down-and-out in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for down-and-out in the English»French Dictionary

I.down and out [Brit, Am ˌdaʊn ən ˈaʊt] ADJ

to be down and out

être à la rue

II.down-and-out N

down-and-out

clochard/-e m/f

Translations for down-and-out in the French»English Dictionary

clodo [klɔdo] N m inf

clodo

tramp, down-and-out

clochard (clocharde) [klɔʃaʀ, aʀd] N m (f)

clochard (clocharde)

tramp, down-and-out

robineux <pl robineux> [ʀɔbinø] N m Can (clochard)

robineux inf

down-and-out Brit

robineux inf

hobo Am

crève-la-faim <pl crève-la-faim> [kʀɛvlafɛ̃] N mf inf

crève-la-faim (affamé)

hungry ou starving person

crève-la-faim (clochard)

down-and-out

I.mit|eux (miteuse) [mitø, øz] ADJ

miteux (miteuse) quartier, hôtel

seedy

miteux (miteuse) vêtements

shabby

miteux (miteuse) personne

down-at-heel

II.mit|eux (miteuse) [mitø, øz] N m (f)

miteux (miteuse)

down-and-out

rue [ʀy] N f

1. rue (voie, population):

rue

street

rue à sens unique

one-way street

scènes de la rue

street scenes

2. rue (peuple) pej:

la rue

the mob pej

3. rue BOT:

rue

rue

rue piétonne, rue piétonnière

pedestrianized ou pedestrian street

Phrases:

ça ne court pas les rues inf

it's pretty thin on the ground inf

être à la rue

to be on the street, to be down-and-out

jeter/mettre qn à la rue

to throw/put sb out on the street

descendre dans la rue

to take to the street

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il a l'air d'un misérable

he looks down and out ou like a pauper

down-and-out in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for down-and-out in the English»French Dictionary

I.down and out, down-and-out ADJ

down and out

piteux(-euse)

II.down and out, down-and-out N

down and out

clochard(e) m (f)

Translations for down-and-out in the French»English Dictionary

I.miséreux (-euse) [mizeʀø, -øz] ADJ

miséreux (-euse) mendiant

destitute

miséreux (-euse) quartier

poverty-stricken

II.miséreux (-euse) [mizeʀø, -øz] N m, f

miséreux (-euse)

down-and-out

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The movie is basically a film noir, where a self-destructive, down-and-out investigator takes on a case that may be more than he can handle.

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Not in terms of the character -- he'd played down-and-out, apathetic types before -- but in terms of the intimacy of his performance.

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But those accustomed to more sanitary suburbs, or those less comfortable rubbing elbows with the down-and-out, don't see it the same way.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

At the same time, they agreed she had an evil side brought on by the stress of caring for her down-and-out tenants.

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But he was haunted by what he and many of his peers used to think about doctors who treated down-and-out patients.

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His charismatic, aristocratic, down-and-out persona as a poet deeply affected my characters.

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It, s certainly too bad they don, t have a little more compassion for down-and-out children of any race.

thechronicleherald.ca

The film revolves around a down-and-out music promoter who inadvertently becomes a successful professional wrestling manager.

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In the opposite direction, down-and-out men are going into a mission for free meals.

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Eight residents living in that squalor were down-and-out adults, several of them developmentally challenged, others physically disabled.

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