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1 compassion
compassion [kəm'pæʃən]compassion f, pitié f;∎ to arouse compassion faire pitié, exciter la compassion;∎ to show compassion montrer de la compassion;∎ you have no compassion tu n'as pas de pitié►► compassion fatigue = lassitude du public à l'égard des nécessiteux -
2 sympathy
A n1 ( compassion) compassion f ; to feel sympathy for sb éprouver de la compassion pour qn ; to do sth out of sympathy for sb faire qch par compassion pour qn ; he pressed my hand in sympathy il m'a serré la main en signe de compassion ; she could show a bit more sympathy! elle pourrait se montrer un peu plus compatissante! ; ‘with deepest sympathy’ ‘avec notre or ma profonde sympathie’, ‘avec nos or mes sincères condoléances’ ;2 ( solidarity) solidarité f ; to be in sympathy with sb être d'accord avec qn, être du côté de qn ; I am in sympathy with their aims je suis d'accord avec leurs objectifs ; I have little sympathy for their cause j'ai peu de sympathie pour leur cause ; the workers have come out on strike in sympathy with the students les ouvriers se sont mis en grève par solidarité avec les étudiants ; the programme aroused public sympathy for victims of the famine le public a été profondément ému par cette émission sur les victimes de la famine ;3 (affinity, empathy) affinité f ; there is a deep sympathy between them il y a une grande affinité entre eux.B sympathies npl gen, Pol what are her political sympathys? quelles sont ses tendances fpl politiques? ; to have left-wing/right-wing sympathys être de gauche/de droite ; my sympathys lie entirely with the workers je suis entièrement du côté des ouvriers. -
3 mercy
mercy [ˈmɜ:sɪ]1. nouna. pitié f• have mercy on me! ayez pitié de moi !• to leave sb to the mercy of... abandonner qn à la merci de...b. ( = piece of good fortune) it's a mercy that... heureusement que... + indic2. compounds[flight, journey] de secours* * *['mɜːsɪ]1) ( clemency) clémence f2) ( power) merci f3) ( fortunate event)it's a mercy that — c'est une chance que (+ subj)
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4 mercy
mercy n1 ( clemency) clémence f ; to show mercy to ou towards sb se montrer clément à l'égard de qn ; to have mercy on sb avoir pitié de qn ; to beg for mercy demander grâce ; in his mercy he let them go en or dans sa miséricorde il les laissa partir ; an act of mercy un acte de compassion ; a recommendation to mercy Jur un recours en grâce ; for mercy's sake ○ ! pitié! ;2 ( power) merci f ; to be at the mercy of être à la merci de ; to leave sb to the tender mercies of sb iron abandonner qn à la merci de qn ; to throw oneself on sb's mercy s'en remettre au bon vouloir de qn ;let's be grateful ou thankful for small mercies sachons apprécier notre chance. -
5 commiserate
commiserate [kə'mɪzəreɪt]∎ to commiserate with sb (feel sympathy) éprouver de la compassion pour qn; (show sympathy) témoigner de la sympathie à qn;∎ we commiserated with him on his misfortune nous avons compati à sa malchanceUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > commiserate
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