pity

pity
['pɪtɪ]
n
жалость, сожаление, сочувствие, сострадание

What a pity! — Какая жалость!

I looked on him in silent pity. — Я смотрел на него с молчаливым сочувствием.

It is a very great pity that he couldn't do this. — Чрезмерно жалко, что он не смог этого сделать.

A wild feeling of pity came over him. — Его охватило безумное сожаление.

It's a pity to see what has happened. — Печально видеть то, что случилось.

Do have some pity on us! — Сжальтесь же над нами!

- deepest pity
- pity for her children
- pity stirring in my heart
- sense of pity
- moved with pity
- filled with pity
- full of pity
- out of pity for smb
- for pity's sake be quiet
- agree out of pity
- arouse pity
- feel pity for smb
- feel a rush of pity for smb
- have pity on smb
- look at smb with pity
- melt with pity
- move smb to pity
- shut one's heart to pity
- show pity for smb
- take pity upon smb
- take pity on the poor old man
- it is a pity that ...
- with pity in one's eyes
- pity of it! - for pity's sake
- it's a great pity
CHOICE OF WORDS:
Русское "жаль, что ..." (кроме выражения it's a pity that ...) передается конструкцией I'm sorry (that) ... Русское "жалеть кого-либо" соответствует словосочетаниям to feel pity for smb и to be sorry for smb Русское "сожалеть о чем-либо" соответствует to be sorry about smth (that...) или конструкции с глаголом wish + Subjunctive: I wish I were there я сожалею, что меня там нет; I wish I knew it жаль, что я об этом не знаю

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  • Pity — implies tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow for one in misery or distress. By the nineteenth century, two different kinds of pity had come to be distinguished, which we might call benevolent pity and contemptuous pity (see Kimball).… …   Wikipedia

  • pity — [pit′ē] n. pl. pities [ME pite < OFr pitet < L pietas: see PIETY] 1. sorrow felt for another s suffering or misfortune; compassion; sympathy 2. the ability to feel such compassion 3. a cause for sorrow or regret vt., vi. pitied, pitying [ …   English World dictionary

  • Pity — Pit y, n.; pl. {Pities}. [OE. pite, OF. pit[ e], piti[ e], F. piti[ e], L. pietas piety, kindness, pity. See {Pious}, and cf. {Piety}.] 1. Piety. [Obs.] Wyclif. [1913 Webster] 2. A feeling for the sufferings or distresses of another or others;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pity — ► NOUN (pl. pities) 1) a feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the sufferings of others. 2) a cause for regret or disappointment. ► VERB (pities, pitied) ▪ feel pity for. ● for pity s sake …   English terms dictionary

  • pity — (n.) early 13c., from O.Fr. pite, pitet (11c., Mod.Fr. pitié), from L. pietatem (nom. pietas) piety, affection, duty, in L.L. gentleness, kindness, pity, from pius (see PIOUS (Cf. pious)). Replaced O.E. mildheortness, lit. mild heartness, itself… …   Etymology dictionary

  • pity — [n1] feeling of mercy toward another benevolence, charity, clemency, comfort, commiseration, compassion, compunction, condolement, condolence, dejection, distress, empathy, favor, forbearance, goodness, grace, humanity, kindliness, kindness,… …   New thesaurus

  • Pity — Pit y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pitied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pitying}.] 1. To feel pity or compassion for; to have sympathy with; to compassionate; to commiserate; to have tender feelings toward (any one), awakened by a knowledge of suffering. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pity — Pit y, v. i. To be compassionate; to show pity. [1913 Webster] I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy. Jer. xiii. 14. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pity — pity·ing; pity; pity·ing·ly; …   English syllables

  • pity — The type Pity we can t get this to work is an acceptable conversational shortening of It is a pity that… …   Modern English usage

  • Pity — (Pitje), holländische Benennung der japanischen u. chinesischen Scheidemünze, deren man sonst auf Java 50 auf den Stüber rechnete …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon


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