poor devil

• Informelle Bezeichnung für jemanden, der vom Pech verfolgt ist, Mitleid erregt oder sich in einer schwierigen Lage befindet, oft mit einem Unterton von Mitgefühl oder leichtem Mitleid.

An informal expression used to describe someone who is unfortunate, pitiable, or in a difficult situation, often with a tone of sympathy or mild pity.

1. Expression of pityB2informal

   Used to express sympathy for someone who is in a difficult or unfortunate situation.

   Ausdruck des Mitleids

   • The poor devil lost his job and his home in the same week.
   • Look at that poor devil shivering in the cold without a coat.
   • I felt sorry for the poor devil; he tried so hard but failed.