pobre chico

poor boy

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poor boy Usually expresses sympathy or pity for the boy, rather than referring to a lack of money. In English, “poor guy” or “poor kid” may sound more natural depending on the context.

SP: Pobre chico, se quedó solo en la estación.

EN: Poor kid, he was left alone at the station.

De todos modos, es un pobre chico.

Anyway, he's a poor kid.

— Memories of Murder (Crónica de un asesino en serie) (2003)

Pobre chico.

Poor boy.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

El pobre chico no tenía ni idea de qué hacer.

The poor boy had no idea what to do.

Pobre chico, vamos, levántate.

Poor kid, come on, get up.

— Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal (2001)

La pelota quizás sí pasaba, pero el tobillo del pobre chico, no.

The ball might have made it through, but the poor boy's ankle didn't.

— O Som ao Redor (2012)

El pobre chico está agotado.

The poor boy is exhausted.

— Greenland 2 (2026)

Y este pobre chico no tenía madre, debió de pasar mucha hambre.

And this poor boy had no mother; he must have gone very hungry.

— The Host (2006)

Y ese pobre chico ha esperado tanto.

And that poor boy has waited so long.

— Nicky, la aprendiz de bruja (1989)