Poor - Pauvre (The 699th Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Poor is Pauvre. It can be used as adjective. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 699th most common word in French. This word often comes up when talking about people, lifestyle & free time, emotions. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: poor

French: pauvre

Examples


The poor boy was at a loss what to do.	Le pauvre garçon ne savait que faire.
You don't know what it's like to be poor.	Tu ne sais ce que c'est que d'être pauvre.
He was very poor.	Il était très pauvre.
You're poor.	Tu es pauvre.
I'm not poor.	Je ne suis pas pauvre.
I'm poor.	Je suis pauvre.
Nobody wants to be poor in my country.	Personne ne veut être pauvre, dans mon pays.
He is poor, but he doesn't care about money.	Il est pauvre, mais il ne se soucie pas de l'argent.

His poor dog is still alive.	Son pauvre chien vit toujours.
I was very poor in those days.	À l'époque, j'étais très pauvre.
Because he was poor, he had to give up school.	Parce qu'il était pauvre, il a dû abandonner l'école.
Poor girl. She called me about ten times last night.	Pauvre fille. Elle m'a appelé une dizaine de fois hier soir.
He is wealthy, but his older brother is poor.	Il est riche, mais son frère ainé est pauvre.
Don't be ashamed of being poor.	N'aie pas honte d'être pauvre.
Even though he was poor, he was happy.	Bien qu'il soit pauvre, il mène cependant une vie heureuse.
He didn't like being poor.	Il n'aimait pas être pauvre.
He is poor and could not buy a coat.	Il est pauvre et n'a pas pu acheter de manteau.
He's poor, and couldn't buy himself a coat.	Il était pauvre et ne pouvait acheter un manteau.
Though he was poor, he was nonetheless happy.	Bien qu'il fût pauvre, il n'en était pas moins heureux.
The poor young man finally became a great artist.	Le pauvre jeune homme devint finalement un grand artiste.
It seems that the rich part of humanity doesn't care much for the problems of the poor part.	Il semble que la partie riche de l'humanité ne se soucie pas beaucoup des problèmes de la partie pauvre.