know if there's an important difference 🤷♀️
Q:
What is the difference between slum and skid row ?
A:
A slum is where many poor people live and maintain the best kind of home they can. They are trying to lead normal lives, but are disadvantaged. Skid row typically describes an area with a visible population of alcoholics, drug addicts, prostitutes and so on.
Q:
What is the difference between slum and ghetto ?
A:
A slum is a poor neighborhood. The living conditions are very bad, and the houses and apartments are too small to hold everybody that lives there.
A ghetto is a neighborhood where a minority group lives. The original ghettos were formed in Europe, when Christian people forced Jewish people to live in certain city neighborhoods.
A ghetto is a neighborhood where a minority group lives. The original ghettos were formed in Europe, when Christian people forced Jewish people to live in certain city neighborhoods.
Other questions about "Slum"
Q:
“He was somewhere in the vague, brown-coloured slums to the north and east of what had once been Saint Pancras Station.“
Does it mean the slums are in the north and on the east of what had once been Saint Pancras Station?
Does it mean the slums are in the north and on the east of what had once been Saint Pancras Station?
A:
yes. north of and east of.
"to the ..." can be used for other prepositions of place too, for example:
to the left of..
to the right of ...
to the side of ...
"to the ..." can be used for other prepositions of place too, for example:
to the left of..
to the right of ...
to the side of ...
Q:
He grew up in the slum of Chicago.
He grew up in the slum in Chicago.
Which expression is correct??
He grew up in the slum in Chicago.
Which expression is correct??
A:
Unfortunately, Chicago has more than one slum. It has many. You have to say "a slum" of Chicago or "the slums" of Chicago.
Q:
Please show me how to pronounce slum.
A:
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Q:
I joined the slum tour planned by NGO, Reality gives in Mumbai. This Dharabi slum is third largest slum in the world and has plastic recycle facilities. I met a lot of tour groups in this area, and I wonder it contributes this area. Our tour agent, Reality gives spends the interest of the tour for improving an education such as English and computer programs for the kids in this area. I also participate the street art watching tour after that. Many big art painted on the apartment building wall were really amazing. I greatly enjoyed both of these. Does this sound natural?
A:
I joined the slum tour which NGO Reality gives in Mumbai.
Part of the tour was the Dharabi slum. It's the third largest slum in the world. It's a slum which has plastic recycle facilities.
I met a lot of tour groups in this area, and I wonder how they contribute to the area. Our tour agent, Reality uses the revenue generated by the tours to improve the area through education - such as English and computer programs for the kids. I even participated in one of of the programs which was a street art watching tour. There were many big, really amazing, art paintings on the sides of apartment buildings. I really enjoyed the tours.
Part of the tour was the Dharabi slum. It's the third largest slum in the world. It's a slum which has plastic recycle facilities.
I met a lot of tour groups in this area, and I wonder how they contribute to the area. Our tour agent, Reality uses the revenue generated by the tours to improve the area through education - such as English and computer programs for the kids. I even participated in one of of the programs which was a street art watching tour. There were many big, really amazing, art paintings on the sides of apartment buildings. I really enjoyed the tours.
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