Pitoyable (en. Pitiful)
Translation into French
I was too young, unmarried, I had no children, didn't really know Africa, and besides, my French was pitiful.
J'étais trop jeune, célibataire, sans enfant, je ne savais rien de l'Afrique et de plus, mon français était lamentable.
Example taken from data source: TED2020_v1 Struck by the pitiful state of schools and the difficult living conditions of the teachers, with his wife they built two schools and organized cultural trips to Moscow for the instructors.
Frappés par l'état pitoyable des écoles et les conditions de vie difficiles des instituteurs, ils font construire deux écoles et organisent des sorties culturelles à Moscou pour les enseignants.
Example taken from data source: WikiMatrix_v1 We also undertook an awareness campaign to draw attention to the pitiful state of the school libraries of our country.
Nous avons également lancé une campagne de sensibilisation visant à attirer l'attention sur le piteux état des bibliothèques scolaires de notre pays.
Example taken from data source: giga-fren_v2 You're a wreck, a pitiful creature!
Une épave, une pitoyable créature!
Example taken from data source: OpenSubtitles_v2018 We was sunk, pale and pitiful.
On était pauvres, pâles et pitoyables.
Example taken from data source: OpenSubtitles_v2018 35 Years old and a pitiful life.
35 Ans, une vie piteuse.
Example taken from data source: OpenSubtitles_v2018 And the education they got was pitiful.
Et l'éducation qu'ils ont est pitoyable.
Example taken from data source: TED2020_v1