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1 be left to the tender mercy of somebody
Ироническое выражение: быть отданным на милость кого-либо (обыкн. жестокого человека)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > be left to the tender mercy of somebody
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2 mercy
'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 -
3 mercy
'mə:siplural - mercies; noun1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) compasión, clemencia2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) suerte•- merciful- mercifully
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mercy n misericordia / piedad / clemenciatr['mɜːsɪ]1 (compassion) misericordia, clemencia, piedad nombre femenino■ have mercy upon me! ¡tenga piedad de mí!1 de ayuda, de socorro\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be at the mercy of somebody/something estar a la merced de alguien/algoto be thankful for small mercies darse con un canto en los dientesto beg for mercy / plead for mercy pedir clemenciato throw oneself on somebody's mercy abandonarse a la merced de alguienmercy killing eutanasia1) clemency: misericordia f, clemencia f2) blessing: bendición fn.• clemencia s.f.• compasión s.f.• favor s.m.• merced s.f.• misericordia s.f.• piedad s.f.'mɜːrsi, 'mɜːsia) u ( clemency) misericordia f, clemencia fto have mercy (on somebody) — tener* misericordia or piedad (de alguien), apiadarse (de alguien)
at the mercy of the elements — a merced de los elementos; (before n) <mission, flight> (journ) de ayuda or socorro
b) c ( blessing) bendición fit's a mercy that... — (colloq) es una suerte que..., gracias a Dios,...
['mɜːsɪ]let's be grateful o thankful for small mercies — (set phrase) seamos positivos, podría haber sido peor
1. N1) (=compassion) misericordia f ; (=clemency) clemencia f, piedad f•
to beg for mercy — pedir clemencia•
to have mercy on sb — tener misericordia or piedad de algn, tener clemencia para con algnhave mercy! — ¡por piedad!
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God in His mercy — el Señor en su infinita bondad•
to show sb no mercy — no mostrarse misericordioso or clemente con algn2) (=discretion)•
to be at the mercy of sth/sb — estar a merced de algo/algn•
to be left to the tender mercies of sb — esp hum quedar a merced de algn- throw o.s. on sb's mercy3) (=blessing)•
his death was a mercy — su muerte fue una bendiciónit's a mercy that no-one was hurt * — es un milagro que nadie resultara herido, menos mal que nadie resultó herido
thankful•
we should be grateful for small mercies — y demos gracias, porque podría haber sido peor2.CPDmercy flight N — vuelo m de ayuda (para ayudar a alguien necesitado en una guerra etc)
mercy killing N — eutanasia f
* * *['mɜːrsi, 'mɜːsi]a) u ( clemency) misericordia f, clemencia fto have mercy (on somebody) — tener* misericordia or piedad (de alguien), apiadarse (de alguien)
at the mercy of the elements — a merced de los elementos; (before n) <mission, flight> (journ) de ayuda or socorro
b) c ( blessing) bendición fit's a mercy that... — (colloq) es una suerte que..., gracias a Dios,...
let's be grateful o thankful for small mercies — (set phrase) seamos positivos, podría haber sido peor
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4 быть отданным на милость кого-либо
Ironical: be left to the tender mercy of somebody (обыкн. жестокого человека)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > быть отданным на милость кого-либо
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