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1 pity
['piti] 1. noun1) (a feeling of sorrow for the troubles and sufferings of others: He felt a great pity for her.) οίκτος,λύπηση2) (a cause of sorrow or regret: What a pity (that) she can't come.) κρίμα2. verb(to feel pity for (someone): She pitied him; She is to be pitied.) λυπάμαι,συμπονώ- piteous- piteously
- piteousness
- pitiable
- pitiably
- pitiful
- pitifully
- pitifulness
- pitiless
- pitilessly
- pitilessness
- pityingly
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2 Mercy
subs.Pity: P. and V. ἔλεος, ὁ. οἶκτος, ὁ (Thuc. 7, 77).Pardon: P. and V. συγγνώμη, ἡ, V. σύγγνοια, ἡ.Mercifulness: P. ἐπιείκεια, ἡ, αἴδεσις, ἡ, P. and V. αἰδώς, ἡ.Obtain mercy: V. αἰδοῦς τυγχάνειν (Eur., H.F. 301).Show mercy: P. and V. αἰδεῖσθαι (absol.) (Dem. 983; Eur., Med. 349).Pardon: P. and V. συγγιγνώσκειν (dat.).Spare: P. and V. φείδεσθαι (gen.).At the mercy of: P. and V. ἐπί (dat.).Leave a matter at the mercy of the speakers' capacity: P. ἐπὶ τῇ τῶν λεγόντων δυνάμει τὸ πρᾶγμα καταστῆσαι (Dem., 596).He is at the mercy of the speaker: V. ἐστὶ τοῦ λέγοντος (Soph., O.R. 917), cf., Ar. μὴ τοῦ λέγοντος ἴσθι. (Eq. 860).Being always at the mercy of their assailants: P. ὄντες ἀεὶ τῶν ἐπιτιθεμένων (Plat., Pol. 307E).( I think) that the virtues of many should not be at the mercy of one man: P. μὴ ἐν ἑνὶ ἀνδρὶ πολλῶν ἀρετὰς κινδυνεύεσθαι (Thuc. 2, 35).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Mercy
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3 Sympathy
subs.Good will: P. and V. εὔνοια, ἡ, εὐμένεια, ἡ, P. φιλοφροσύνη, ἡ (Plat.).Kindliness: P. φιλανθρωπία, ἡ.Pity: P. and V. ἔλεος, ὁ, οἶκτος, ὁ (rare P.).Congratulation: P. μακαρισμός, ὁ.The public sympathies inclined considerably to the side of the Lacedaemonians more ( than to that of their opponents): P. ἡ δε εὔνοια παρὰ πολὺ ἐποίει τῶν ἀνθρώπων μᾶλλον ἐς τοὺς Λακεδαιμονίους (Thuc. 2, 8).Seeing you let fall tears from your eyes I felt pity and myself shed tears in sympathy with you: V. ἐγώ σʼ ἀπʼ ὄσσων ἐκβαλόντʼ ἰδὼν δάκρυ ᾤκτειρα καὐτὸς ἀντάφηκα σοὶ πάλιν (Eur., I. A. 477).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sympathy
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4 shame
[ʃeim] 1. noun1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) ντροπή2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) ντροπή3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) αίσχος4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) κρίμα2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) φέρνω στο φιλότιμο2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) ντροπιάζω•- shameful- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
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5 at any rate
(at least: It's a pity it has started to rain, but at any rate we can still enjoy ourselves at the cinema; The Queen is coming to see us - at any rate, that's what John says.) τουλάχιστον -
6 be/feel sorry for
(to pity: I'm / I feel really sorry for that poor woman.) λυπάμαι -
7 devil
['devl]1) (the spirit of evil; Satan: He does not worship God - he worships the Devil.) διάβολος2) (any evil or wicked spirit or person: That woman is a devil!) δαίμονας3) (a person who is bad or disapproved of: She's a lazy devil.) αφιλότιμος4) (an unfortunate person for whom one feels pity: Poor devils! I feel really sorry for them.) κακομοίρης -
8 pityingly
adverb (in a way which shows that one feels pity for someone: He looked at her pityingly.) με οίκτο -
9 touch
1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) αγγίζω2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) αγγίζω3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) συγκινώ4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) έχω σχέση με2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) άγγιγμα2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) αφή3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) πινελιά4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) επιδεξιότητα, τεχνική, ύφος5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) πλαϊνό (στο ποδόσφαιρο)•- touching- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood
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