pity

pity
'piti
1. noun
1) (a feeling of sorrow for the troubles and sufferings of others: He felt a great pity for her.) pena, compasión
2) (a cause of sorrow or regret: What a pity (that) she can't come.) pena, lástima

2. verb
(to feel pity for (someone): She pitied him; She is to be pitied.) compadecerse de, tener pena de, sentir pena por
- piteously
- piteousness
- pitiable
- pitiably
- pitiful
- pitifully
- pitifulness
- pitiless
- pitilessly
- pitilessness
- pityingly
- have pity on
- take pity on

pity1 n pena / lástima
she gave him some money out of pity le dio dinero por lástima
what a pity qué lástima / qué pena
what a pity you can't come! ¡qué pena que no puedas venir!
pity2 vb compadecer
I pity you if he catches you pobre de ti si te pilla
El pasado y participio pasado de pity se escribe pitied; el gerundio se escribe pitying
pity
tr['pɪtɪ]
noun (pl pities)
1 (compassion) piedad nombre femenino, compasión nombre femenino
she gave him some money out of pity le dio dinero por compasión
2 (regret) lástima, pena
it's a pity there are so few people es una pena que haya tan poca gente
it's a pity about the car es una pena lo del coche
transitive verb (pt & pp pitied, ger pitying)
1 (feel pity for) compadecerse de, tener lástima de, dar lástima
I pity you if he catches you! ¡pobre de ti como te pille!
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
for pity's sake! ¡por amor de Dios!
more's the pity por desgracia, desgraciadamente
to have pity on somebody / take pity on somebody compadecerse de alguien, tener piedad de alguien, tener compasión de alguien
what a pity! ¡qué lástima!, ¡qué pena!
pity ['pɪt̬i] vt, pitied ; pitying : compadecer, compadecerse de
pity n, pl pities
1) compassion: compasión f , piedad f
2) shame: lástima f , pena f
what a pity!: ¡qué lástima!
pity
n.
compasión s.f.
conmiseración s.f.
lástima s.f.
misericordia s.f.
piedad s.f.
v.
compadecer v.
compadecerse de v.
lastimar v.
tener lástima de expr.
tener piedad de v.

I 'pɪti
noun
1) (no pl) (cause of regret) lástima f, pena f

it's a pity (THAT) — es una lástima or una pena que (+ subj)

what a pity! — qué lástima!, que pena!

more's the pity — es una lástima or una pena

2) u (compassion) piedad f, compasión f

he showed no pity — se mostró implacable

to take pity on somebody/something — apiadarse or compadecerse* de alguien/algo

to have pity on somebody — tener* piedad or compasión de alguien

for pity's sake! — por (el) amor de Dios!


II
transitive verb pities, pitying, pitied tenerle* lástima a, compadecer*

I pity you if he finds out — pobre de ti como se entere

['pɪtɪ]
1. N
1) piedad f , compasión f

to feel (no) pity for sb — (no) sentir compasión por algn

have pity on us — ten piedad de nosotros

to move sb to pity — mover a algn a compasión, dar lástima a algn

I did it out of pity for him — se lo hice por compasión

for pity's sake! — ¡por piedad!; (less seriously) ¡por el amor de Dios!

to take pity on sb — compadecerse or apiadarse de algn

2) (=cause of regret) lástima f , pena f

what a pity! — ¡qué lástima!, ¡qué pena!

what a pity he didn't see it — ¡qué pena que no lo viera!

more's the pity — desgraciadamente, pero ¿qué le vamos a hacer?

it is a pity that ... — es una lástima que + subjun , es una pena que + subjun

it is a pity that you can't come — es una lástima or una pena que no puedas venir

the pity of it was that ... — lo lamentable fue que ..., lo peor del caso fue que ...

it is a thousand pities that ... — es muy de lamentar que + subjun

2.
VT compadecer(se de), tener lástima a

I think he is more to be pitied than feared — yo creo que da más lástima que miedo

I don't want you to pity me — no quiero que me tengas lástima

I pity you when she finds out! — ¡pobre de ti cuando se entere!

* * *

I ['pɪti]
noun
1) (no pl) (cause of regret) lástima f, pena f

it's a pity (THAT) — es una lástima or una pena que (+ subj)

what a pity! — qué lástima!, que pena!

more's the pity — es una lástima or una pena

2) u (compassion) piedad f, compasión f

he showed no pity — se mostró implacable

to take pity on somebody/something — apiadarse or compadecerse* de alguien/algo

to have pity on somebody — tener* piedad or compasión de alguien

for pity's sake! — por (el) amor de Dios!


II
transitive verb pities, pitying, pitied tenerle* lástima a, compadecer*

I pity you if he finds out — pobre de ti como se entere


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