Sentence examples of "maigre consolation" in French

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Elle est maigre comme un manche à balai. She is as thin as a broom stick.
Il est plus poli de dire mince que maigre. It's more polite to say thin than skinny.
Il lui est difficile de vivre de sa maigre retraite. It's hard for him to live on his small pension.
Il est grand et maigre. He is tall and lean.
Il était horriblement maigre. He was awfully skinny.
Le pauvre homme est devenu si maigre qu'il n'a plus maintenant que la peau et les os. The poor old man became so thin that now he's just skin and bones.
Elle était atrocement maigre. She was painfully skinny.
Une période de sécheresse explique la maigre récolte. A dry spell accounts for the poor crop.
La récolte des perles a été maigre. The harvest of pearls was small.
Ma sœur est maigre et moi je suis replet. My sister's skinny and me, I'm chubby.
Elle est plus maigre qu'élancée. She is more thin than slender.
Il était atrocement maigre. He was painfully skinny.
John est maigre comme un clou. John is as lean as a wolf.
Il lui est difficile de vivre de sa maigre pension. It's hard for him to live on his small pension.
Ils doivent vivre de son maigre revenu. They have to live on his small income.
Il est tellement maigre qu'il ressemble à un squelette. He's so thin that he looks like a skeleton.
Cet homme est maigre, mais sa femme est grosse. That man is skinny, but his wife is fat.
Je dois vivre d'un maigre revenu. I have to live on my very small income.
Elle était douloureusement maigre. She was painfully skinny.
Elle ne mangeait que de la viande maigre. She ate only lean meat.
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