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pauvre

/povʁ/

adjective/povʁ/

poor (financially deprived); lacking, scanty; poor, pitiable; Used before epithets, describing the person being addressed, for emphasis.

pauvre conyou twat, you moron, you idiot

Synonyms: sale

Inherited from Middle French pauvre, relatinisation of earlier povre, from Old French povre, inherited from Latin pauper, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”).

noun, masculine/povʁ/plural: pauvres

poor person; pauper; person deserving of pity

Inherited from Middle French pauvre, relatinisation of earlier povre, from Old French povre, inherited from Latin pauper, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”).