Sentence examples of "poor" in English

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I'm a poor carpenter. Je suis un pauvre charpentier.
Tom made a poor impression. Tom a fait mauvaise impression.
We found a poor little cat in the yard. Nous avons trouvé un pauvre petit chat dans la cour.
A dry spell accounts for the poor crop. Une période de sécheresse explique la maigre récolte.
He is poor at chemistry. Il est faible en chimie.
She is a poor cook. C'est une piètre cuisinière.
She is poor, but happy. Elle est pauvre, mais heureuse.
I am poor at drawing. Je suis mauvais en dessin.
At that time I had a poor income and couldn't live on it. En ce temps là je n'avais qu'un petit revenu qui ne me permettait pas de vivre.
The poor old man became so thin that now he's just skin and bones. Le pauvre homme est devenu si maigre qu'il n'a plus maintenant que la peau et les os.
You shouldn't read in such poor light. Vous ne devriez pas lire avec un éclairage aussi faible.
The poor girl went blind. La pauvre fille devint aveugle.
Many pupils are poor at algebra. Beaucoup d'élèves sont mauvais en algèbre.
Do you hate poor childen?! Détestes-tu les enfants pauvres ?!
She is handicapped by poor hearing. Elle souffre d'une mauvaise audition.
He was a poor musician. C'était un musicien pauvre.
My wife is a poor driver. Mon épouse est mauvaise conductrice.
He is poor, but happy. Il est pauvre, mais heureux.
His knowledge of art is poor. Sa connaissance de l'art est mauvaise.
Blessed are the poor in spirit. Bénis soient les pauvres d'esprit.
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