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1 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.) avere pietà di -
2 ♦ pity
♦ pity /ˈpɪtɪ/n.1 [u] pietà; compassione; misericordia: to have (o to take) pity on, aver pietà di; to feel pity for, provar compassione per; out of pity, per pietà; per pura compassione2 (generalm. al sing.) peccato; cosa che dispiace: It's a pity that…, è un peccato che…; what a pity!, che peccato!; The pity is that…, peccato che…● for pity's sake, per carità; per amor di Dio □ (ingl.) more's the pity, purtroppo; sfortunatamente.(to) pity /ˈpɪtɪ/v. t.compassionare; avere pietà di; compatire. -
3 ■ take on
■ take onA v. t. + avv.1 (trasp.) prendere a bordo; far salire; caricare; prendere su (fam.); (naut., aeron.) imbarcare: We cannot take on more passengers, non possiamo far salire altri passeggeri3 (trasp.) caricare; fare rifornimento di; fare: to take on fuel, fare rifornimento (di combustibile); (ferr.) to take on water, fare acqua4 (trasp.) portare; far proseguire il viaggio a: Another bus will take you on, potrai proseguire con un altro autobus5 prendere (in affitto); affittare: to take on a cottage for the holidays, prendere una villetta per le vacanze6 prendere; assumere ( dipendenti, responsabilità, un aspetto, un atteggiamento, ecc.); adottare ( costumi, una linea di condotta, ecc.); addossarsi, accollarsi ( un impegno, ecc.); intraprendere ( un lavoro): to be taken on as manager, essere assunto come direttore; You've taken on too much work, hai preso troppo lavoro; to take on a new job, iniziare un nuovo lavoro; In this novel his style takes on ironic overtones, in questo romanzo il suo stile assume sfumature ironiche; The foreigners took on our ways, gli stranieri hanno adottato i nostri costumi NOTA D'USO: - assumere e to assume-7 affrontare; tener testa a (q.); sfidare, incontrare, battersi con: to take on a bigger man, affrontare uno più grosso; I took him on at golf, lo sfidai a una partita di golf; ( sport) On Tuesday the US take on Canada, martedì gli USA incontrano il Canada; (polit.) to take on the unions, affrontare i sindacati8 ( calcio, ecc.) prendere (q.) in consegna; marcare ( un avversario); ( anche) puntare: to take on one's opponent, puntare l'uomoB v. i. + avv.2 (fam.) prendersela; agitarsi; arrabbiarsi; addolorarsi: Don't take on so!, non prendertela tanto!C v. t. + prep.2 (trasp.) portare in (o su); prendere (con sé) a bordo di: to take the family on a holiday, portare in vacanza la famiglia; to take sb. home in a taxi, portare q. a casa in taxi; Don't take too much luggage on the boat, non portare troppi bagagli sul battello!3 prendere, colpire su: The snowball took me on the nose, la palla di neve mi prese sul naso □ to take action on it, intervenire; prendere provvedimenti □ to take a ( firm) grip on oneself, controllarsi; darsi una regolata (fam.) □ to take pity on sb., avere pietà di q. □ to take on board, (trasp.) prendere a bordo ( passeggeri); (fig.) recepire, accettare ( idee nuove, richieste, ecc.). -
4 pity
I ['pɪtɪ]1) (compassion) pietà f., compassione f.2) (shame) peccato m.the pity (of it) is that... — ciò che dispiace è che...
II ['pɪtɪ]I'm not rich, more's the pity — non sono ricco, purtroppo
verbo transitivo avere pietà di, avere compassione di, compiangere [ person]it's the police I pity, not the criminals — è la polizia che mi fa pena, non i criminali
* * *['piti] 1. noun1) (a feeling of sorrow for the troubles and sufferings of others: He felt a great pity for her.) pietà2) (a cause of sorrow or regret: What a pity (that) she can't come.) peccato2. verb(to feel pity for (someone): She pitied him; She is to be pitied.) compatire, avere pietà di- piteous- piteously
- piteousness
- pitiable
- pitiably
- pitiful
- pitifully
- pitifulness
- pitiless
- pitilessly
- pitilessness
- pityingly
- have pity on
- take pity on* * *['pɪtɪ]1. n1) compassione f, pietàfor pity's sake! — per amor del cielo!, (pleading) per pietà!
to have or take pity on sb — aver pietà di qn
2) (cause of regret) peccato2. vtcompatire, commiserareI don't hate him, I pity him — non lo odio, lo compatisco
* * *I ['pɪtɪ]1) (compassion) pietà f., compassione f.2) (shame) peccato m.the pity (of it) is that... — ciò che dispiace è che...
