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pobrecita

poor thing

p o b ɾ e ˈθ i t a → pobrecito
adjective · feminine singular Rare #40,310
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, 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)

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)

noun · feminine Rare #40,311
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.

Oh, pobrecita.

Oh, you poor thing.

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

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)

Estaba enferma, la pobrecita.

She was sick, poor thing.

— La strada (1954)

He tenido buen cuidado de la pobrecita.

I have taken good care of the poor thing.

— La canción del mar (2014)

Está muerta, la pobrecita.

She's dead, the poor thing.

— La strada (1954)

Ay, pobrecita.

Oh, you poor thing.

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

adjective · feminine singular Rare #48,246
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

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

While Gloria, poor thing, likes her.

— Fellini, ocho y medio (1963)

El nombre de mi madre era Elsa, pobrecita.

My mother's name was Elsa, poor thing.

— Las noches de Cabiria (1957)

Estaba mamá, mamá que lloraba, pobrecita.

Mom was there, Mom was crying, poor thing.

— Divorcio a la italiana (1961)

Ahora ve a dormir, pobrecita.

Now go to sleep, you poor thing.

— Las noches de Cabiria (1957)