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see pitytr['pɪtɪfʊl]1 (arousing pity - sight) lastimoso,-a; (cry) lastimero,-a2 (arousing contempt) lamentablepitiful ['pɪt̬ɪfəl] adj1) lamentable: lastimero, lastimoso, lamentable2) contemptible: despreciable, lamentable♦ pitifully [-fli] advadj.• despreciable adj.• doloroso, -a adj.• lamentable adj.• lamentoso, -a adj.• lastimero, -a adj.• lastimoso, -a adj.'pɪtɪfəla) ( arousing pity) <cry/moan> lastimero; < sight> lastimosob) (wretched, inadequate) lamentableyou're pitiful! — das pena or lástima!
['pɪtɪfʊl]ADJ1) (=moving to pity) [sight] lastimoso, penoso; [cry] lastimero2) (=contemptible) [efforts] lamentable; [sum, amount] irrisorio3) (=dreadful) pésimo, lamentableit was a pitiful performance — fue una actuación pésima or lamentable
* * *['pɪtɪfəl]a) ( arousing pity) <cry/moan> lastimero; < sight> lastimosob) (wretched, inadequate) lamentableyou're pitiful! — das pena or lástima!
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