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1 pitiable
1 ( arousing pity) [appearance, existence, sight] pitoyable ; [situation] lamentable ; [salary] misérable ; a pitiable beggar un pauvre mendiant ; -
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5 poor
poor [pʊər]1. adjectivea. ( = not rich) pauvre• he was £1,000 the poorer il avait perdu 1 000 livres• soil that is poor in zinc ( = lacking) un sol pauvre en zincb. ( = inferior) [sales, pay, harvest, output] maigre before n ; [work, worker, result, performance] piètre before n ; [light] faible ; [eyesight, visibility] mauvais ; [soil] pauvre ; [quality] médiocre• clients who have had poor service les clients qui ont eu à se plaindre de l'insuffisance du servicec. ( = pitiable) pauvre• poor little thing! pauvre petit(e) !• she's all alone, poor woman elle est toute seule, la pauvre• poor things, they look cold (inf) les pauvres, ils ont l'air d'avoir froid2. plural noun* * *[pɔː(r)], US [pʊər]1) ( not wealthy) [person, country] pauvre (never before n) (in en)to become ou get poorer — s'appauvrir
2) ( inferior) gen mauvais; [school, work] faible; [soil] pauvre; [appetite] petit; [chance, attendance] faibleto be poor at — [person] être faible en [maths, French]
3) ( deserving pity) pauvre4) (sorry, pathetic) [attempt, creature] pauvre; [excuse] piètre (before n)•• -
6 unfortunate
unfortunate [ʌnˈfɔ:t∫ənɪt]malheureux ; [person] malchanceux• it is most unfortunate that... il est très regrettable que... + subj* * *[ʌn'fɔːtʃənət]1) ( pitiable) malheureux/-euse2) ( regrettable) [incident, choice] malencontreux/-euse; [remark] fâcheux/-euse3) ( unlucky) malchanceux/-euse -
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['piti] 1. noun1) (a feeling of sorrow for the troubles and sufferings of others: He felt a great pity for her.) pitié2) (a cause of sorrow or regret: What a pity (that) she can't come.) dommage2. verb(to feel pity for (someone): She pitied him; She is to be pitied.) avoir pitié de- piteous- piteously - piteousness - pitiable - pitiably - pitiful - pitifully - pitifulness - pitiless - pitilessly - pitilessness - pityingly - have pity on - take pity on -
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A n malheureux/-euse m/f.B adj1 ( pitiable) [person, situation] malheureux/-euse ;2 ( regrettable) [matter, incident, choice] malencontreux/-euse ; [remark] fâcheux/-euse ; it was unfortunate that il était malheureux que (+ subj) ; how unfortunate comme c'est dommage ;3 ( unlucky) [person, loss, attempt] malchanceux/-euse ; to be unfortunate enough to do avoir la malchance de faire. -
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pathetic [pə'θetɪk](a) (pitiable → lament, waif, smile, story) pitoyable;∎ it was pathetic to see how they lived cela serrait le cœur ou c'était un crève-cœur de voir dans quelles conditions ils vivaient;∎ a pathetic story une histoire pitoyable ou pathétique∎ you're pathetic! tu es lamentable!;∎ how pathetic!, it's pathetic! c'est (vraiment) lamentable!►► Literature pathetic fallacy = attribution à la nature de sentiments humains
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Pitiable — Pit i*a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. pitiable, F. pitoyable.] Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion; miserable; lamentable; piteous; as, pitiable persons; a pitiable condition; pitiable wretchedness. [1913 Webster] Syn: Sorrowful; woeful; sad.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pitiable — index deplorable, lamentable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pitiable — (adj.) mid 15c., from O.Fr. piteable (13c.; Mod.Fr. pitoyable), from piteer to pity (see PITY (Cf. pity)) … Etymology dictionary
pitiable — 1 piteous, *pitiful Analogous words: sad, depressed, dejected, melancholy (see corresponding nouns at SADNESS): forlorn, hopeless, despairing, desperate, *despondent 2 despicable, *contemptible, sorry, scurvy, cheap, beggarly, shabby Analogous… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pitiable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) deserving or arousing pity. 2) contemptibly poor or small. DERIVATIVES pitiably adverb … English terms dictionary
pitiable — [pit′ē ə bəl] adj. [ME piteable < MFr < pitier: see PITY] arousing or deserving pity, sometimes mixed with scorn or contempt SYN. PITIFUL pitiableness n. pitiably adv … English World dictionary
pitiable — piteous, pitiable, pitiful All three words are recorded from Middle English and share the basic meaning ‘arousing pity’ and are to some extent interchangeable (as in The abandoned children were a piteous sight), although pitiful is the most… … Modern English usage
pitiable — adjective Date: 15th century 1. deserving or exciting pity ; lamentable < pitiable victims > 2. of a kind to evoke mingled pity and contempt especially because of inadequacy < a pitiable excuse > Synonyms: see contemptible • pitiableness noun • … New Collegiate Dictionary
pitiable — pitiableness, n. pitiably, adv. /pit ee euh beuhl/, adj. 1. evoking or deserving pity; lamentable: pitiable, homeless children. 2. evoking or deserving contemptuous pity; miserable; contemptible: a pitiable lack of character. [1425 75; late ME … Universalium
pitiable — [[t]pɪ̱tiəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is pitiable is in such a sad or weak state that you feel pity for them. [WRITTEN] Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure. Syn: pitiful Derived words: pitiably [[t]pɪ̱tiəbli[/t]] ADV GRADED ADV… … English dictionary
pitiable — See pitiable, piteous … Dictionary of problem words and expressions