Sentence examples of "pauvre" in French with translation "poor"

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C'était un musicien pauvre. He was a poor musician.
Elle n'est pas pauvre. She isn't poor.
Elle est pauvre, mais heureuse. She is poor, but happy.
Je suis un pauvre charpentier. I'm a poor carpenter.
Il est pauvre, mais heureux. He is poor, but happy.
La pauvre fille devint aveugle. The poor girl went blind.
Être pauvre n'est pas déshonorant. There is no shame in being poor.
Il naquit pauvre, mais mourut millionnaire. He was born poor, but died a millionaire.
Je préfère être pauvre que riche. I prefer being poor to being rich.
George est pauvre mais toujours content. George is poor, but he's always happy.
Elle était pauvre, mais elle était honnête. She was poor, but she was honest.
Le Japon est pauvre en ressources naturelles. Japan is poor in natural resources.
On dit qu'il est très pauvre. He is said to be very poor.
Être pauvre n'est pas une honte. There is no shame in being poor.
Je préfère être pauvre plutôt que riche. I'd rather be poor than rich.
À l'époque, j'étais très pauvre. I was very poor in those days.
Elle est pauvre, mais elle est heureuse. She is poor, but she is happy.
Il est riche et je suis pauvre. He is rich and I am poor.
Il était horriblement pauvre quand il était jeune. He was terribly poor when he was young.
L'homme avait honte d'être né pauvre. The man was ashamed of being born poor.
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