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pity
[ˈpɪtɪ]
sustantivo
1. piedad (f) compasión (f) (compassion)
  • to take or have pity (on somebody) -> apiadarse or compadecerse (de alguien)
  • to show no pity -> no mostrar compasión
  • for pity's sake! -> ¡por el amor de Dios!
2. (misfortune)
  • it's a pity that… -> es una lástima or una pena que…
  • what a pity! -> ¡qué pena!, ¡qué lástima!
  • more's the pity -> por desgracia
verbo transitivo
3. compadecer

pity [pi-ti]
sustantivo
1. Piedad, misericordia, lástima, compasión (mercy, compassion).
  • I feel no pity for him -> no le tengo lástima
2. Lástima, el objeto que excita la compasión; en este sentido tiene plural.
  • It is a pity that his book is lost -> es lástima que se haya perdido su libro
  • It is a thousand pities -> es muchísima lástima
  • For pity’s sake, from pity -> por piedad
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1. Lastimarse, apiadarse, tener piedad, enternecerse. (n)
  • He is greatly to be pitied -> es muy digno de lástima
va. Compadecer, tener lástima.

pity [ˈpɪtɪ]
noun
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; es una pena que; 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
verb:transitive
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!

Verb Conjugation for "pity"

Imperative
  • pity
  • you pity
  • he/she pities
  • we pity
  • you pity
  • they pity
Preterite
  • I pitied
  • you pitied
  • he/she pitied
  • we pitied
  • you pitied
  • they pitied
Present Continuous
  • I am pitying
  • you are pitying
  • he/she is pitying
  • we are pitying
  • you are pitying
  • they are pitying
Present Perfect
  • I have pitied
  • you have pitied
  • he/she has pitied
  • we have pitied
  • you have pitied
  • they have pitied
Past Continuous
  • I was pitying
  • you were pitying
  • he/she was pitying
  • we were pitying
  • you were pitying
  • they were pitying
Past Perfect
  • I had pitied
  • you had pitied
  • he/she had pitied
  • we had pitied
  • you had pitied
  • they had pitied
Future
  • I will pity
  • you will pity
  • he/she will pity
  • we will pity
  • you will pity
  • they will pity
Future Perfect
  • I will have pitied
  • you will have pitied
  • he/she will have pitied
  • we will have pitied
  • you will have pitied
  • they will have pitied
Future Continuous
  • I will be pitying
  • you will be pitying
  • he/she will be pitying
  • we will be pitying
  • you will be pitying
  • they will be pitying
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been pitying
  • you have been pitying
  • he/she has been pitying
  • we have been pitying
  • you have been pitying
  • they have been pitying
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been pitying
  • you will have been pitying
  • he/she will have been pitying
  • we will have been pitying
  • you will have been pitying
  • they will have been pitying
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been pitying
  • you had been pitying
  • he/she had been pitying
  • we had been pitying
  • you had been pitying
  • they had been pitying
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