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1 take pity on
(to act kindly, or relent, towards (someone), from a feeling of pity: He took pity on the hungry children and gave them food.) forbarme seg over -
2 pity
'piti 1. noun1) (a feeling of sorrow for the troubles and sufferings of others: He felt a great pity for her.) medynk, medlidenhet2) (a cause of sorrow or regret: What a pity (that) she can't come.) så synd2. verb(to feel pity for (someone): She pitied him; She is to be pitied.) føle medlidenhet med, ha vondt av- piteous- piteously
- piteousness
- pitiable
- pitiably
- pitiful
- pitifully
- pitifulness
- pitiless
- pitilessly
- pitilessness
- pityingly
- have pity on
- take pity onbeklageIsubst. \/ˈpɪtɪ\/medlidenhet, medynkfor pity's sake for Guds skyldit's a pity (that) det er leit (at), synd (at)the more's the pity ja, er det ikke trist?out of pity av medlidenhetwhat a pity! det var synd!, det var dumt!, så synd!, så dumt!take pity on forbarme seg over føle medlidenhet medIIverb \/ˈpɪtɪ\/synes synd på, ha medynk med, ha medfølelse med -
3 compassion
kəm'pæʃən(sorrow or pity for the sufferings of another person.) medlidenhet, medynk, barmhjertighetsubst. \/kəmˈpæʃ(ə)n\/medlidenhet, medynk, barmhjertighet, medfølelsehave compassion on (for) ha medlidenhet medlook at someone in\/with compassion se på noen med medlidenhet\/medfølelseout of compassion for av medlidenhet medtake compassion on få medlidenhet med, forbarme seg over -
4 devil
'devl1) (the spirit of evil; Satan: He does not worship God - he worships the Devil.) djevel2) (any evil or wicked spirit or person: That woman is a devil!) ond ånd/person, djevel3) (a person who is bad or disapproved of: She's a lazy devil.) djevel4) (an unfortunate person for whom one feels pity: Poor devils! I feel really sorry for them.) djevel, krokdjevelIsubst. \/ˈdevl\/1) djevel2) ( overført) djevel, satan, faen, fanden3) ond ånd, demon4) håndlanger (til advokat eller forfatter), usynlig medarbeider5) forklaring: spesielt grusom eller ondskapsfull person6) ( mekanikk) volfemaskin, oppdelingsmaskin7) bærbar ovn8) ( hverdagslig) stridshumør, fart, futtas if the devil was after someone som om djevelen var i hælene på noenbe a devil! ( som oppmuntring til nølende person) kom igjen!, sett i gang!better the devil you know, than the devil you don't know man vet hva man har, men ikke hva man fårbetween the devil and the deep (blue) sea mellom barken og veden, mellom to leirerthe devil! dæven!, pokker også!the devil and his dam fanden og hans oldemorthe devil can quote\/cite scripture for his purpose faen selv kan tyde bibelen til sin fordel, lese noe som fanden leser bibelena devil incarnate en djevel i menneskeskikkelse, en erkeskurka devil of a... pokker til..., en jævla, (et) jævla, et helvetesthe devil of a time et helvete forferdelig lang tidjævlig morsomt, fantastisk morsomtfor the devil of it ( hverdagslig) på (pur) jævelskap, for moro skyldgive the devil his due rett skal være rett, i rettferdighetens navngo to the devil forfalle ( også) dra til helvetehave the devil's own time ha det jævlig (vanskelig), ha et helvetehe that sups with the devil must have a long spoon man må være forsiktig i omgang med ondskapenit's the devil det er forbasket vanskelig\/utrivelig, det er jævlig vanskelig\/utriveliglet the devil take the hindmost redde seg den som redde seg kanplay the devil with kullkaste, ødelegge, gjøre kål påprinter's devil boktrykkerlærlingraise the devil lage bråk, lage helveterun like the devil løpe som bare pokkertalk of the devil (and he will appear) når man snakker om sola, så skinner denthe devil finds work for idle hands to do lediggang er roten til alt ondtthe devil looks after his own ukrutt forgår ikke så lettthere will be the devil to pay det kommer til å bli et helvetes leven, da kommer helvete til å bryte løsthis is the devil and all det er det helewhat the devil...? hva faen...?, hva i helvete...?who the devil...? hvem faen...?, hvem i helvete...?why the devil...? hvorfor i helsike...?IIverb \/ˈdevl\/1) ( for advokat eller forfatter) være håndlanger, slite og streve (uten lønn)2) ( på trykkeri) være visergutt3) forklaring: krydre sterkt og steke eller grillejeg elsker krydrede, stekte egg4) (amer.) plage, pine, irritere, uroe5) ( mekanikk) rive opp med volfemaskindevil for utføre slavearbeid for -
