Translation of "maigre consolation" to English

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Dictionary translations for "maigre consolation"

la maigre consolation f noun

pl. maigres consolations

cold comfort

Contexts with "maigre consolation"

Elle était douloureusement maigre. She was painfully skinny.

Ils doivent vivre de son maigre revenu. They have to live on his small income.

Une période de sécheresse explique la maigre récolte. A dry spell accounts for the poor crop.

Il est tellement maigre qu'il ressemble à un squelette. He's so thin that he looks like a skeleton.

Il est plus poli de dire mince que maigre. It's more polite to say thin than skinny.

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