mercy

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mercy
[ˈmɜːsɪ]
sustantivo
1compasión (f) clemencia (f)
  • to have mercy on somebody -> tener compasión or apiadarse de alguien
  • to beg for mercy -> suplicar clemencia
  • to be at the mercy of -> estar a merced de
  • we should be thankful for small mercies -> habría que dar gracias de que las cosas no vayan aún peor
  • mercy killing -> eutanasia (f)

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mercy [mer-si]
sustantivo
1Misericordia, clemencia, piedad; merced, remisión de una falta, gracia, perdón.
2Arbitrio, discreción, poder, capricho, voluntad.
  • For mercy, for mercy’s sake -> por gracia, por dios; ¡ten misericordia
  • to cry mercy -> pedir gracia, misericordia
  • To show mercy -> mostrar misericordia
  • Sisters of Mercy -> las monjas de la Merced, en la Iglesia católica, comunidad de religiosas que se dedican a obras de piedad

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mercy [ˈmɜːsɪ]
noun
1 (compassion) misericordia; (f) (clemency) clemencia; (f) piedad; (f)
to beg for mercybeg pedir clemencia
to have mercy on sbhave tener misericordia piedad de algn;or tener clemencia para con algn
may God have mercy on your soul Allah have mercy on you the Duke of York had mercy on me and I was pardoned
have mercy! ¡por piedad!
God in His mercyin el Señor en su infinita bondad
They bring to the Lord nothing but their open hands, ready to humbly receive whatever God in His mercy will give Lord, in your mercy: Hear our prayer
to show sb no mercyno no mostrarse misericordioso clemente con algn;or
no mercy was shown to the rioters no hubo clemencia para los revoltosos
2 (discretion)
to be at the mercy of sth/sbat estar a merced de algo/algn
to be left to the tender mercies of sbtender especially (humorous) quedar a merced de algn
to throw o.s. on sb's mercy ponerse en (las) manos de algn
3 (blessing)
it was a mercy that death came so quickly
his death was a mercya su muerte fue una bendición
it's a mercy that no-one was hurt (informal) es un milagro que nadie resultara herido; menos mal que nadie resultó herido
we should be grateful for small merciessmall y demos gracias, porque podría haber sido peor
thankful
modifier
mercy flight (n) vuelo de ayuda para ayudar a alguien necesitado en una guerra etc; (m) (para ayudar a alguien necesitado en una guerra etc)
a mercy flight to Britain has been arranged for a young Bosnian girl suffering from cancer
mercy killing (n) eutanasia; (f)

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