5 what
(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) samme hvem/hva/hvorIadv. \/wɒt\/1) hva, hvor, hvilken, i hvilken grad• what does it matter?2) skal vi si, sånn, rundt, ca., ved• see you, what, about five3) (hverdagslig, gammeldags) ikke sant, eller hva• pretty bad song, what?ganske dårlig sang, eller hva?IIdeterm. \/wɒt\/ eller wot1) hvilke(n), hvilket• what country do you come from?• what are your reasons?• what colour is your house?• what size is he?• what day is it today?2) hva slags, hvilken type• what books do you read?• what answer is that?3) ( i utbrudd) for en, for et, hvilke(n), hvilket, så• what a fool!• what beautiful weather!• what an excuse!• what a pity!4) (all) den, (alt) det, (alle) de• you can wear what clothes you like!5) (hverdagslig, i relativsetninger) somIIIpron. \/wɒt\/ eller wot1) hva, hva som• what does it mean?• what's her name?• do you know what?2) hva (som), det (som), alt (hva)det denne byen trenger, er flere biler3) hvor, hvor mye, hvor mange, hvor høy• what age is he?• what money is there?• what salary do you get?• what time is it?4) ( i relativsetninger) hva, det, det som, noe som• but, what even you must see, he was lyingmen noe som du selv må innse, er at han løy• he told me what I knew already, that he was gayhan fortalte meg hva jeg visste fra før, at han var homse• what is interesting about this is...det som er interessant med dette, er...and\/or what have you ( hverdagslig) eller noe slikt, og jeg vet ikke hvaand what not ( hverdagslig) og jeg vet ikke hvabut what ( gammeldags) annet enn at, uten at, som ikkeor what? eller (hva)?• shall we go or what?skal vi gå, eller?so what? hva så?, og så?, hva gjør vel det?what? ( hverdagslig) hva?, hva sa du?, hva for noe? (hverdagslig, sist i setningen) eller hva?, ikke sant?• your late, what?du er sen, ikke sant?• you saw a what?• you did what?what about hva med• what about Kimberley?what-d'you-call-it ( hverdagslig) hva var det nå det het igjen, hva det nå heterwhat for av hvilken grunn, hvorfor• what did you do that for?• I shall give you what for!what ho! (spøkefullt, gammeldags) hallo!, hei du! hva står på?, hva skjer?what if hva om, tenk om, anta atwhat now? hva nå?what of it? hva så?, og så?, hva gjør vel det?what say ( hverdagslig) hva om, hva synes du om• what say we take a couple of days off?what's-her\/his-name hva var det nå hun\/han het igjen, hva hun\/han nå heter• why don't you invite what's-her-name to your party?what's-its-name hva var det nå det het igjen, hva det nå heterwhat's up? ( hverdagslig) hvordan går det?, står til?, hva skjer?what's what ( hverdagslig) hva som er hvawhat then? eller then what? hva gjør vi da?, og så?what though ( poetisk) hva gjør det omwhat with på grunn av• we can't go, what with the cats that must be fed and the garden that needs looking aftervi kan ikke dra på grunn av kattene som må ha mat og hagen som må passes på
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take pity on — (someone) to do something because you feel sympathy for someone. She stood there shivering until Claudia took pity on her and put her sweater around the child s shoulders … New idioms dictionary
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take pity on — also[take pity upon] {v. phr.} To feel sympathy or pity and do something for. * /Mary took pity on the orphan kittens./ * /The farmer took pity upon the campers, and let them stay in his barn during the rain./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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take pity on — a better person would take pity on them Syn: feel sorry for, relent, be compassionate toward, be sympathetic toward, have mercy on, help (out), put someone out of their misery … Thesaurus of popular words
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