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1 Pitiful
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2 Responding Seems Very Pitiful
Chat: RSVPУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Responding Seems Very Pitiful
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3 жалкое зрелище
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4 жалкие остатки
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5 жалкий
1. ( возбуждающий сострадание) pitiful, pitiableжалкое зрелище — pitiful / sorry sight
иметь жалкий вид — be a sorry sight; cut* a poor figure
жалкие слова — pathetic / heart-rending words
2. ( ничтожный) poor, wretchedжалкие гроши — trifling sum sg.; (о вознаграждении и т. п.) pittance sg.
3. ( презренный) miserable / abject cowardжалкая роль — poor / wretched part
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6 жалкий
pitiable, pitiful (вызывающий жалость); miserable, wretched, poor (вызывающий презрение)* * ** * *pitiable, pitiful; miserable, wretched, poor* * *abjectmeaslymiserablepaltrypimpingpitiablepitifulruefulscrannelshabbysordidsorrysqualidwoefulwretched -
7 жалкий
1) ( возбуждающий сострадание) pitiful, pitiable; patheticжа́лкая улы́бка — pitiful smile
жа́лкое зре́лище — pitiful / sorry sight
представля́ть собо́й жа́лкое зре́лище — present a sorry spectacle
име́ть жа́лкий вид — be a sorry sight; cut a poor figure
жа́лкие слова́ — pathetic / heart-rending words
2) (плохой, невзрачный) poor, wretchedжа́лкая оде́жда — wretched / shabby clothes pl
жа́лкая лачу́га — wretched hovel
жа́лкие гроши́ — trifling sum sg; (о вознаграждении и т.п.) pittance sg
жа́лкое подо́бие (рд.) — poor exuse (for), a makeshift substitute (for)
3) ( презренный) miserableжа́лкий трус — miserable / abject coward
жа́лкая роль — poor / wretched part
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8 грустное зрелище
1) General subject: pitiful sight2) Makarov: pitiful -
9 жалеть
1) General subject: be pitiful to (кого-л.), begrudge (что-либо), compassionate, grudge (что-либо), have compassion, pity, regret, rue, sorrow for (кого-л.), spare, sympathize with (кого-л.), take compassion, to be pitiful to (smb.) (кого-л.), to be sorry (кого-л., что-л.-for), feel sorry (кого-л., что-л.-for), have compassion on (кого-л.)2) Bookish: (что-либо) grutch3) Rare: compassion4) Religion: feel compassion, feel sorry5) Makarov: sympathize, feel pity for (кого-л.) -
10 мизерный
1) General subject: beggarly, chintzy, paltry, pitiful (a pitiful sum), meager (a meager salary), measly (a measly wage), miserly (a miserly sum), piddling (a piddling sum of money), trifling (a trifling sum), lousy (as in "lousy pay" - Be careful: the slang phrase "lousy with money" means to have a LOT of money!), anaemic, minuscule -
11 можно пожалеть
General subject: pitiful (It's hard not to think of these people buying super-realistic dolls as a little lonely and pitiful.) -
12 печальное зрелище
1) General subject: a sorry sight, pitiful sight, sad spectacle2) Makarov: pitiful -
13 скорчить постную физиономию
1) General subject: make a pitiful face2) Makarov: pull a pitiful faceУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > скорчить постную физиономию
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14 К-481
(как) МОКРАЯ КУРИЦА coll, rather derog NP sing only often subj-compl with copula (subj: human fixed WO1. a person who looks pitiful, downtrodden, depressed: (be) a sorry sight(look) like something the cat dragged in (look) miserable.(Анна Петровна:) Прошлогодняя история... В прошлом году соблазнил и до самой осени ходил мокрой курицей, так и теперь... Дон-Жуан и жалкий трус в одном теле (Чехов 1). I А.Р:) Last year's business all over again. Last year you seduced some girl and the whole summer you went about looking miserable The same thing's happening now. Don Juan and a pitiful coward rolled into one (1a).«Крепкоголовые» хихикали и надрывали животики, видя, как крикливый господин... превращался из гордого петуха в мокрую курицу (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). ( context transl) The "die-hards" first sniggered and then nearly burst their sides laughing as they watched the clamourous gentleman...transform himself from a proud cock into a wet hen (2a).2. a person lacking decisiveness, willpower, a person likely to be dominated by anotherwimpmilksop jellyfish pushover. -
