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adverb1) (pitifully) mitleiderregend; herzergreifend [flehen]2) (contemptibly) erbärmlich; erschreckend [wenig]* * *adverb rührend* * *pa·theti·cal·ly[pəˈθetɪkəli, AM -t̬-]1. (heart-rendingly) Mitleid erregendto cry \pathetically herzzerreißend schluchzento whimper \pathetically kläglich winseln\pathetically inadequate völlig unzulänglich\pathetically little herzlich wenig* * *[pə'TetIkəlI]adv1) (= piteously) mitleiderregendhe limped along pathetically — es war ein mitleiderregender Anblick, wie er einherhumpelte
pathetically thin/weak — erschreckend dünn/schwach
2) slow, stupid, inefficient erbärmlichpathetically incapable —
the goalie dived pathetically late — es war zum Weinen, wie spät sich der Torwart nach dem Ball warf
the trains are pathetically late — es ist zum Weinen or ein Jammer, wie unpünktlich die Züge sind
it had become pathetically obvious that she was ignoring him — es war schon peinlich zu sehen, wie sie ihn ignorierte
* * *adverb1) (pitifully) mitleiderregend; herzergreifend [flehen]2) (contemptibly) erbärmlich; erschreckend [wenig]* * *adv.rührend adv.
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