the destitute in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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II.destitute [Brit ˈdɛstɪtjuːt, Am ˈdɛstəˌt(j)ut] ADJ

II.faithful [Brit ˈfeɪθfʊl, ˈfeɪθf(ə)l, Am ˈfeɪθfəl] ADJ

II.deep [Brit diːp, Am dip] ADJ

III.deep [Brit diːp, Am dip] ADV

II.foregoing [Brit ˈfɔːɡəʊɪŋ, Am ˈfɔrɡoʊɪŋ] ADJ

I.the Orient N [Brit ˈɔːrɪənt, ˈɒrɪənt, Am ˈɔriˌənt]

III.orient VB trans [Brit ˈɔːrɪɛnt, ˈɒrɪɛnt, Am ˈɔriˌɛnt]

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II.impossible [Brit ɪmˈpɒsɪb(ə)l, Am ɪmˈpɑsəb(ə)l] ADJ

II.mighty [Brit ˈmʌɪti, Am ˈmaɪdi] ADJ

III.mighty [Brit ˈmʌɪti, Am ˈmaɪdi] ADV (emphatic)

IV.mighty [Brit ˈmʌɪti, Am ˈmaɪdi]

II.military [Brit ˈmɪlɪt(ə)ri, Am ˈmɪləˌtɛri] ADJ

II.oppressed [Brit əˈprɛst, Am əˈprɛst] ADJ

I.why [waɪ, Am hwaɪ] ADV Why translates as pourquoi in French, but see II. and III. below for exceptions.
As with other words such as où, quand, comment etc., questions are formed by inserting est-ce que after the question word: why did you go? = pourquoi est-ce que tu y es allé? or by inverting the subject and verb after the question word, which is slightly more formal: pourquoi y es-tu allé? In spoken French the question word can be put at the end: tu y es allé pourquoi?
why occurs with certain reporting verbs such as ask, explain, know, think and wonder. For translations, see these entries.

1. why (in questions):

why
pourquoi
why do you ask?
pourquoi est-ce que tu me poses la question?, pourquoi me poses-tu la question?
why didn't she tell us?
pourquoi est-ce qu'elle ne nous l'a pas dit?, pourquoi ne nous l'a-t-elle pas dit?
why risk everything?
pourquoi tout risquer?
why bother?
pourquoi se tracasser?
‘I'm annoyed’—‘why is that?’
‘je suis vexé’—‘pourquoi?’
why all the fuss?
pourquoi tout ce remue-ménage?
why the delay?
pourquoi ce retard?
why me?
pourquoi moi?
oh no, why me?
oh non, pourquoi est-ce que ça me tombe dessus?
why not somebody else?
pourquoi pas quelqu'un d'autre?
‘it's not possible’—‘why not?’
‘ce n'est pas possible’—‘pourquoi pas?’
‘would you be interested?’—‘why not?’
‘ça t'intéresserait?’—‘pourquoi pas?’
‘can I apply?’—‘I don't see why not’
‘est-ce que je peux m'inscrire?’—‘je ne vois pas pourquoi tu ne pourrais pas’

II.why [waɪ, Am hwaɪ] CONJ

IV.why [waɪ, Am hwaɪ] INTERJ dated

See also wherefore, reason

I.wherefore [Brit ˈwɛːfɔː, Am ˈ(h)wɛrˌfɔr] ADV liter

II.wherefore [Brit ˈwɛːfɔː, Am ˈ(h)wɛrˌfɔr] CONJ archaic

III.wherefore [Brit ˈwɛːfɔː, Am ˈ(h)wɛrˌfɔr]

I.reason [Brit ˈriːz(ə)n, Am ˈrizən] N

1. reason (cause):

reason
raison f (for, behind de)
for a (good) reason
pour une bonne raison
for no (good) reason , without good reason
sans raison valable
not without reason
non sans raison
for some reason or other
pour une raison ou pour une autre
if you are late for any reason
si tu es en retard, pour une raison ou pour une autre
for reasons best known to herself
pour des raisons connues d'elle seule
for the (very) good or simple reason that …
pour la simple et bonne raison que …
for reasons of space/time
pour des raisons de place/temps
for health reasons
pour raisons de santé
I have reason to believe that…
j'ai des raisons de croire que…
by reason of form
en raison de
for that reason I can't do it
c'est pour cette raison or c'est pour cela que je ne peux pas le faire

II.reason [Brit ˈriːz(ə)n, Am ˈrizən] VB trans

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III.reason [Brit ˈriːz(ə)n, Am ˈrizən] VB intr

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the destitute in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for the destitute in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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Translations for the destitute in the English»French Dictionary

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I.destitute [ˈdestɪtju:t, Am -tu:t] ADJ

II.destitute [ˈdestɪtju:t, Am -tu:t] N

the [ðə, stressed, before vowel ði:] def art

the
le(la) m (f)
the
l' mf + vowel
the
les pl
of [or from] the garden
du jardin
of [or from] the window
de la fenêtre
of [or from] the rooms
des chambres
at [or to] the office
au bureau
at [or to] the window
à la fenêtre
at [or to] the hotel
à l'hôtel
at [or to] the doors
aux portes
to play the flute
jouer de la flûte
Charles the Seventh
Charles sept
I'll do it in the winter
je le ferai cet hiver
the Martins
les Martin
THE James Martin
le fameux James Martin
the more one tries, the less one succeeds
plus on essaie, moins on réussit
the sooner the better
le plus tôt sera le mieux
all the better
tant mieux
the hottest day
le jour le plus chaud
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
It continued the hard-work and love towards orphans and the destitute.
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They return to the temple, where food is distributed each night to the destitute.
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In some villages, school buildings have become the haunts of hoodlums, the destitute and love nests for love-making rendezvous.
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A common denominator in his favored authors and artists was sentimental treatment of the destitute and downtrodden.
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Of her is written that she helped everyone: for the destitute, she was a benefactress; for the grief-stricken, a comforter; for sinners, a guide to repentance.
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It clothes the naked, it feeds the hungry, it comforts the sorrowful, it shelters the destitute and it serves those who harm it.
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Soup kitchens were opened to help feed the destitute.
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Her late marriage (for a woman in those days) was due to her devotion to father and the destitute family she had supported by teaching sewing and flower arrangement.
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It housed several schools for the destitute, a laundry, printing press, and a soup kitchen.
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