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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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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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4 errand
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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mercy — [[t]mɜ͟ː(r)si[/t]] mercies 1) N UNCOUNT If someone in authority shows mercy, they choose not to harm someone they have power over, or they forgive someone they have the right to punish. Neither side took prisoners or showed any mercy... They… … English dictionary
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