mercy

mercy
'mə:si
plural - mercies; noun
1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) compasión, clemencia
2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) suerte
- mercifully
- merciless
- mercilessly
- at the mercy of
- have mercy on

mercy n misericordia / piedad / clemencia
mercy
tr['mɜːsɪ]
noun (pl mercies)
1 (compassion) misericordia, clemencia, piedad nombre femenino
have mercy upon me! ¡tenga piedad de mí!
they showed him no mercy no fueron clementes con él
2 familiar (good fortune) suerte nombre femenino, milagro; (blessing) bendición nombre femenino
it was a mercy no-one was hurt fue una suerte que no hubiera heridos
adjective
1 de ayuda, de socorro
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be at the mercy of somebody/something estar a la merced de alguien/algo
to be thankful for small mercies darse con un canto en los dientes
to beg for mercy / plead for mercy pedir clemencia
to throw oneself on somebody's mercy abandonarse a la merced de alguien
mercy killing eutanasia
mercy ['mərsi] n, pl -cies
1) clemency: misericordia f , clemencia f
2) blessing: bendición f
mercy
n.
clemencia s.f.
compasión s.f.
favor s.m.
merced s.f.
misericordia s.f.
piedad s.f.
'mɜːrsi, 'mɜːsi
noun (pl -cies)
a) u (clemency) misericordia f, clemencia f

to have mercy (on somebody) — tener* misericordia or piedad (de alguien), apiadarse (de alguien)

he begged for mercy — pidió clemencia

they showed the traitor no mercy — no fueron clementes con el traidor

to throw oneself on somebody's mercy — abandonarse a la merced de alguien

at the mercy of the elements — a merced de los elementos; (before n) <mission, flight> (journ) de ayuda or socorro

b) c (blessing) bendición f

it's a mercy that ... — (colloq) es una suerte que ..., gracias a Dios, ...

let's be grateful o thankful for small mercies — (set phrase) seamos positivos, podría haber sido peor

['mɜːsɪ]
1. N
1) (=compassion) misericordia f ; (=clemency) clemencia f , piedad f

to beg for mercy — pedir clemencia

to have mercy on sb — tener misericordia or piedad de algn, tener clemencia para con algn

have mercy! — ¡por piedad!

God in His mercy — el Señor en su infinita bondad

to show sb no mercy — no mostrarse misericordioso or clemente con algn

no mercy was shown to the rioters — no hubo clemencia para los revoltosos

2) (=discretion)

to be at the mercy of sth/sb — estar a merced de algo/algn

to be left to the tender mercies of sb — esp hum quedar a merced de algn

- throw o.s. on sb's mercy
3) (=blessing)

his death was a mercy — su muerte fue una bendición

it's a mercy that no-one was hurt * — es un milagro que nadie resultara herido, menos mal que nadie resultó herido

we should be grateful for small mercies — y demos gracias, porque podría haber sido peor

thankful
2.
CPD

mercy flight N — vuelo m de ayuda (para ayudar a alguien necesitado en una guerra etc)

mercy killing N — eutanasia f

* * *
['mɜːrsi, 'mɜːsi]
noun (pl -cies)
a) u (clemency) misericordia f, clemencia f

to have mercy (on somebody) — tener* misericordia or piedad (de alguien), apiadarse (de alguien)

he begged for mercy — pidió clemencia

they showed the traitor no mercy — no fueron clementes con el traidor

to throw oneself on somebody's mercy — abandonarse a la merced de alguien

at the mercy of the elements — a merced de los elementos; (before n) <mission, flight> (journ) de ayuda or socorro

b) c (blessing) bendición f

it's a mercy that ... — (colloq) es una suerte que ..., gracias a Dios, ...

let's be grateful o thankful for small mercies — (set phrase) seamos positivos, podría haber sido peor


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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