pobre

poor


Examples
  • Tom cree que el rico merece ser rico y el pobre merece ser pobre.

    Tom believes that the rich deserve to be rich and that the poor deserve to be poor.

  • El pobre conejo, asustado, chillaba entre las manos de su dueño.

    The poor rabbit, terrified, whimpered in the hands of its owner.

  • Pobre como era, no pidió prestado dinero a nadie.

    Poor as he was, he did not borrow money from others.

  • No lo desprecies solo porque es pobre.

    Don't look down on him just because he's poor.

  • Cualquier problema que se pueda resolver con dinero no es un problema, pero el problema es que soy pobre.

    Any problem that can be resolved with money isn't a problem, but the problem is that I'm poor.

  • La vida es rica en sacrificios y pobre en retribuciones.

    Life is rich in sacrifices and poor in retributions.

  • No le gustaba ser pobre.

    He didn't like being poor.

  • África es el continente más pobre.

    Africa is the poorest continent.

  • No tengas vergüenza de ser pobre.

    Don't be ashamed of being poor.

  • Había una vez un hombre pobre y una mujer rica.

    There were once a poor man and a rich woman.

  • Algo que deberías saber acerca de mí es que mi mayor temor en la vida es que la gente averigüe que yo soy pobre.

    Something you should know about me is that my greatest fear in life is that people will find out that I'm poor.

  • No soy nada más que un pobre campesino.

    I am nothing but a poor peasant.

  • Él es rico y yo pobre.

    He is rich and I am poor.

  • Él es pobre pero nunca se queja.

    He is poor, but he never complains.

  • En esos días yo era bastante pobre.

    I was very poor in those days.

  • El sistema judicial y la prensa de los Estados Unidos son increíbles: Un día eres un pobre ejemplo de ama de casa víctima de violación, y el siguiente eres una inmigrante ilegal, que ha cometido perjurio y es sospechosa de blanquear dinero proveniente de las drogas.

    The US judicial system and press are incredible: One day you're a poor examplary housewife, victim of a rape, the next, you're an illegal immigrant, having committed perjury and being suspected of whitewashing drug money.

  • La bruja maldijo a la pobre chiquilla.

    The witch cursed the poor little girl.

  • Es pobre y no pudo comprar un abrigo.

    He is poor and could not buy a coat.

  • Él es pobre, pero tiene buen ánimo.

    He is poor, but he is in high spirits.

  • No desprecies a un hombre por ser pobre.

    Don't despise a man because he is poor.


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