Sentence examples of "poor thing" in English
For one thing, I am poor; for another, I am busy.
Zum einen bin ich arm; zum anderen bin ich beschäftigt.
Mum said the same thing. But, so what? It's got nothing to do with me.
Mama sagte dasselbe. Aber was soll's? Es hat nichts mit mir zu tun.
The rich grow richer and the poor grow poorer.
Die Reichen werden reicher und die Armen werden ärmer.
There really is such a thing as Internet addiction.
Es gibt tatsächlich so etwas wie Internet-Abhängigkeit.
A dry spell accounts for the poor crop.
Eine Dürreperiode ist für die schlechte Ernte verantwortlich.
This new soft drink is the best thing to drink this summer.
Diese neue Erfrischungsgetränk ist das Beste, was man in diesem Sommer trinkt.
The only thing in the world which one can never receive or give too much is love.
Die einzige Sache der Welt, von der man nie zuviel bekommen oder geben kann, ist Liebe.
Poor is not the one who has too little, but the one who wants too much.
Arm ist nicht, wer zu wenig besitzt, sondern, wer zu viel haben möchte.
A critically wounded elephant went berserk and attacked every living thing in his path.
Ein ernsthaft verwundeter Elefant drehte durch und attackierte alles, was ihm im Weg stand.
Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.
Es wäre gut Bücher kaufen, wenn man die Zeit, sie zu lesen, mitkaufen könnte, aber man verwechselt meistens den Ankauf der Bücher mit dem Aneignen ihres Inhalts.
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