Sentence examples of "Small" in English with translation "maigre"

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The harvest of pearls was small. La récolte des perles a été maigre.
Our income is small, but we get by. Nos revenus sont maigres, mais on se débrouille.
They have to live on his small income. Ils doivent vivre de son maigre revenu.
I have to live on my very small income. Je dois vivre d'un maigre revenu.
It's hard for him to live on his small pension. Il lui est difficile de vivre de sa maigre pension.
My savings are so small that they won't last much longer. Mes économies sont si maigres qu'elles ne vont plus durer bien longtemps.
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