poor devil

pɔːr ˈdɛvəl
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Translation of poor devil from English into Dutch

Noun

sympathy

individual you feel sorry for due to misfortune
  • The poor devil was caught in the rain without an umbrella.De arme drommel werd in de regen zonder paraplu betrapt.
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Examples of poor devil in a sentence

  • She pitied the poor devil who missed the bus.

Translations of "poor devil" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
arme duivelnm.

They'll imprison some poor devil who's done nothing.

Ze sluiten een arme duivel op die niets heeft gedaan.

arme kerelnm.

They sent the poor devil to a convict gang.

Ze hebben de arme kerel naar een bende gevangene gestuurd.

arme stakkernm.

Actually, I was thinking of that poor devil you fed to the dogs today.

Feitelijk dacht ik aan die arme stakker die je vandaag aan de honden hebt gevoerd.

arme zielnf.

Actually, I was thinking of that poor devil you fed to the dogs today.

Ik dacht aan die arme ziel die aan de honden gevoerd is.

arme sloebernm.

To be a poor devil all your life.

Of je blijft hier zitten, dan blijf je je hele leven een arme sloeber.

arme drommel

So for the next poor devil who comes, remember this...

Dus voor de volgende arme drommel die langskomt, bedenk dit...

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poor devil: Examples and translations in context

That poor devil is asking for help but you can do nothing.

De arme duivel roept om hulp en jij kan niets beginnen.

Not particularly... lively business - hanging this poor devil.

Niet echt een vrolijke zaak, deze arme duivel ophangen.

I crossed the border like any other poor devil.

Ik ging de grens over zoals elke andere arme duivel.

They'll put in jail a poor devil who doesn't know anything.

Ze sluiten een arme duivel op die niets heeft gedaan.

He may be right, the poor devil.

Die arme duivel heeft misschien wel gelijk.

Then that's him, the poor devil.

Dan is het hem, arme duivel.

Not particularly... lively business - hanging this poor devil.

Niet echt een vrolijke zaak, deze arme duivel ophangen.

I hope the poor devil was dead when this happened.

Ik hoop dat de arme drommel dood was toen dit gebeurde.

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