Translations for „mercifully“ in the English » German Dictionary

mer·ci·ful·ly [ˈmɜ:sɪfəli, Am ˈmɜ:r-] ADV approv

1. mercifully (compassionately):

mercifully

gnädig

to treat sb mercifully

jdn nachsichtig behandeln

2. mercifully (fortunately):

mercifully

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mercifully

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to treat sb mercifully

jdn nachsichtig behandeln

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Once the fresh nappy is on, mercifully the snivelling disappears.

www.telegraph.co.uk

And still people stood around, until the roadies mercifully waved them away.

montrealgazette.com

Snipers are less likely to be treated mercifully if captured by the enemy.

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Mercifully, they were not terribly interested in us as a meal.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I beseech thee mercifully to spare my life.

en.wikipedia.org

The shops carry only the best computers and phones, and they've all been mercifully scrubbed of crapware.

www.slate.com

The indemnity had never been paid and was mercifully halved, and more castles were taken.

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Mercifully lacking in malevolence, they are also wise and modern and beautifully laden with tiny, understated details about the way we live today....

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I was, perhaps mercifully, a long-distance phone call away.

www.huffingtonpost.com

There are a couple of places where they sound like they are about to launch into lectures, but mercifully do nt.

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