15 мокрая курица
• (КАК) МОКРАЯ КУРИЦА coll, rather derog[NP; sing only; often subj-compl with copula (subj: human); fixed WO]=====1. a person who looks pitiful, downtrodden, depressed:- (look) miserable.♦ [Анна Петровна:] Прошлогодняя история... В прошлом году соблазнил и до самой осени ходил мокрой курицей, так и теперь... Дон-Жуан и жалкий трус в одном теле (Чехов 1). I А.Р:] Last year's business all over again. Last year you seduced some girl and the whole summer you went about looking miserable The same thing's happening now Don Juan and a pitiful coward rolled into one (1a).♦ "Крепкоголовые" хихикали и надрывали животики, видя, как крикливый господин... превращался из гордого петуха в мокрую курицу (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). [context transl] The "die-hards" first sniggered and then nearly burst their sides laughing as they watched the clamourous gentleman...transform himself from a proud cock into a wet hen (2a).2. a person lacking decisiveness, willpower, a person likely to be dominated by another:- wimp;- milksop;- jellyfish;- pushover.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мокрая курица
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16 горестный
sad, sorrowful; pitiful (достойный жалости)* * ** * *sad, sorrowful; pitiful; mournful* * *bleakcheerlessdeplorabledismaldolefuldumpishgravegrievousheavy-heartedmournfulruefulsadtristfulwailfulwoeful -
17 жалостливый
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compassionate* * ** * *compassionate, sympathetic, pitiful; sorrowful* * *compassionatepitiful -
18 сострадательный
compassionate* * ** * *compassionate, merciful, pitiful* * *compassionatemercifulpitiful -
19 жалкий
прил.pitiable, pitiful (вызывающий жалость); miserable, wretched, poor (вызывающий презрение)жалкая одежда — wretched/shabby clothes
жалкие гроши — trifling sum ед.; pittance ед. ( о вознаграждении)
жалкий трус — miserable/abject coward; craven
жалкое зрелище — pitiful/sorry sight
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20 жалкий
1. abject2. forlorn3. pathetic4. piteous5. pitiably6. wretchedly7. pitiable; miserable; wretched8. it is a pity; unfortunately; regret; grudgeничтожная сумма, жалкие гроши — just a dab of money
ничтожная сумма; жалкие гроши — dab of money
страшно бедный, жалкий, убогий — piss poor
9. lamentable10. pitiful11. shabby12. woeful13. miserable14. miserablyСинонимический ряд:1. незначительный (прил.) маленький; мизерный; небольшой; незначительный; ничтожный; нищенский; пустой; пустяковый; пустячный; чепуховый2. плачевный (прил.) жалобный; жалостный; плачевныйАнтонимический ряд:
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pitiful — index deplorable, lamentable, paltry, poor (inferior in quality) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pitiful — c.1300, compassionate (implied in pitifully), from PITY (Cf. pity) + FUL (Cf. ful). Sense of exciting or deserving pity is from mid 15c.; that of mean, wretched, contemptible is 1580s … Etymology dictionary
pitiful — [adj] in bad shape; poor abject, affecting, afflicted, arousing, base, beggarly, cheap, cheerless, comfortless, commiserative, compassionate, contemptible, deplorable, despicable, dismal, distressed, distressing, grievous, heartbreaking,… … New thesaurus
pitiful — ► ADJECTIVE 1) deserving or arousing pity. 2) very small or poor; inadequate. DERIVATIVES pitifully adverb pitifulness noun … English terms dictionary
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pitiful — pit|i|ful [ pıtıfl ] adjective 1. ) looking or sounding so unhappy that you feel sympathy and sadness: The scrawny little kitten looked so pitiful out in the rain. The refugee camp was a pitiful sight. 2. ) extremely bad: a pitiful performance a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pitiful — UK [ˈpɪtɪf(ə)l] / US adjective 1) looking or sounding so unhappy that you feel sympathy and sadness The scrawny little kitten looked so pitiful out in the rain. The refugee camp was a pitiful sight. 2) extremely bad a pitiful performance a… … English dictionary
pitiful — 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