broken man

language: fr

definitions

  1. A person who has been emotionally or mentally devastated by trauma, loss, or extreme hardship, resulting in a loss of spirit or will.
    fr: Un homme brisé
  2. A person who has suffered complete financial ruin or has been rendered destitute by economic failure.
    fr: Un homme ruiné
  3. A person who has been physically incapacitated or severely damaged by injury, illness, or age.
    fr: Un homme physiquement brisé

examples

  1. After losing his family in the war, he became a broken man.

    Après avoir perdu sa famille à la guerre, il est devenu un homme brisé.

  2. The stock market crash turned the wealthy tycoon into a broken man.

    Le krach boursier a transformé le riche magnat en un homme ruiné.

  3. Years of hard labor in the mines left him a broken man.

    Des années de dur labeur dans les mines ont fait de lui un homme physiquement brisé.