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21 pena
sf ['pena]1) (dolore) sorrow, sadness no pl, (angoscia) worry, anxietyessere o stare in pena (per qn/qc) — to worry o be anxious (about sb/sth)
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22 compassione
f compassion, pityprovare compassione per qualcuno feel sorry for s.o.* * *compassione s.f. compassion, pity, sympathy: per compassione, out of pity; senza compassione, without mercy; aver compassione di qlcu., to have pity on s.o.; la guardò con aria di compassione, he gave her a pitying look; fare compassione, to arouse pity: mi fai compassione, I pity you (anche iron.); il film di ieri faceva veramente compassione, the film that we saw yesterday was really pitiful; muover qlcu. a compassione, to move s.o. to pity; sentire compassione per qlcu., to feel sorry for s.o. (o to take pity on s.o.).* * *[kompas'sjone]sostantivo femminile1) compassion, pity, sympathyavere compassione di qcn. — to have o take pity on sb.
provare compassione per qcn. — to feel pity o sympathy for sb.
muovere qcn. a compassione — to move sb. to pity
2) fig. (pena)fare compassione — to be pathetic o miserable
* * *compassione/kompas'sjone/sostantivo f.1 compassion, pity, sympathy; avere compassione di qcn. to have o take pity on sb.; provare compassione per qcn. to feel pity o sympathy for sb.; muovere qcn. a compassione to move sb. to pity -
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24 lacrimevole
heart-rendingfilm m lacrimevole tear-jerker* * *lacrimevole agg. tearful, pitiful, sad: con voce lacrimevole, in a tearful voice; un film lacrimevole, (fam.) a tearjerker (o a tearjerking film); una storia lacrimevole, (fam.) a sob story.* * *[lakri'mevole]aggettivo tearful, sad* * *lacrimevole/lakri'mevole/tearful, sad; una storia lacrimevole a sob story. -
25 stecchito
stecchito agg.1 dried up: c'era solo un povero albero stecchito, there was only one bare dried up tree2 ( magrissimo) skinny, emaciated: secco stecchito, as thin as a rake; il povero bambino è così stecchito che fa pena vederlo, the poor child is only skin and bones, he is a pitiful sight3 ( morto) stone dead: i suoi lo trovarono stecchito il mattino seguente, his family found him stone dead next morning4 (fig.) ( stupefatto) flabbergasted: parole che mi lasciano stecchito, words that leave me flabbergasted.* * *[stek'kito] 1.participio passato stecchire2.morto stecchito — stone-dead, as dead as a doornail
* * *stecchito/stek'kito/II aggettivomorto stecchito stone-dead, as dead as a doornail; cadere stecchito to drop dead. -
26 compassionevole agg
[kompassjo'nevole](che sente compassione) compassionate, (che suscita compassione) pitiful, pathetic -
27 lacrimevole agg
[lakri'mevole]heart-rending, pitiful -
28 lamentevole agg
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29 miseramente avv
[mizera'mente]essere ridotto miseramente — (persona, oggetto) to be in a wretched o pitiful state
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30 miserando agg
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31 miserevole agg
[mize'revole]pitiful, wretched, miserable -
32 sasso sm
['sasso]restare o rimanere di sasso fig — to be dumbfounded
è una cosa che fa piangere i sassi — (fig : penoso) it's pitiful
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33 commiserevole
commiserevole agg.1 ( degno di commiserazione) pitiable, pitiful2 ( che sente commiserazione) compassionate, sympathetic. -
34 compassionevole
agg [kompassjo'nevole](che sente compassione) compassionate, (che suscita compassione) pitiful, pathetic -
35 lacrimevole
agg [lakri'mevole]heart-rending, pitiful -
36 lamentevole
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37 miseramente
avv [mizera'mente]essere ridotto miseramente — (persona, oggetto) to be in a wretched o pitiful state
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38 miserando
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39 miserevole
agg [mize'revole]pitiful, wretched, miserable -
40 sasso
sm ['sasso]restare o rimanere di sasso fig — to be dumbfounded
è una cosa che fa piangere i sassi — (fig : penoso) it's pitiful
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