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'mə:siplural - mercies; noun1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) barmhjertighet, medlidenhet2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) hell, velsignelse, under•- merciful- mercifully
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- have mercy onnådeIsubst. \/ˈmɜːsɪ\/1) barmhjertighet, skånsel2) nåde, miskunn3) medlidenhet4) ( jus) benåding5) barmhjertighetshandling, barmhjertighetsgjerning6) kilde til takknemlighetask for mercy be om nådebe a\/God's mercy that det er en (Guds) lykke\/velsignelsebe at the mercy of somebody\/something eller be at somebody's\/something's mercy være i noens\/noes vold, være prisgitt noen\/noebe left to the tender mercy\/mercies of somebody\/something være\/bli overlatt til noen\/noe på nåde og unådedrift about at the mercy of the winds and the waves ( sjøfart) drive for vind og værfor mercy's sake for Guds skyldbe grateful\/thankful for small mercies være takknemlig for de små tinghave mercy (up)on somebody forbarme seg over noen, ha barmhjertighet med noen, ha medlidenhet med noenimplore for mercy trygle om nådeimplore somebody's mercy eller implore mercy of\/from somebody trygle noen om nådepetition for mercy ( jus) benådningsansøkningput oneself at somebody's mercy legge sin skjebne i noens henderrecommend somebody to the King's mercy innstille noen til benådningshow mercy vise barmhjertighet, la nåde gå for rettsister of mercy barmhjertighetssøsterthrow oneself (up)on somebody's mercy overgi seg på noens nåde og unåde ( hverdagslig) be noen om hjelp eller tilgivelse i en vanskelig situasjonIIinterj. \/ˈmɜːsɪ\/ ( hverdagslig)1) ( uttrykk for frykt) nåde, Gud være oss nådig2) ( uttrykk for overraskelse) bevare meg vel
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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
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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