Usage examples of "poor devil" in English with translation to French

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The Devil made me do it. Le diable me l'a fait faire.
Don't despise a man because he is poor. Ne méprise pas un homme parce qu'il est pauvre.
The devil is in the details. Le diable se cache dans les détails.
Please have pity on a poor blind man! Prenez pitié d'un pauvre aveugle, s'il vous plaît !
Sell one's soul to the devil. Vendre son âme au diable.
He managed to pass his driving test even though he was a poor driver. Il a réussi à obtenir son permis de conduire bien qu'il soit un mauvais conducteur.
I regaled the devil; he gave me a fable. Je régalai le diable, il m'offrit une fable.
The rich are apt to look down upon the poor. Les riches ont tendance à mépriser les pauvres.
The devil destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Le démon détruisit Hiroshima et Nagasaki.
One views things differently according to whether one is rich or poor. Une personne voit les choses différemment selon qu'elle est riche ou pauvre.
The devil finds work for idle hands. L'oisiveté est mère de tous les vices.
He's poor, but he has a good soul. Il est pauvre, mais il a une bonne âme.
In old age, even the devil would enter the monkhood. À un âge avancé, même le diable entrerait dans les ordres.
The poor rabbit, terrified, whimpered in the hands of its owner. Le pauvre lapin, terrifié, gémissait entre les mains de son maître.
Yesterday I became a god, but found that a bit boring, so today I became a devil. Hier, je suis devenu un dieu, mais j'ai trouvé ça un peu ennuyeux, alors aujourd'hui je suis devenu un diable.
Do you hate poor childen?! Détestes-tu les enfants pauvres ?!
The heart of man is the place the devil dwells in; I feel sometimes a hell within myself. Le coeur de l'homme est l'endroit où demeure le diable; je sens parfois en moi un enfer.
She isn't poor. Elle n'est pas pauvre.
He is a devil in human shape. C'est un démon à forme humaine.
I'm a poor student and I can't pay you. Je suis un pauvre étudiant et je ne peux pas vous payer.
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