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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.) medynk, medlidenhet2) (a cause of sorrow or regret: What a pity (that) she can't come.) så synd2. verb(to feel pity for (someone): She pitied him; She is to be pitied.) føle medlidenhet med, ha vondt av- piteous- piteously
- piteousness
- pitiable
- pitiably
- pitiful
- pitifully
- pitifulness
- pitiless
- pitilessly
- pitilessness
- pityingly
- have pity on
- take pity onbeklageIsubst. \/ˈpɪtɪ\/medlidenhet, medynkfor pity's sake for Guds skyldit's a pity (that) det er leit (at), synd (at)the more's the pity ja, er det ikke trist?out of pity av medlidenhetwhat a pity! det var synd!, det var dumt!, så synd!, så dumt!take pity on forbarme seg over føle medlidenhet medIIverb \/ˈpɪtɪ\/synes synd på, ha medynk med, ha medfølelse med -
2 what
(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) samme hvem/hva/hvorIadv. \/wɒt\/1) hva, hvor, hvilken, i hvilken grad• what does it matter?2) skal vi si, sånn, rundt, ca., ved• see you, what, about five3) (hverdagslig, gammeldags) ikke sant, eller hva• pretty bad song, what?ganske dårlig sang, eller hva?IIdeterm. \/wɒt\/ eller wot1) hvilke(n), hvilket• what country do you come from?• what are your reasons?• what colour is your house?• what size is he?• what day is it today?2) hva slags, hvilken type• what books do you read?• what answer is that?3) ( i utbrudd) for en, for et, hvilke(n), hvilket, så• what a fool!• what beautiful weather!• what an excuse!• what a pity!4) (all) den, (alt) det, (alle) de• you can wear what clothes you like!5) (hverdagslig, i relativsetninger) somIIIpron. \/wɒt\/ eller wot1) hva, hva som• what does it mean?• what's her name?• do you know what?2) hva (som), det (som), alt (hva)det denne byen trenger, er flere biler3) hvor, hvor mye, hvor mange, hvor høy• what age is he?• what money is there?• what salary do you get?• what time is it?4) ( i relativsetninger) hva, det, det som, noe som• but, what even you must see, he was lyingmen noe som du selv må innse, er at han løy• he told me what I knew already, that he was gayhan fortalte meg hva jeg visste fra før, at han var homse• what is interesting about this is...det som er interessant med dette, er...and\/or what have you ( hverdagslig) eller noe slikt, og jeg vet ikke hvaand what not ( hverdagslig) og jeg vet ikke hvabut what ( gammeldags) annet enn at, uten at, som ikkeor what? eller (hva)?• shall we go or what?skal vi gå, eller?so what? hva så?, og så?, hva gjør vel det?what? ( hverdagslig) hva?, hva sa du?, hva for noe? (hverdagslig, sist i setningen) eller hva?, ikke sant?• your late, what?du er sen, ikke sant?• you saw a what?• you did what?what about hva med• what about Kimberley?what-d'you-call-it ( hverdagslig) hva var det nå det het igjen, hva det nå heterwhat for av hvilken grunn, hvorfor• what did you do that for?• I shall give you what for!what ho! (spøkefullt, gammeldags) hallo!, hei du! hva står på?, hva skjer?what if hva om, tenk om, anta atwhat now? hva nå?what of it? hva så?, og så?, hva gjør vel det?what say ( hverdagslig) hva om, hva synes du om• what say we take a couple of days off?what's-her\/his-name hva var det nå hun\/han het igjen, hva hun\/han nå heter• why don't you invite what's-her-name to your party?what's-its-name hva var det nå det het igjen, hva det nå heterwhat's up? ( hverdagslig) hvordan går det?, står til?, hva skjer?what's what ( hverdagslig) hva som er hvawhat then? eller then what? hva gjør vi da?, og så?what though ( poetisk) hva gjør det omwhat with på grunn av• we can't go, what with the cats that must be fed and the garden that needs looking aftervi kan ikke dra på grunn av kattene som må ha mat og hagen som må passes på
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more's the pity — more’s the pity spoken phrase used when you are disappointed that something is true ‘We’ve got a history class next, haven’t we?’ ‘Yes, more’s the pity.’ Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing how bad something issynonym Main entry: pity * * * … Useful english dictionary
more's the pity — ► more s the pity informal used to express regret. Main Entry: ↑pity … English terms dictionary
more's the pity — spoken used when you are disappointed that something is true We ve got a history class next, haven t we? Yes, more s the pity … English dictionary
more's the pity — informal used to express regret. → pity … English new terms dictionary
more's the pity — So much the worse … A concise dictionary of English slang
pity — ► NOUN (pl. pities) 1) a feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the sufferings of others. 2) a cause for regret or disappointment. ► VERB (pities, pitied) ▪ feel pity for. ● for pity s sake … English terms dictionary
pity — 1 noun 1 (it s a) pity spoken used to show that you are disappointed about something and you wish things could happen differently (+ (that)): Ralph s a really nice guy pity he s not better looking. | It s a pity that Jan and George can t make it… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pity — [[t]pɪ̱ti[/t]] pities, pitying, pitied 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N for n If you feel pity for someone, you feel very sorry for them. → See also self pity He felt a sudden tender pity for her... She knew that she was an object of pity among her friends.… … English dictionary
pity — pit|y1 S3 [ˈpıti] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: pité, from Latin pietas piety, pity , from pius; PIOUS] 1.) a pity spoken used to show that you are disappointed about something and you wish things could happen differently = ↑shame (it … Dictionary of contemporary English
pity — pit|y1 [ pıti ] noun uncount 1. ) a strong feeling of sympathy that you have for someone because they are very unhappy or in a bad situation: She looked at him with a mixture of pity and disgust. There was pity in her voice. feel pity for someone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pity — I UK [ˈpɪtɪ] / US noun [uncountable] ** 1) a strong feeling of sympathy that you have for someone because they are very unhappy or in a bad situation She looked at him with a mixture of pity and disgust. There was pity in her voice. feel pity for … English dictionary