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1 pity
1 noun(a) (compassion) pitié f, compassion f;∎ I feel great pity for them j'ai beaucoup de pitié pour eux, je les plains énormément;∎ the sight moved her to pity le spectacle l'a apitoyée ou attendrie;∎ out of pity par pitié;∎ to take or to have pity on sb avoir pitié de qn∎ have pity on the children! ayez pitié des enfants!;∎ he showed no pity to the traitors il s'est montré impitoyable envers les traîtres;(c) (misfortune, shame) dommage m;∎ what a pity! c'est dommage!;∎ it's a pity (that) she isn't here quel dommage qu'elle ne soit pas là;∎ it seems a pity not to finish the bottle ce serait dommage de ne pas finir la bouteille;∎ we're leaving tomorrow, more's the pity nous partons demain, malheureusementavoir pitié de, s'apitoyer sur;∎ he pities himself il s'apitoie sur son sort;∎ they are greatly to be pitied ils sont bien à plaindre -
2 shame
shame [∫eɪm]a. honte f• he hung his head in shame honteux, il a baissé la tête• to put sb/sth to shame faire honte à qn/qch• shame on you! vous devriez avoir honte !b. ( = pity) dommage m• what a shame! (quel) dommage !* * *[ʃeɪm] 1.1) (embarrassment, disgrace) honte fto feel shame at — être honteux/-euse de
to bring shame on — être or faire la honte de
there were cries of ‘shame!’ — les gens criaient au scandale
2) ( pity)it is a shame that — c'est dommage que (+ subj)
it was a great ou such a shame (that) she lost — c'est tellement dommage qu'elle ait perdu
it's a shame about your father — ( if not very serious matter) c'est dommage pour ton père; ( if serious) je suis désolé pour ton père
2.nice costumes - shame about the play! — (colloq) les costumes étaient réussis - mais la pièce! (colloq)
transitive verb1) ( embarrass) faire honte à••
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