penniless in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for penniless in the English»French Dictionary

penniless [Brit ˈpɛnɪləs, Am ˈpɛniləs] ADJ

penniless

sans le sou, sans ressources

to be left penniless

se retrouver sans le sou or sans ressources

Translations for penniless in the French»English Dictionary

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sans-le-sou

penniless person

c'est un sans-le-sou

he's penniless

désargenté (désargentée) inf

penniless

fauché (fauchée)

penniless

démuni (démunie) (à court d'argent)

penniless

être sur la paille

to be penniless

être sans le sou

to be penniless

un touriste sans le sou

a penniless tourist

se retrouver orphelin/veuf/sans argent

to be left an orphan/a widower/penniless

penniless in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for penniless in the English»French Dictionary

penniless ADJ

penniless

sans le sou

Translations for penniless in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

sans-le-sou

penniless person

ne pas avoir [ou être sans] le sou inf

to be penniless

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Her father died when she was five years old, leaving the family almost penniless.

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But the highway was a dangerous place, and soon they were penniless and more vulnerable than ever.

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Some of those who worked under him exploited his bhakti to their advantage and swindled all his money, making him penniless.

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He was penniless, and no relatives or friends had attended his bedside during his illness.

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He was generous to his subordinates and former friends; when he died in 978 from an illness, his family was left penniless.

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As a young man he was noted for being handsome, charming, cheerful and penniless.

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Now penniless and hounded by creditors, he's struggling to pen his memoirs.

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Young died almost penniless due to his pro bono work with local children.

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He was discharged in 1949, and returned home penniless.

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There, he is deprived of his fortune and left penniless.

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