Sentence examples of "poor state" in English

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He retired on account of poor health. Il a pris sa retraite à cause d'une mauvaise santé.
Today's arraignment hearing offers the defendant his first opportunity to state his case personally. L'audience de lecture de l'acte d'accusation d'aujourd'hui offre au prévenu sa première occasion d'exposer son cas en personne.
The rich grow richer and the poor grow poorer. Les riches s'enrichissent et les pauvres s'appauvrissent.
The country is in a bad economic state. Le pays est en mauvaise posture économique.
A dry spell accounts for the poor crop. Une période de sécheresse explique la maigre récolte.
Since Puerto Rico is a US colony, Puerto Rico's head of state is the President of the USA, but inhabitants of Puerto Rico are not allowed to vote in US presidential elections. Comme Porto Rico est une colonie étasunienne, le chef de l'État de Porto Rico est le Président des USA, mais les habitants de Porto Rico n'ont pas le droit de voter aux élections présidentielles étasusiennes.
He is poor. Il est pauvre.
During the 20th century, Manchukuo was a puppet state. Pendant le XXe siècle, le Manchukuo était un État fantoche.
You've got a poor memory! Tu n'as pas une bonne mémoire !
During the Great Game, Afghanistan was a buffer state. Pendant le Grand Jeu, l'Afghanistan était un État tampon.
He was so poor that he could not buy the bread. Il était si pauvre qu'il ne pouvait pas acheter de pain.
She was in a piteous state. Elle était dans un état pitoyable.
Poor is not the one who has too little, but the one who wants too much. Un pauvre n'est pas celui qui a trop peu, mais celui qui veut trop.
There's something rotten in the state of Denmark. Il y a quelque chose de pourri au royaume du Danemark.
He is ashamed of his father being poor. Il a honte de la pauvreté de son père.
The capital of the state is right on the equator. La capitale de l'état est situé juste sur l'équateur.
In all times and places many examples of poor relations between wives and mothers-in-law can be seen. De tous temps et en tous lieux, on peut voir de nombreux exemples de mauvaises relations entre épouses et belles-mères.
The old castle is in a sad state. Le vieux château est en piteux état.
A poor school record will count against you when you look for a job. Un mauvais parcours scolaire jouera contre toi quand tu chercheras un travail.
The child was made a ward of the state. L'enfant fut fait pupille de la nation.
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