Usage examples of "poor thing" in English with translation to French

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Don't despise a man because he is poor. Ne méprise pas un homme parce qu'il est pauvre.
Death, it's the only thing we haven't succeeded in completely vulgarizing. La mort est la seule chose que nous n'avons pas réussi à complètement vulgariser.
Please have pity on a poor blind man! Prenez pitié d'un pauvre aveugle, s'il vous plaît !
This is an important thing for all of you. C'est une chose importante pour vous tous.
He managed to pass his driving test even though he was a poor driver. Il a réussi à obtenir son permis de conduire bien qu'il soit un mauvais conducteur.
If there is such a thing as an unforgivable act, it is the act of not forgiving. S'il y a une chose impardonnable, c'est de ne pas pardonner.
The rich are apt to look down upon the poor. Les riches ont tendance à mépriser les pauvres.
I wouldn't let a goof-up like that get to you. People have short memories and the one good thing about gossip is that it's short-lived. Ne t'en fais pas pour cette gaffe. Les ragots ne durent qu'un temps. Bientôt, tout le monde l'aura oublié.
One views things differently according to whether one is rich or poor. Une personne voit les choses différemment selon qu'elle est riche ou pauvre.
I am glad I did not buy such a thing. J'ai bien fait de ne pas acheter ça.
He's poor, but he has a good soul. Il est pauvre, mais il a une bonne âme.
It's very rude of you to say a thing like that. C'est très impoli de ta part de dire un truc pareil.
The poor rabbit, terrified, whimpered in the hands of its owner. Le pauvre lapin, terrifié, gémissait entre les mains de son maître.
That's a really shallow thing to say. Ça manque vraiment de profondeur.
Do you hate poor childen?! Détestes-tu les enfants pauvres ?!
He would often say such a thing. Il disait souvent de telles choses.
She isn't poor. Elle n'est pas pauvre.
The Kennedys were the closest thing that the United States has ever had to royalty. Les Kennedys étaient ce qui s'apparentait le plus, pour les États-Unis d'Amérique, à une famille royale.
I'm a poor student and I can't pay you. Je suis un pauvre étudiant et je ne peux pas vous payer.
Had I known that, I wouldn't have said such a thing to her. Si je l'avais su, je ne lui aurais jamais dit de telles choses.
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