Sentence examples of "maigre" in French with translation "small"

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