II ['pɪtɪ]I'm not rich, more's the pity — non sono ricco, purtroppo
verbo transitivo avere pietà di, avere compassione di, compiangere [ person]it's the police I pity, not the criminals — è la polizia che mi fa pena, non i criminali
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[muːv]1. n1) (movement) movimento, mossato be on the move — (travelling) spostarsi, (active, busy) essere indaffarato (-a), (fig: developments) essere in continuo progresso
to get a move on fam — affrettarsi, sbrigarsi
get a move on (with that)! fam — sbrigati (con quello)!, datti una mossa (con quello)!
to make a move — (start to leave, go) andarsene, (begin to take action) muoversi
a good/bad move — una mossa buona/sbagliata
3) (change of house) trasloco, (to different job) trasferimento2. vt1) (change place of) spostare, (limbs, chesspiece) muovere, (transport) trasportare, (transfer: employee, troops) trasferireto move house — traslocare, cambiar casa
we asked a (removal) firm to move us — abbiamo chiesto a una ditta (di traslochi) di farci il trasloco
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fig: sway) to move somebody from an opinion — smuovere qn da un'ideato move sb to do sth — indurre or spingere qn a fare qc
3) (cause emotion in) commuovereto move sb to anger/pity — far arrabbiare/impietosire qn
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frm: propose) to move a resolution — avanzare una propostato move that... — proporre che... + sub
3. vimove! — muoviti!, spostati!
to move freely — (piece of machinery) aver gioco, (person) circolare liberamente, (traffic) scorrere
2) (move house) cambiar casa, traslocare3) (in games) muovere4) (take steps) intervenire•- move in- move off- move on- move out- move up -
6 compassion
[kəm'pæʃn]nome compassione f.* * *[kəm'pæʃən](sorrow or pity for the sufferings of another person.) compassione* * *compassion /kəmˈpæʃn/n. [u]compassione; pietà: to have (o to take) compassion on, avere pietà di; impietosirsi di; to feel compassion towards, provare compassione per● (fam.) compassion fatigue, indifferenza verso le iniziative di solidarietà ( generata da un eccesso delle stesse).* * *[kəm'pæʃn]nome compassione f.
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take\ pity\ on — • take pity (up)on v. phr. To feel sympathy or pity and do something for. Mary took pity on the orphan kittens. The farmer took pity upon the campers, and let them stay in his barn during the rain … Словарь американских идиом
take\ pity\ upon — • take pity (up)on v. phr. To feel sympathy or pity and do something for. Mary took pity on the orphan kittens. The farmer took pity upon the campers, and let them stay in his barn during the rain … Словарь американских идиом
take pity on someone — phrase to feel sorry for someone and try to help them Dirk took pity on me and let me stay at his house. Thesaurus: to feel or express sympathysynonym Main entry: pity … Useful english dictionary
take pity on someone — take pity on (someone) to do something because you feel sympathy for someone. She stood there shivering until Claudia took pity on her and put her sweater around the child s shoulders … New idioms dictionary
take pity on — (someone) to do something because you feel sympathy for someone. She stood there shivering until Claudia took pity on her and put her sweater around the child s shoulders … New idioms dictionary
take pity on — FEEL SORRY FOR, relent, be compassionate towards, be sympathetic towards, have mercy on, help (out), put someone out of their misery. → pity * * * take pity on : to feel pity for (a person or animal) and do something to help I took pity on the… … Useful english dictionary
take pity on — also[take pity upon] {v. phr.} To feel sympathy or pity and do something for. * /Mary took pity on the orphan kittens./ * /The farmer took pity upon the campers, and let them stay in his barn during the rain./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take pity on — also[take pity upon] {v. phr.} To feel sympathy or pity and do something for. * /Mary took pity on the orphan kittens./ * /The farmer took pity upon the campers, and let them stay in his barn during the rain./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take pity on — a better person would take pity on them Syn: feel sorry for, relent, be compassionate toward, be sympathetic toward, have mercy on, help (out), put someone out of their misery … Thesaurus of popular words
take pity — phrasal see have pity * * * take (or have) pity show compassion they took pity on him and gave him food … Useful english dictionary
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