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see pitytr['pɪtɪəbəl]1 (arousing pity) lastimoso,-aadj.• digno de compasión adj.• enternecedor adj.• lastimoso, -a adj.'pɪtiəbəladjective (frml)a) ( arousing pity) lastimosob) ( arousing contempt) lamentable['pɪtɪǝbl]ADJ [condition] lastimoso; [attempt] penosoage had reduced him to a pitiable figure — la edad lo había reducido a una figura digna de compasión
* * *['pɪtiəbəl]adjective (frml)a) ( arousing pity) lastimosob) ( arousing contempt) lamentable -
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['pɪtɪəbl]1) (arousing pity) [ sight] commovente; [ existence] miserando; [ salary] miserabile2) (arousing contempt) [attempt, excuse] meschino* * ** * *pitiable /ˈpɪtɪəbl/a.1 pietoso; lacrimevole; doloroso; commovente; miserando2 meschino; miserabile; spregevolepitiably avv.* * *['pɪtɪəbl]1) (arousing pity) [ sight] commovente; [ existence] miserando; [ salary] miserabile2) (arousing contempt) [attempt, excuse] meschino -
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['pɪtɪfl]1) (arousing pity) [ sight] commovente; [ income] miserabile; [ state] pietoso2) (arousing contempt) [attempt, excuse] meschino; [ amount] ridicolo* * ** * *pitiful /ˈpɪtɪfl/a.1 pietoso; compassionevole; misericordioso; lacrimevole; penoso; commovente: a pitiful scene, una scena penosa2 meschino; misero; spregevole: a pitiful salary, un misero stipendio; a pitiful lie, una menzogna spregevolepitifully avv.* * *['pɪtɪfl]1) (arousing pity) [ sight] commovente; [ income] miserabile; [ state] pietoso2) (arousing contempt) [attempt, excuse] meschino; [ amount] ridicolo -
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['pɪtɪfəlɪ]1) (arousing pity) [ thin] da fare paura; [cry, suffer] penosamente2) (arousing contempt) [perform, sing] in modo penoso* * *adverb penosamente, miseramente* * *pitifully► pitiful* * *['pɪtɪfəlɪ]1) (arousing pity) [ thin] da fare paura; [cry, suffer] penosamente2) (arousing contempt) [perform, sing] in modo penoso -
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see pitytr['pɪtɪfʊl]1 (arousing pity - sight) lastimoso,-a; (cry) lastimero,-a2 (arousing contempt) lamentablepitiful ['pɪt̬ɪfəl] adj1) lamentable: lastimero, lastimoso, lamentable2) contemptible: despreciable, lamentable♦ pitifully [-fli] advadj.• despreciable adj.• doloroso, -a adj.• lamentable adj.• lamentoso, -a adj.• lastimero, -a adj.• lastimoso, -a adj.'pɪtɪfəla) ( arousing pity) <cry/moan> lastimero; < sight> lastimosob) (wretched, inadequate) lamentableyou're pitiful! — das pena or lástima!
['pɪtɪfʊl]ADJ1) (=moving to pity) [sight] lastimoso, penoso; [cry] lastimero2) (=contemptible) [efforts] lamentable; [sum, amount] irrisorio3) (=dreadful) pésimo, lamentableit was a pitiful performance — fue una actuación pésima or lamentable
* * *['pɪtɪfəl]a) ( arousing pity) <cry/moan> lastimero; < sight> lastimosob) (wretched, inadequate) lamentableyou're pitiful! — das pena or lástima!
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1 ( arousing pity) [appearance, existence, sight] pitoyable ; [situation] lamentable ; [salary] misérable ; a pitiable beggar un pauvre mendiant ; -
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pitiful ['pɪtɪfʊl](a) (arousing pity) pitoyable;∎ it's pitiful to see people living on the street cela fait pitié de voir des gens à la rue(b) (arousing contempt) piteux, lamentable;∎ they're paid a pitiful wage ils touchent un salaire de misère -
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1 ( causing pity) [appearance, cry, sight] pitoyable ; [income] misérable ; [condition, state] lamentable ;
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