Was heißt »arm­se­lig« auf Englisch?

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Sie hatten Mitleid mit dem armseligen Kriminellen.

They sympathized with the miserable criminal.

Diese armselige Kirche ist das älteste Gebäude in unserem Land.

This miserable old church is the oldest building in our country.

Mein Auto ist ein armseliges Exemplar.

Mine is an apology for a car.

Kannst du begreifen, warum sie in einem einzigen armseligen Raum hausen müssen?

Can you understand why they have to pig it in one sordid room?

Diesem armseligen Einfaltspinsel wurden vier Goldstücke geraubt. Nehmt ihn daher und werft ihn ins Gefängnis!

This poor simpleton has been robbed of four gold pieces. Take him, therefore, and throw him into prison.

Maria wuchs in armseligen Verhältnissen auf.

Mary grew up in straitened circumstances.

Ihr seid echt ein armseliger Haufen.

You guys are pathetic.

Wenn ich jetzt darüber nachdenke, führte unsere Familie ein sehr armseliges Leben.

When I think about it now, our family lived a very miserable life.

Das war armselig.

That was pathetic.

Das ist eine armselige Ausrede.

That's a pathetic excuse.

Ich spreche es nur sehr armselig.

I speak it very poorly.

Synonyme

arm:

needy

be­dau­erns­wert:

pitiful

be­kla­gens­wert:

deplorable

regrettable

be­mit­lei­dens­wert:

pathetic

pitiful

be­schä­mend:

cringeworthy

cringy

disgraceful

dishonourable

embarrassing

shameful

be­schei­den:

humble

modest

be­schränkt:

limited

narrow

de­so­lat:

desolate

elend:

miserable

er­bärm­lich:

abysmal

miserable

he­r­un­ter­ge­kom­men:

down and out

down-and-out

run-down

hoff­nungs­los:

hopeless

jäm­mer­lich:

abysmal

lamentable

pitiful

karg:

austere

barren

meager

meagre

penurious

scant

short

sparse

stinted

kläg­lich:

lamentable

pitiful

knapp:

scant

succinct

terse

tight

lau­sig:

lousy

ma­ger:

lean

skinny

mau:

poorly

queasy

mick­rig:

puny

mi­se­ra­bel:

miserable

nichts­wür­dig:

contemptible

pein­lich:

awkward

cringeworthy

cringy

embarrassing

schä­big:

shabby

scho­fel:

beastly

mean

miserable

rotten

scho­fe­lig:

beastly

mean

miserable

rotten

spär­lich:

scanty

sparse

Trau­er­spiel:

tragedy

un­säg­lich:

unspeakable

un­wür­dig:

worth

we­nig:

a few

little

wür­de­los:

undignified

Englische Beispielsätze

• We help the poor.

• Tom was as poor as a church mouse.

• Tom wasn't poor.

• A lot of back problems can be attributed to poor sitting posture.

• The poor duckling did not know where to go, and was quite miserable because he was so ugly and laughed at by the whole farmyard.

• All this was very sad for the poor little duckling.

• Early in the morning, a peasant, who was passing by, saw what had happened. He broke the ice in pieces with his wooden shoe, and carried the duckling home to his wife. The warmth revived the poor little creature.

• It would be very sad, were I to relate all the misery and privations which the poor little duckling endured during the hard winter.

• They are the poorest of the poor.

• We're very poor.

• In the meantime, outside the palace walls, the poor White Duck swam up and down the pond.

• You poor motherless children! How I pity you; and yet I can do nothing to help you!

• Half-dead with fright, and trembling in every limb, the poor children lay down to sleep on a heap of straw in the corner of the hut.

• Severe turbulence during the flight and very poor cabin service didn't make for an enjoyable start to our holiday.

• They have a poor memory.

• The goat was the poor man's cow.

• The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

• Tom is in poor health.

• Galileo was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1633. Because of his age and poor health, he was allowed to serve his imprisonment under house arrest.

• Tom is a very poor driver.

Übergeordnete Begriffe

min­der­wer­tig:

inferior

shoddy