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1 pathetic
[pə'Ɵetik]1) (causing pity: The lost dog was a pathetic sight.) pathétique2) (weak and useless: a pathetic attempt.) pitoyable• -
2 pathetic
pathetic [pəˈθetɪk]a. ( = very sad) [sight, grief] pitoyable* * *[pə'θetɪk]1) ( full of pathos) pathétique2) péj ( inadequate) misérable3) (colloq) péj ( contemptible) lamentable -
3 miserable
miserable [ˈmɪzərəbl]a. ( = unhappy) malheureuxc. ( = wretched) [person, place] misérable ; [sight] lamentabled. ( = paltry) misérable* * *['mɪzrəbl]1) ( gloomy) [person, event, expression] malheureux/-euse; [thoughts] noir; [weather] sale (before n)2) ( pathetic) [quantity] misérable; [wage] de misère; [attempt, failure, performance, result] lamentable3) ( depressing) [life] de misère; [dwelling] misérable -
4 sad
sad [sæd]1. adjective• the sad fact is that... la triste vérité est que...• sad to say, he died soon after malheureusement, il est mort peu après2. compounds* * *[sæd]1) ( unhappy) tristeto be sad to do — [person] être triste de faire
to be sad that — [person] être triste que (+ subj)
we are sad about ou at the accident — l'accident nous attriste
it's sad that — c'est triste que (+ subj)
2) ( unfortunate) [fact, duty, truth] triste (before n)sad to say,... — c'est malheureux à dire, mais...
3) ( deplorable) [attitude, situation] navrantit's a sad state of affairs when one can't/one has to... — c'est lamentable de ne pas pouvoir/d'avoir à...
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5 sorry
sorry [ˈsɒrɪ]a. ( = regretful) désolé• I am sorry to have to tell you that... je regrette d'avoir à vous dire que...• are you going? -- I'm sorry I can't tu vas y aller ? -- désolé mais je ne peux pas• you'll be sorry for this! vous le regretterez !b. ( = pitying) to feel sorry for sb plaindre qn• I'm sorry for you but... je suis désolé pour vous mais...• to feel sorry for o.s. se plaindre (de son sort)c. ( = woeful) triste* * *['sɒrɪ] 1.1) ( apologetic) désolé; ( for emphasis) navréI'm terribly sorry — je suis vraiment désolé, je suis navré
I'm sorry to be a nuisance but... — excusez-moi de vous embêter, mais...
to be sorry about — s'excuser de [behaviour, mistake, change]
2) ( sympathetic)to be sorry to hear of something/to hear that — être désolé d'apprendre quelque chose/d'apprendre que
3) ( regretful)and, I'm sorry to say — et malheureusement
4) ( pitying)to be ou feel sorry for somebody — plaindre quelqu'un also iron
5) ( pathetic) [state, sight, business] triste; [person] minable2.1) ( apologizing) désolé!2) (failing to hear, understand)3) ( interrupting)sorry, time is running out — je suis désolé, mais nous n'avons plus beaucoup de temps
so we have two, sorry, three options — nous avons donc deux, pardon, trois options
4) ( adding a comment)sorry, may I just say that — excusez-moi, je voudrais simplement ajouter que
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6 sorry
A adj1 ( apologetic) désolé ; ( for emphasis) navré ; I'm terribly sorry je suis vraiment désolé, je suis navré ; (I'm) sorry, I haven't a clue ○ ou I've no idea je suis désolé mais je n'en ai pas la moindre idée ; to be sorry that être désolé que (+ subj) ; to be sorry if être désolé si ; I'm sorry that things didn't work out/if I was rude je suis désolé que ça n'ait pas marché/si j'ai été grossier ; I'm sorry I'm late je suis désolé d'être en retard ; I'm sorry for the delay je suis désolé du retard, je m'excuse pour le retard ; to be sorry for doing/to do être désolé d'avoir fait/de faire ; I'm sorry for keeping you waiting excusez-moi de vous avoir fait attendre ; I'm sorry to be a nuisance but… excusez-moi de vous embêter, mais… ; to