French-English translations for piètre

lousyNo offense, but his cooking is lousyThe place was lousy with students
no goodThat boys no good. Dont get involved with him!We tried pushing the car out of the mud but it was no good.

paltryThey receive paltry compensation which is intended to stifle their opposition and protests. Ils reçoivent une piètre compensation destinée à étouffer leur opposition et leurs protestations. In its place, we have these paltry finishing touches, whilst the Pact continues to have the effect of amplifying, indeed of provoking, the economic and social difficulties of our countries. À la place, nous avons ce piètre toilettage, et le Pacte continue d’avoir des effets amplificateurs voire déclencheurs des difficultés économiques et sociales de nos pays. This is indeed a paltry flyer about a silly product
paltry insignificant
poor
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Marine life is in a poor state. La vie marine est en piètre état. We must no longer spend a lot of money and get poor quality in return. Nous devons cesser de dépenser de l’argent pour des services de piètre qualité. Implementation of action under TACIS has produced some very poor results. La mise en ?uvre d'actions au titre du programme TACIS a donné de piètres résultats.
rottenIf you leave a bin unattended for a few weeks, the rubbish inside will turn rotten.The floors were damaged and the walls were rotten.His mouth stank and his teeth were rotten.
wretched
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I felt wretched after my wife died.The street was full of wretched beggars dressed in rags.Will you please stop playing that wretched trombone!