pobre

poor


Examples
  • Pobre gata.

    Poor cat.

  • No soy pobre.

    I'm not poor.

  • A pesar de que ella es rica, dice que es pobre.

    In spite of the fact that she's rich, she says she's poor.

  • El pobre no depende de nadie y solo responde a sí mismo. En cambio, el rico no depende de nada, pero tiene que responder frente a otros.

    The poor man is independent of other people, and only has to answer to his needs. The rich man is independent of his needs, but has to answer to other people.

  • Era pobre y vivía en una pequeña cabaña.

    He was poor and lived in a small cabin.

  • El carácter oligárquico del Commonwealth inglés moderno no recae, como en muchas oligarquías, en la crueldad del rico sobre el pobre. Ni siquiera recae en la benevolencia del rico sobre el pobre. Recae en la perenne e inagotable generosidad del pobre hacia el rico.

    The oligarchic character of the modern English commonwealth does not rest, like many oligarchies, on the cruelty of the rich to the poor. It does not even rest on the kindness of the rich to the poor. It rests on the perennial and unfailing kindness of the poor to the rich.

  • Ella le desprecia sólo porque es pobre.

    She despises him only because he is poor.

  • John convenció a sus amigos a ayudar a la familia pobre.

    John talked his friends into helping the poor family.

  • No me avergüenza ser pobre.

    I'm not ashamed that I am poor.

  • Me pregunto si Mary se dará cuenta de cuán pobre es Tom en verdad.

    I wonder if Mary realizes how poor Tom really is.

  • Tomás es pobre.

    Tom is poor.

  • Él era muy pobre.

    He was very poor.

  • Él es rico, pero su hermano mayor es pobre.

    He is rich, but his older brother is poor.

  • La pobre niña se quedó ciega.

    The poor girl went blind.

  • El reporte era pobre, como si hubiera sido escrito en un apuro.

    As it had been written in haste, the report was poor.

  • Tom parece ser pobre.

    Tom seems to be poor.

  • No hay deshonra en ser pobre.

    There is no disgrace in being poor.

  • Prefiero ser pobre que rico.

    I'd rather be poor than rich.

  • La pobre niña miró hacia el cielo.

    The poor girl looked up at the sky.

  • Prefiero ser pobre a ser rico.

    I prefer being poor to being rich.


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