poor thing

pɔː θɪŋ
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Translation of poor thing into German

Expression

emotion

someone or something deserving sympathy or pity
das arme Wesen armes Ding der/die Arme ach du Arme armes Tier der/die/das Arme
  • Look at the poor thing shivering in the cold.Sieh dir das arme Wesen an, wie es in der Kälte zittert.
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Examples of poor thing in a sentence

  • She cried, 'Poor thing!' when she saw the injured bird.

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

Noun
armes Dingn.

That sickly plant is a poor thing, desperately needing water and sunlight.

Diese kränkliche Pflanze ist ein armes Ding, das dringend Wasser und Sonnenlicht braucht.

He stumbled upon the abandoned kitten, a true poor thing in need of help.

Er stolperte über das verlassene Kätzchen, ein wirklich armes Ding, das Hilfe brauchte.

Ärmstern.

You poor thing! - I left him alone.

Du Ärmster! - Ich ließ ihn allein.

What can I say, you poor thing?

Was soll ich dir sagen, du Ärmster?

arme Ding

I'm all he has in this world, the poor thing.

Ich bin alles, was er hat, das arme Ding.

This poor thing, girl was found in the street.

Das arme Ding, Mädchen war auf der Straße gefunden.

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Other translations for poor thing:

  • armes Wesenn.
  • Ärmste

poor thing: Examples and translations in context

She gazed at the lonely snowman, a poor thing melting under the sun.

Sie schaute auf den einsamen Schneemann, ein armes Ding, das unter der Sonne schmolz.

She was exhausted after your grueling day of wedding preparations, poor thing.

Sie war ausgelaugt von euren aufreibenden Hochzeitsvorbereitungen, armes Ding.

And you here all by yourself, poor thing.

Und du warst hier ganz allein, du armes Ding.

You poor thing, spending all your time in the hospital.

Du armes Ding musst deine Zeit im Krankenhaus verbringen.

You haven't been sleeping, you poor thing.

Sie haben nicht geschlafen, du armes Ding.

She doesn't know yet, poor thing.

Sie weiß noch nichts, armes Ding.

You poor thing, you had a father.

Aber du hattest einen Vater, du Ärmster.

After hearing about his bad luck, I shook my head and said, poor thing.

Nachdem ich von seinem Pech gehört hatte, schüttelte ich den Kopf und sagte: "Du Ärmster."

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