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['pɪtɪəbl]1) (arousing pity) [ sight] commovente; [ existence] miserando; [ salary] miserabile2) (arousing contempt) [attempt, excuse] meschino* * ** * *pitiable /ˈpɪtɪəbl/a.1 pietoso; lacrimevole; doloroso; commovente; miserando2 meschino; miserabile; spregevolepitiably avv.* * *['pɪtɪəbl]1) (arousing pity) [ sight] commovente; [ existence] miserando; [ salary] miserabile2) (arousing contempt) [attempt, excuse] meschino -
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[ʌn'fɔːtʃənət] 1.1) (pitiable) [person, situation] disgraziato, sfortunato2) (regrettable) [ incident] spiacevole; [remark, choice] infelice3) (unlucky) [person, attempt] sfortunato2.nome sfortunato m. (-a)* * *1) (unlucky: He has been very unfortunate.) sfortunato2) (regrettable: He has an unfortunate habit of giggling all the time.) inopportuno•* * *[ʌn'fɔːtʃənət] 1.1) (pitiable) [person, situation] disgraziato, sfortunato2) (regrettable) [ incident] spiacevole; [remark, choice] infelice3) (unlucky) [person, attempt] sfortunato2.nome sfortunato m. (-a) -
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I ['pɪtɪ]1) (compassion) pietà f., compassione f.2) (shame) peccato m.the pity (of it) is that... — ciò che dispiace è che...
II ['pɪtɪ]I'm not rich, more's the pity — non sono ricco, purtroppo
verbo transitivo avere pietà di, avere compassione di, compiangere [ person]it's the police I pity, not the criminals — è la polizia che mi fa pena, non i criminali
* * *['piti] 1. noun1) (a feeling of sorrow for the troubles and sufferings of others: He felt a great pity for her.) pietà2) (a cause of sorrow or regret: What a pity (that) she can't come.) peccato2. verb(to feel pity for (someone): She pitied him; She is to be pitied.) compatire, avere pietà di- piteous- piteously
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- take pity on* * *['pɪtɪ]1. n1) compassione f, pietàfor pity's sake! — per amor del cielo!, (pleading) per pietà!
to have or take pity on sb — aver pietà di qn
2) (cause of regret) peccato2. vtcompatire, commiserareI don't hate him, I pity him — non lo odio, lo compatisco
* * *I ['pɪtɪ]1) (compassion) pietà f., compassione f.2) (shame) peccato m.the pity (of it) is that... — ciò che dispiace è che...
II ['pɪtɪ]I'm not rich, more's the pity — non sono ricco, purtroppo
verbo transitivo avere pietà di, avere compassione di, compiangere [ person]it's the police I pity, not the criminals — è la polizia che mi fa pena, non i criminali
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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