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pobrecita

poor thing

p o b ɾ e ˈθ i t a → pobrecito
adjective · feminine singular Rare #40,520
poor thing Feminine singular form; often used affectionately or with sympathy (can also be ironic depending on tone).
SP: Ay, pobrecita, se te cayó el helado.
EN: Oh, poor thing, you dropped your ice cream.

Pobrecita, si supiera cómo le llamaba.

Poor thing, if only she knew what he called her.

— Fellini, ocho y medio (1963)

Pobrecita Erzsi.

Poor little Erzsi.

— El médico de Budapest (2020)

Pobrecita, no tiene buena cara.

Poor thing, she doesn't look well.

— Las noches de Cabiria (1957)

Pobrecita.

Poor thing.

— La canción del mar (2014)

Pobrecita, mi niña.

Poor thing, my little girl.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Me alegro, pobrecita.

I'm glad, poor thing.

— Amarcord (1973)

noun · feminine Rare #40,521
poor thing Often used to express pity or affection toward a female (or feminine noun).
SP: La pobrecita no pudo dormir en toda la noche.
EN: The poor thing couldn’t sleep all night.

No es culpa tuya, pobrecita, si no eres como las demás chicas.

It’s not your fault, poor thing, if you aren’t like the other girls.

— La strada (1954)

He tenido buen cuidado de la pobrecita.

I have taken good care of the poor thing.

— La canción del mar (2014)

Estaba enferma, la pobrecita.

She was sick, poor thing.

— La strada (1954)

Está muerta, la pobrecita.

She's dead, the poor thing.

— La strada (1954)

Oh, pobrecita.

Oh, you poor thing.

— A Taxi Driver: Los héroes de Gwangju (2017)

Ay, pobrecita.

Oh, you poor thing.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

adjective · feminine singular Rare #48,473
poor thing Feminine diminutive of «pobre», often used to express affection or sympathy (like “poor little thing”).
SP: Pobrecita, se le perdió su muñeca favorita.
EN: Poor thing, she lost her favorite doll.
Forms of pobre
MasculineFeminine
Singular — pobrecita

Ahora ve a dormir, pobrecita.

Now go to sleep, you poor thing.

— Las noches de Cabiria (1957)

El nombre de mi madre era Elsa, pobrecita.

My mother's name was Elsa, poor thing.

— Las noches de Cabiria (1957)

Mientras que a Gloria, pobrecita, ella le cae bien.

While Gloria, poor thing, likes her.

— Fellini, ocho y medio (1963)

Estaba mamá, mamá que lloraba, pobrecita.

Mom was there, Mom was crying, poor thing.

— Divorcio a la italiana (1961)