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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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1 noun∎ without mercy sans pitié, sans merci;∎ she had or showed no mercy elle n'a eu aucune pitié, elle a été sans pitié;∎ to have mercy on sb avoir pitié de qn;∎ (have) mercy! (ayez) pitié!;∎ figurative I'll have him begging or crying for mercy! il va le regretter!;∎ may God in his mercy forgive you que Dieu vous pardonne en sa miséricorde;∎ to throw oneself on sb's mercy s'abandonner à la merci de qn(b) (blessing) chance f, bonheur m;∎ it's a mercy that he doesn't know heureusement qu'il ne sait pas, c'est une chance qu'il ne sache pas;∎ we must be thankful or grateful for small mercies il faut savoir apprécier les moindres bienfaits;∎ it was really a mercy that she left son départ fut un véritable soulagement ou une véritable délivrance∎ to be at sb's/sth's mercy être à la merci de qn/qch;∎ the ship was at the mercy of the storm le navire était à la merci de la tempête;∎ formal I throw myself on your mercy je mets mon sort entre vos mains;∎ ironic to leave sb to the tender mercies of sb abandonner qn aux bons soins de qn(flight) de secours, humanitaireold-fashioned grâce!►► mercy dash course f contre la mort;mercy mission mission f humanitaire;∎ on a mercy mission en mission humanitaire -
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errand n commission f, course f ; to go on ou to run an errand for sb aller faire une commission pour qn ; to send sb on an errand envoyer qn faire une commission ; errand of mercy mission f de charité.to go ou be sent on a fool's errand se dépenser pour rien. -
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errand ['erənd]commission f, course f;∎ to go on or to do or to run an errand (for sb) faire une course (pour qn);∎ I did or ran all the errands j'ai fait toutes les commissions ou les courses;∎ to send sb on an errand envoyer qn faire une commission ou une course;∎ an errand of mercy une mission de charité►► errand boy garçon m de courses
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