pitying in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pitying in the English»Italian Dictionary

pitying [Brit ˈpɪtɪɪŋ] ADJ

1. pitying (compassionate):

pitying

compassionevole

pitying

pietoso

2. pitying (scornful):

pitying

sprezzante

self-pitying [Brit, Am ˌsɛlf ˈpɪdiɪŋ] ADJ

self-pitying person

che si autocommisera

self-pitying look, account

di autocommiserazione

he is in a self-pitying mood

è in una fase di autocommiserazione

I.pity [Brit ˈpɪti, Am ˈpɪdi] N

1. pity (compassion):

pity

pietà f

pity

compassione f (for per)

out of pity

per pietà

to feel pity

provare compassione

to have or take pity on sb

avere pietà, compassione di qn

to move sb to pity

fare compassione a qn or muovere qn a compassione

2. pity (shame):

pity

peccato m

what a pity!

che peccato!

that would be a pity

sarebbe un peccato

it's a pity that…

è un peccato che…

it would be a pity if…

sarebbe un peccato se…

the pity (of it) is that…

ciò che dispiace è che…

what a pity that…

(che) peccato che…

I'm not rich, more's the pity

non sono ricco, purtroppo

I neglected to warn him, more's the pity

mi sono dimenticato di avvisarlo, purtroppo

II.pity [Brit ˈpɪti, Am ˈpɪdi] VB trans

1. pity (feel compassion for):

pity person

avere pietà, compassione di, compiangere, commiserare

he's to be pitied

è da compatire

it's the police I pity, not the criminals

è la polizia che mi fa pena, non i criminali

2. pity (feel contempt for):

pity person

compatire

self-pity [Brit ˌsɛlfˈpɪti, Am ˈˌsɛlf ˈpɪdi] N

self-pity

autocommiserazione f

Translations for pitying in the Italian»English Dictionary

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commiserazione

pity

guardare qn con commiserazione

to give sb a pitying look

compassionevole persona

pitying

autocommiserazione

self-pity

compassionare persona

to pity

compassione

pity

avere compassione di qn

to have or take pity on sb

provare compassione per qn

to feel pity or sympathy for sb, to feel for sb

per compassione

out of pity

muovere qn a compassione

to move sb to pity

pietà

pity

sentire or avere pietà per qn

to feel pity for sb, to pity sb

avere pietà di qn

to take pity on sb, to have mercy on sb

abbiate pietà di noi!

take pity on us! have mercy on us!

fare pietà a qn, ispirare pietà a qn

to stir sb to pity

per pietà!

for pity's sake!

pitying in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pitying in the English»Italian Dictionary

pitying ADJ

pitying

compassionevole

I.pity [ˈpɪ·t̬i] N

1. pity (compassion):

pity

compassione f

pity

pietà f

in pity

per la compassione

to feel pity for sb

provare pietà per qu

to take pity on sb

impietosirsi di qu

for pity's sake

per pietà!

2. pity (shame):

to be a pity

essere un peccato

(it's a) pity that …

(è un) peccato che …

what a pity!

che peccato!

II.pity <-ies, -ied> [ˈpɪ·t̬i] VB trans

pity

commiserare qu

self-pity N

self-pity

autocommiserazione f

Translations for pitying in the Italian»English Dictionary

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vittimistico

self-pitying

vittimismo

self-pity

avere compassione di [o per] [o verso] qu

to feel pity for sb

far compassione a qu

to arouse sb's pity

compassione

pity

compatimento

pity

pietà

pity

avere pietà di qu

to feel pity for sb

muovere qu a pietà

to move sb to pity

suscitare la pietà di qu

to arouse sb's pity

compatire

to pity

pitying Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to wallow in self-pity

autocommiserarsi

in pity

per la compassione

to feel pity for sb

provare pietà per qu

to take pity on sb

impietosirsi di qu

for pity's sake

per pietà!

to be a pity

essere un peccato

(it's a) pity that …

(è un) peccato che …

what a pity!

che peccato!

to take pity on sb/sth

aver pietà di qn/qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It heads off a lot of the pitying "cancer face" looks.

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He spent years enjoying pitying his single friends, and somehow, he's now 30 and single.

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Pitying the future suffering of their friend, the geese suggest they fly off with her in the manner already described.

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Other unhelpful responses included inadequate or overly forceful restraint by the parent; shaming, threatening, yelling, slapping, lying; or, alternately, pitying, placating, bribing, and helpless parent behaviors.

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He gave a small, pitying smile and said nothing.

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Then they would give me a pitying look and emit a snorty laugh.

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And the pitying stares from family members year after year during the holidays?

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If pushed too hard there is the danger of the witnesses becoming strident, pathetic, self pitying.

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Reading it, you can't help pitying the hapless little girl trapped in the crossfire of a bellicose and bitter split.

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He often tries to organize the male students in class, though his cunning often fails and the girls wind up pitying him instead.

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