Usage examples of "maigre" in French with translation to English

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La récolte des perles a été maigre. The harvest of pearls was small.
Elle est plus maigre qu'élancée. She is more thin than slender.
Il est grand et maigre. He is tall and lean.
Une période de sécheresse explique la maigre récolte. A dry spell accounts for the poor crop.
Ma sœur est maigre et moi je suis replet. My sister's skinny and me, I'm chubby.
Ils doivent vivre de son maigre revenu. They have to live on his small income.
Elle est maigre comme un manche à balai. She is as thin as a broom stick.
John est maigre comme un clou. John is as lean as a wolf.
Le pauvre homme est devenu si maigre qu'il n'a plus maintenant que la peau et les os. The poor old man became so thin that now he's just skin and bones.
Cet homme est maigre, mais sa femme est grosse. That man is skinny, but his wife is fat.
Je dois vivre d'un maigre revenu. I have to live on my very small income.
Il est plus poli de dire mince que maigre. It's more polite to say thin than skinny.
Elle ne mangeait que de la viande maigre. She ate only lean meat.
Il lui est difficile de vivre de sa maigre retraite. It's hard for him to live on his small pension.
Il est tellement maigre qu'il ressemble à un squelette. He's so thin that he looks like a skeleton.
Il lui est difficile de vivre de sa maigre pension. It's hard for him to live on his small pension.
Nos revenus sont maigres, mais on se débrouille. Our income is small, but we get by.
Il pluma trois vieilles dames de leurs maigres retraites. He fleeced three old ladies of their meager pensions.
Mes économies sont si maigres qu'elles ne vont plus durer bien longtemps. My savings are so small that they won't last much longer.
Le mendiant faisait s'entrechoquer quelques maigres pièces dans sa boîte de conserve. The beggar rattled a few meager coins in his tin can.
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