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1 what a pity!
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2 pity
n. medömkan; förbarmande--------v. ha medlidande med; tycka synd om* * *['piti] 1. noun1) (a feeling of sorrow for the troubles and sufferings of others: He felt a great pity for her.) medlidande, medömkan2) (a cause of sorrow or regret: What a pity (that) she can't come.) synd, skada2. verb(to feel pity for (someone): She pitied him; She is to be pitied.) tycka synd om, ha medlidande med- piteous- piteously
- piteousness
- pitiable
- pitiably
- pitiful
- pitifully
- pitifulness
- pitiless
- pitilessly
- pitilessness
- pityingly
- have pity on
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3 at any rate
i alla fall* * *(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.) i alla fall (händelser), åtminstone -
4 relentless
adj. obarmhärtig, obeveklig* * *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.) obeveklig -
5 shame
n. skam; skamkänsla; vanära; skamsenhet--------v. skämmas; skämma ut; förödmjuka; dra vanära över* * *[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.) skam, skamsenhet2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) skam, vanära3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) en skam4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) synd2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) få ngn att för skams skull göra ngt2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) få att skämmas, skämma ut•- shameful- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
- his shame
См. также в других словарях:
What a pity! — How unfortunate! What a shame! * /What a pity that he couldn t join us on our Hawaiian trip./ … Dictionary of American idioms
What a pity! — How unfortunate! What a shame! * /What a pity that he couldn t join us on our Hawaiian trip./ … Dictionary of American idioms
What\ a\ pity! — How unfortunate! What a shame! What a pity that he couldn t join us on our Hawaiian trip … Словарь американских идиом
what a pity! — Cameron lost by less than a tenth of a second? What a pity! Syn: how sad, what a shame, too bad, tant pis, oh dear, bummer … Thesaurus of popular words
what a pity! — too bad, what a shame … English contemporary dictionary
what a pity ! — too bad, how unfortunate! … English contemporary dictionary
pity — pit|y1 [ pıti ] noun uncount 1. ) a strong feeling of sympathy that you have for someone because they are very unhappy or in a bad situation: She looked at him with a mixture of pity and disgust. There was pity in her voice. feel pity for someone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pity — I UK [ˈpɪtɪ] / US noun [uncountable] ** 1) a strong feeling of sympathy that you have for someone because they are very unhappy or in a bad situation She looked at him with a mixture of pity and disgust. There was pity in her voice. feel pity for … English dictionary
pity — noun 1 feeling of sadness for sb/sth VERB + PITY ▪ be filled with, be full of, feel, have ▪ show ▪ arouse, evoke, inspire … Collocations dictionary
pity — pit|y1 S3 [ˈpıti] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: pité, from Latin pietas piety, pity , from pius; PIOUS] 1.) a pity spoken used to show that you are disappointed about something and you wish things could happen differently = ↑shame (it … Dictionary of contemporary English
pity — 1 noun 1 (it s a) pity spoken used to show that you are disappointed about something and you wish things could happen differently (+ (that)): Ralph s a really nice guy pity he s not better looking. | It s a pity that Jan and George can t make it… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
