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1 pietà
f pity (di for)painting pietàavere pietà di qualcuno take pity on someonesenza pietà pitiless, merciless* * *pietà s.f.1 pity, mercy, compassion: avere pietà di qlcu., to have mercy on s.o.: abbi pietà di me, have mercy on me; non ha pietà per nessuno, he has no pity on anyone; l'ho fatto per pietà, I did it out of pity; lo trattarono senza pietà, they treated him mercilessly (o pitilessly); mi muove a pietà, he moves me to pity; fare pietà, to arouse pity; è ridotto in uno stato da far pietà, he's reduced to a pitiable state; invocare pietà, to cry for mercy; sentire pietà per qlcu., to feel pity for s.o. // che pietà!, what a sorry sight! // per pietà!, for pity's sake! (o for mercy's sake!): per pietà, non farlo!, don't do it, for pity's sake! // canta che fa pietà, he is a wretched singer3 (pitt., scult.) Pietà.* * *[pje'ta]sostantivo femminile invariabile1) (compassione, indulgenza) pity, mercyavere pietà di qcn. — to take pity o to have mercy on sb.
fare pietà a qcn., ispirare pietà a qcn. — to stir sb. to pity
senza pietà — [ criticare] mercilessly
2) relig. piety* * *pietà/pje'ta/f.inv.1 (compassione, indulgenza) pity, mercy; avere pietà di qcn. to take pity o to have mercy on sb.; fare pietà a qcn., ispirare pietà a qcn. to stir sb. to pity; senza pietà [ criticare] mercilessly; per pietà! for pity's sake!2 relig. piety. -
2 crudelmente
crudelmente avv. cruelly; ( spietatamente) mercilessly, pitilessly, ruthlessly; ( dolorosamente) bitterly, painfully: fu crudelmente punito, he was cruelly punished; saranno perseguitati crudelmente, they will be mercilessly persecuted; mi ha crudelmente attaccato con parole di odio, he cursed me bitterly; si è vendicato crudelmente dell'offesa ricevuta, he took a cruel revenge for the insult he had received; la morte del figlio l'ha crudelmente colpito, his son's death was a bitter blow to him.
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pitilessly — pitiless ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing no pity; harsh or cruel. DERIVATIVES pitilessly adverb pitilessness noun … English terms dictionary
Pitilessly — Pitiless Pit i*less, a. 1. Destitute of pity; hard hearted; merciless; as, a pitilessmaster; pitiless elements. [1913 Webster] 2. Exciting no pity; as, a pitiless condition. [1913 Webster] {Pit i*less*ly}, adv. {Pit i*less*ness}, n. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pitilessly — adverb see pitiless … New Collegiate Dictionary
pitilessly — See pitiless. * * * … Universalium
pitilessly — adverb In a pitiless manner … Wiktionary
pitilessly — pɪtɪlɪslɪ adj. without compassion, mercilessly; cruelly, heartlessly, brutally … English contemporary dictionary
pitilessly — piti·less·ly … English syllables
pitilessly — See: pitiless … English dictionary
pitilessly — adverb without pity; in a merciless manner (Freq. 1) he was mercilessly trounced by his opponent in the House • Syn: ↑mercilessly, ↑unmercifully, ↑remorselessly • Derived from adjective: ↑remorseless ( … Useful english dictionary
pitiless — pitilessly, adv. pitilessness, n. /pit i lis, pit ee /, adj. feeling or showing no pity; merciless: pitiless criticism of his last novel. [1375 1425; late ME piteles. See PITY, LESS] Syn. unmerciful, implacable, relentless. See cruel. Ant.… … Universalium
pitiless — [[t]pɪ̱tiləs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is pitiless shows no pity or kindness. [LITERARY] He saw the pitiless eyes of his enemy... His judgements are immediate, pitiless. Syn: merciless Derived words: pitilessly ADV GRADED She… … English dictionary