be sorry about s'excuser de [behaviour, mistake, change] ; I'm sorry about this! je suis désolé!, excusez-moi! ; sorry about that! (je suis) désolé! ; to say sorry s'excuser ; he didn't look the slightest bit sorry! il n'avait pas du tout l'air désolé! ;2 ( sympathetic) to be sorry to hear of sth/to hear that être désolé d'apprendre qch/d'apprendre que ; I'm very sorry about your uncle j'ai été désolé d'apprendre pour ton oncle ;3 ( regretful) to be sorry to do regretter de faire ; we are sorry to inform you that nous regrettons or nous avons le regret de vous informer que ; will you be sorry to go back? est-ce que tu auras des regrets en rentrant? ; no-one will be sorry to see him go! personne ne regrettera son départ! ; and, I'm sorry to say et malheureusement ; I'm sorry that I didn't come/that you didn't come je regrette de ne pas être venu/que tu ne sois pas venu ; she was sorry (that) she'd raised the subject elle regrettait d'avoir abordé le sujet ; I felt sorry about it afterwards j'ai eu des remords par la suite ; do it now or you'll be sorry! fais-le maintenant ou tu t'en repentiras! ;6 (pathetic, deplorable) [state, sight, business] triste ; [person] minable ; they're a sorry lot! ils sont minables! ; to be in a sorry state être dans un triste état or en piteux état ; this is a sorry state of affairs! c'est vraiment lamentable!B excl1 ( apologizing) désolé! ;2 ( failing to hear) sorry? pardon? ;3 ( contradicting) sorry, Sarah, that isn't true! désolé, Sarah, mais cela est faux! ;4 ( interrupting others) sorry, time is running out je suis désolé, mais nous n'avons plus beaucoup de temps ;5 ( adding a comment) sorry, may I just say that excusez-moi, je voudrais simplement ajouter que ;6 ( requesting clarification) sorry, I'm not with you pardon, mais je ne vous suis pas ;7 ( correcting self) so we have two, sorry, three options nous avons donc deux, pardon, trois options ;8 ( being adamant) sorry, but that's the way it is! désolé, mais c'est comme ça! -
7 sad
∎ it makes me sad to see what's become of them ça me rend triste ou m'attriste de voir ce qu'ils sont devenus;∎ I shall be sad to see you leave je serai désolé de vous voir partir;∎ to be sad at heart avoir le cœur gros;∎ the flowers look or are a bit sad les fleurs ont triste mine;∎ he came through the experience a sadder and a wiser man l'expérience a été dure mais profitable(b) (depressing → news, day, story) triste; (→ sight, occasion) triste, attristant; (→ painting, music etc) lugubre, triste; (→ loss) cruel, douloureux;∎ but sad to say it didn't last long mais, malheureusement, cela n'a pas duré;∎ that's very sad news c'est bien triste;∎ she came to a sad end elle a eu une triste fin;∎ the sad fact is that he's incompetent c'est malheureux à dire, mais c'est un incapable(c) (regrettable) triste, regrettable;∎ it's a sad state of affairs when this sort of thing can go unpunished il est vraiment regrettable que de tels actes restent impunis;∎ it's a sad reflection on modern society malheureusement, cela en dit long sur la société moderne;∎ it's a sad day for trade unionism/Scottish football c'est un jour bien sombre pour le syndicalisme/le foot écossais;∎ it's a sad day when you can't walk the streets at night in safety c'est quand même triste de ne pas pouvoir se sentir en sécurité dans les rues la nuit∎ to be a sad case être minable;∎ he's still living with his parents, how sad can you get? il habite toujours chez ses parents, il est grave ou il craint!;∎ very familiar what a sad bastard! quel gros nullard!;∎ they've got really sad taste in music ils écoutent de la musique vraiment craignos
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