pity

pity
1. noun
1) (sorrow) Mitleid, das; Mitgefühl, das

feel pity for somebody — Mitgefühl für jemanden od. mit jemandem empfinden

have/take pity on somebody — Erbarmen mit jemandem haben

for pity's sake! — um Gottes od. Himmels willen!

2) (cause for regret)

[what a] pity! — [wie] schade!

it's a pity about somebody/something — es ist ein Jammer mit jemandem/etwas (ugs.)

the pity of it is [that] ... — das Traurige daran ist, dass ...

more's the pity — leider!

2. transitive verb
bedauern; bemitleiden

I pity you — (also contemptuously) du tust mir leid

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['piti] 1. noun
1) (a feeling of sorrow for the troubles and sufferings of others: He felt a great pity for her.) das Mitleid
2) (a cause of sorrow or regret: What a pity (that) she can't come.) der Jammer
2. verb
(to feel pity for (someone): She pitied him; She is to be pitied.) bemitleiden
- academic.ru/55798/piteous">piteous
- piteously
- piteousness
- pitiable
- pitiably
- pitiful
- pitifully
- pitifulness
- pitiless
- pitilessly
- pitilessness
- pityingly
- have pity on
- take pity on
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pity
[ˈpɪti, AM -t̬-]
I. n no pl
1. (compassion) Mitleid nt
for \pity's sake um Himmels willen
to feel \pity for sb, to take \pity on sb mit jdm Mitleid haben
in [or with] \pity mitleidig
2. (shame)
what a \pity! wie schade!
more's the \pity esp BRIT leider
to be a \pity schade [o bedauerlich] sein
[it's a] \pity that ... [es ist] [wirklich] schade, dass ...
the \pity of it is that ... das Traurige daran ist, dass ...
II. vt
<-ie->
to \pity sb jdn bedauern, Mitleid mit jdm haben
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['pItɪ]
1. n
1) Mitleid nt, Mitgefühl nt, Erbarmen nt

for pity's sake! — Erbarmen!; (less seriously) um Himmels willen!

to have or take pity on sb, to feel pity for sb — mit jdm Mitleid haben

but the king took pity on him and spared his life — aber der König hatte Erbarmen mit ihm und schonte sein Leben

have you no pity? — hast du kein Mitleid?

to do sth out of pity (for sb) — etw aus Mitleid (mit jdm) tun

to feel no pity — kein Mitgefühl etc haben, kein Mitleid fühlen

to move sb to pity — jds Mitleid (acc) erregen

2)

(= cause of regret) (what a) pity! — (wie) schade!

what a pity he can't come —

it's a pity about the lack of tickets — es ist schade, dass es nicht genug Eintrittskarten gibt

more's the pity! — leider

and I won't be able to attend, more's the pity — und ich kann leider nicht teilnehmen

it is a pity that ... — es ist schade, dass ...

the pity of it was that ... — das Traurige daran war, dass ...

it's a great pity — es ist sehr schade, es ist jammerschade; (more formally) es ist sehr bedauerlich

it would be a pity if he lost or were to lose this job —

it would be a pity to waste this opportunity — es wäre bedauerlich, diese Gelegenheit ungenutzt verstreichen zu lassen

2. vt
bemitleiden, bedauern; (contemptuously) bedauern

all I can say is that I pity you — ich kann nur sagen, du tust mir leid

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pity [ˈpıtı]
A s
1. Mitleid n, Erbarmen n, (mitleidiges) Bedauern, Mitgefühl n:
out of pity aus Mitleid;
feel pity for, have pity on Mitleid haben mit;
take pity on Mitleid bekommen mit;
for pity’s sake! um Himmels willen!
2. traurige Tatsache, Jammer m:
it is a (great) pity es ist (sehr) schade oder bedauerlich;
what a pity! wie schade!;
more’s the pity umg leider;
it is a thousand pities es ist jammerschade;
the pity of it is that … es ist nur schade oder ein Jammer, dass …; der (einzige) Nachteil (dabei) ist, dass …
B v/t bemitleiden, bedauern, Mitleid haben mit:
I pity you du tust mir leid (a. iron)
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1. noun
1) (sorrow) Mitleid, das; Mitgefühl, das

feel pity for somebody — Mitgefühl für jemanden od. mit jemandem empfinden

have/take pity on somebody — Erbarmen mit jemandem haben

for pity's sake! — um Gottes od. Himmels willen!

2) (cause for regret)

[what a] pity! — [wie] schade!

it's a pity about somebody/something — es ist ein Jammer mit jemandem/etwas (ugs.)

the pity of it is [that] ... — das Traurige daran ist, dass ...

more's the pity — leider!

2. transitive verb
bedauern; bemitleiden

I pity you — (also contemptuously) du tust mir leid

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n.
Mitleid m. v.
bemitleiden v.

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