translate English to French: For example, we might refer to the “poor chap” who has narrowly missed a lottery jackpot, or to the “poor old man” who has no heir to bequeath his vast wealth to, and so on.
Nous parlons par exemple du «pauvre type» qui a raté de justesse la cagnotte du loto ou du «pauvre vieux» qui n'a pas d'héritier à qui léguer son immense fortune, etc.