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1 mercy
{'mə:si}
1. милост, пощада, милосърдие, снизхождение
to have/take MERCY on, to show MERCY to смилявам се над, пощадявам
for MERCY's sake! за бога! at the MERCY of на произвола/под властта/на благоволението/в ръцете на
MERCY on us! int бог да ни е на помощ! (ужас)
я гледай ти! (изненада)
left to the tender mercies of upoн. оставен на благоволението на
2. благодат, късмет, щастие
it's a MERCY that какъв късмет/слава богу, че
one must be thankful for small mercies човек трябва да бъде благодарен и за наймалките добрини/да се задоволява с малко
3. attr извършен от състрадание
MERCY killing безболезнено умъртвяване на неизлечимо болен* * *{'mъ:si} n 1. милост, пощада; милосърдие; снизхождение; to have* * *пощада; благодат; късмет;* * *1. attr извършен от състрадание 2. for mercy's sake! за бога! at the mercy of на произвола/под властта/на благоволението/в ръцете на 3. it's a mercy that какъв късмет/слава богу, че 4. left to the tender mercies of upoн. оставен на благоволението на 5. mercy killing безболезнено умъртвяване на неизлечимо болен 6. mercy on us! int бог да ни е на помощ! (ужас) 7. one must be thankful for small mercies човек трябва да бъде благодарен и за наймалките добрини/да се задоволява с малко 8. to have/take mercy on, to show mercy to смилявам се над, пощадявам 9. благодат, късмет, щастие 10. милост, пощада, милосърдие, снизхождение 11. я гледай ти! (изненада)* * *mercy[´mə:si] n 1. милост, пощада; милосърдие, състрадание; снизхождение; to have ( take) \mercy on, show \mercy to смилявам се над, пощадявам; there is no \mercy in him той е безмилостен; for \mercy's sake! за Бога! at the \mercy of на произвола на, в ръцете на; left to the tender mercies of прен. оставен на "благоволението" на; to fling (throw o.s.) on s.o.'s \mercy моля някого за милост; 2. благодат, късмет, щастие; it's a \mercy that... какъв късмет, че..., слава Богу, че...; thankful for small mercies благодарен за най-нищожни добрини, задоволен от малко.
См. также в других словарях:
be thankful for small mercies — be grateful/thankful for small mercies if someone should be grateful for small mercies, they should feel grateful that something good has happened, although it is not everything that they wanted. They ve agreed to end the meeting half an hour… … New idioms dictionary
(be) thankful for small mercies — be grateful/thankful for small ˈmercies idiom to be happy that a situation that is bad is not as bad as it could have been • Well, at least you weren t hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies. Main entry: ↑smallidiom … Useful english dictionary
be thankful for small mercies — be thankful/grateful/for small mercies phrase used to say that you should be grateful for something good that has happened because it is one of the few good things in a bad situation Thesaurus: grateful and gratitudesynonym Main entry: mercy … Useful english dictionary
be grateful for small mercies — be grateful/thankful for small mercies if someone should be grateful for small mercies, they should feel grateful that something good has happened, although it is not everything that they wanted. They ve agreed to end the meeting half an hour… … New idioms dictionary
(be) grateful for small mercies — be grateful/thankful for small ˈmercies idiom to be happy that a situation that is bad is not as bad as it could have been • Well, at least you weren t hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies. Main entry: ↑smallidiom … Useful english dictionary
be grateful for small mercies — be thankful/grateful/for small mercies phrase used to say that you should be grateful for something good that has happened because it is one of the few good things in a bad situation Thesaurus: grateful and gratitudesynonym Main entry: mercy … Useful english dictionary
small — small1 W1S1 [smo:l US smo:l] adj comparative smaller superlative smallest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(size)¦ 2¦(not important)¦ 3 no small degree/achievement/task etc 4¦(young)¦ 5 small business/firm/farmer etc 6¦(letter)¦ 7 conservative with a small c /democrat… … Dictionary of contemporary English
thankful — thank|ful [ˈθæŋkfəl] adj [not before noun] [: Old English; Origin: thancful, from thanc; THANKS2] grateful and glad about something that has happened, especially because without it the situation would be much worse thankful for ▪ I ll be thankful … Dictionary of contemporary English
thankful — adjective (not before noun) grateful and glad about something that has happened, especially because without it the situation would be much worse (+ for): I ll be thankful for a good night s sleep after the week I ve had. | thankful (that): You… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mercy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ divine, infinite ▪ God s infinite mercy ▪ great ▪ tender ▪ I left him to the tender mercies of his mother … Collocations dictionary
mercy — [[t]mɜ͟ː(r)si[/t]] mercies 1) N UNCOUNT If someone in authority shows mercy, they choose not to harm someone they have power over, or they forgive someone they have the right to punish. Neither side took prisoners or showed any mercy... They… … English dictionary
