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1 pity
['piti] 1. noun1) (a feeling of sorrow for the troubles and sufferings of others: He felt a great pity for her.) ľútosť2) (a cause of sorrow or regret: What a pity (that) she can't come.) škoda2. verb(to feel pity for (someone): She pitied him; She is to be pitied.) (po)ľutovať, mať súcit- piteous- piteously
- piteousness
- pitiable
- pitiably
- pitiful
- pitifully
- pitifulness
- pitiless
- pitilessly
- pitilessness
- pityingly
- have pity on
- take pity on* * *• škoda• súcit• lutovat -
2 have pity on
(to feel pity for (someone because of something): Have pity on the old man.) mať súcit -
3 take pity on
(to act kindly, or relent, towards (someone), from a feeling of pity: He took pity on the hungry children and gave them food.) zľutovať sa -
4 at any rate
(at least: It's a pity it has started to rain, but at any rate we can still enjoy ourselves at the cinema; The Queen is coming to see us - at any rate, that's what John says.) v každom prípade* * *• tak ci tak• rozhodne -
5 compassion
[kəm'pæʃən](sorrow or pity for the sufferings of another person.) súcit* * *• súcit -
6 creature
['kri: ə]1) (an animal or human being: all God's creatures.) tvor2) (a term of contempt or pity: The poor creature could hardly stand.) stvorenie* * *• tvor• bytost• netvor -
7 hard-hearted
adjective (not feeling or showing pity or kindness: a hard-hearted employer.) nemilosrdný, bezcitný* * *• bezcitný• krutý -
8 poor
[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) chudobný2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) chabý, mizerný3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) úbohý•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) chorý* * *• zlý• úbohý• biedny -
9 relentless
adjective (without pity; not allowing anything to keep one from what one is doing or trying to do: The police fight a relentless battle against crime.) neoblomný, neúprosný* * *• neúprosný• nemilosrdný -
10 shame
[ʃeim] 1. noun1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) hanba2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) hanba, potupa3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) hanba4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) škoda2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) prinútiť2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) zahanbiť•- shameful- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
- his shame* * *• zahanbit• zhanobit• zneuctenie• smola• škvrna• stud• urobit hanbu• hanbit sa• hanba• dat triumf• otrava• potupa• nepríjemnost -
11 sympathy
['simpəði]1) (a feeling of pity or sorrow for a person in trouble: When her husband died, she received many letters of sympathy.) sústrasť2) (the state or feeling of being in agreement with, or of being able to understand, the attitude or feelings of another person: I have no sympathy with such a stupid attitude; Are you in sympathy with the strikers?) sympatia, súhlas, pochopenie•- sympathetically
- sympathize
- sympathise* * *• vztah• záujem• solidárnost• smer• sklon• súlad• súhlas• sympatia• sústrast• súcit• tendencia• úcast• príchylnost• harmónia• duševná spriaznenost• kladný postoj• pochopenie• náklonnost• náchylnost -
12 tender-hearted
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13 touch
1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) dotknúť sa2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) dotknúť sa3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) dojať4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) mať čo spoločné2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) dotyk2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) dotyk3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) ťah4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) osobitý štýl5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) aut•- touching- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood* * *• vzrušovat• vzrušit• záchvat• zapôsobit• znak• skúška• skúšat• styk• spojenie• stopa• štipka• susedit• úder• týkat sa• trošicka• prejav• pristat• príchut• dotknút sa• hmat• dotýkat sa• dotyk• dojímat• crta• ovplyvnit -
14 be/feel sorry for
(to pity: I'm / I feel really sorry for that poor woman.) mať súcit s, ľutovať -
15 dear! / oh dear!
(mild expressions of regret, sorrow, pity etc: Oh dear! I've forgotten my key.) preboha! prepánajána -
16 devil
['devl]1) (the spirit of evil; Satan: He does not worship God - he worships the Devil.) diabol2) (any evil or wicked spirit or person: That woman is a devil!) démon3) (a person who is bad or disapproved of: She's a lazy devil.) diabol4) (an unfortunate person for whom one feels pity: Poor devils! I feel really sorry for them.) úbožiak -
17 have a heart!
(show some pity!) mať zľutovanie -
18 inhumanity
[-'mæ-]noun (cruelty or lack of pity.) neľudskosť -
19 pathetic
[pə'Ɵetik]1) (causing pity: The lost dog was a pathetic sight.) žalostný2) (weak and useless: a pathetic attempt.) úbohý• -
20 piteous
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Pity — implies tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow for one in misery or distress. By the nineteenth century, two different kinds of pity had come to be distinguished, which we might call benevolent pity and contemptuous pity (see Kimball).… … Wikipedia
pity — [pit′ē] n. pl. pities [ME pite < OFr pitet < L pietas: see PIETY] 1. sorrow felt for another s suffering or misfortune; compassion; sympathy 2. the ability to feel such compassion 3. a cause for sorrow or regret vt., vi. pitied, pitying [ … English World dictionary
Pity — Pit y, n.; pl. {Pities}. [OE. pite, OF. pit[ e], piti[ e], F. piti[ e], L. pietas piety, kindness, pity. See {Pious}, and cf. {Piety}.] 1. Piety. [Obs.] Wyclif. [1913 Webster] 2. A feeling for the sufferings or distresses of another or others;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pity — ► NOUN (pl. pities) 1) a feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the sufferings of others. 2) a cause for regret or disappointment. ► VERB (pities, pitied) ▪ feel pity for. ● for pity s sake … English terms dictionary
pity — (n.) early 13c., from O.Fr. pite, pitet (11c., Mod.Fr. pitié), from L. pietatem (nom. pietas) piety, affection, duty, in L.L. gentleness, kindness, pity, from pius (see PIOUS (Cf. pious)). Replaced O.E. mildheortness, lit. mild heartness, itself… … Etymology dictionary
pity — [n1] feeling of mercy toward another benevolence, charity, clemency, comfort, commiseration, compassion, compunction, condolement, condolence, dejection, distress, empathy, favor, forbearance, goodness, grace, humanity, kindliness, kindness,… … New thesaurus
Pity — Pit y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pitied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pitying}.] 1. To feel pity or compassion for; to have sympathy with; to compassionate; to commiserate; to have tender feelings toward (any one), awakened by a knowledge of suffering. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pity — Pit y, v. i. To be compassionate; to show pity. [1913 Webster] I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy. Jer. xiii. 14. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pity — pity·ing; pity; pity·ing·ly; … English syllables
pity — The type Pity we can t get this to work is an acceptable conversational shortening of It is a pity that… … Modern English usage
Pity — (Pitje), holländische Benennung der japanischen u. chinesischen Scheidemünze, deren man sonst auf Java 50 auf den Stüber rechnete … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
