PITYING - Translation from English into German

English

German

pity·ing [ˈpɪtiɪŋ, Am -t̬-] ADJ

pitying

mitleidig

pitying (condescending)

herablassend

self-ˈpity·ing ADJ pej

self-pitying

selbstbemitleidend

to be self-pitying

sich acc selbst bemitleiden

self-pitying tirade

Tirade f des Selbstmitleids

I. pity [ˈpɪti, Am -t̬-] N no pl

1. pity (compassion):

pity

Mitleid nt

for pity's sake

um Himmels willen

to feel pity for sb, to take pity on sb

mit jdm Mitleid haben

in [or with]pity

mitleidig

2. pity (shame):

what a pity!

wie schade!

more's the pity esp Brit

leider

to be a pity

schade [o. bedauerlich] sein

[it's a] pity that ...

[es ist] [wirklich] schade, dass ...

the pity of it is that ...

das Traurige daran ist, dass ...

II. pity <-ie-> [ˈpɪti, Am -t̬-] VB trans

to pity sb

jdn bedauern

to pity sb

Mitleid mit jdm haben

self-ˈpity N no pl

self-pity

Selbstmitleid nt <-(e)s> kein pl

to wallow in self-pity

in Selbstmitleid schwelgen

OpenDict entry

pity bang N

pity bang inf

Mitleid-Sex m

German

English

selbstmitleidig

self-pitying

mitleidig

pitying

Selbstmitleid

self-pity

vor Selbstmitleid zerfließen fig

to wallow in self-pity

mitleid(s)los

without pity

erbarmungsvoll

full of pity

Present

I	pity
you	pity
he/she/it	pities
we	pity
you	pity
they	pity

Past

I	pitied
you	pitied
he/she/it	pitied
we	pitied
you	pitied
they	pitied

Present Perfect

I	have	pitied
you	have	pitied
he/she/it	has	pitied
we	have	pitied
you	have	pitied
they	have	pitied

Past Perfect

I	had	pitied
you	had	pitied
he/she/it	had	pitied
we	had	pitied
you	had	pitied
they	had	pitied

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Or was he merely parodying our blue, lovelorn, self-pitying moments?

blogs.crikey.com.au

Near the end of this painstaking and fair-minded book, we hear the self-pitying cry of the author.

news.nationalpost.com

Of course, every teenage girl riding the roller-coaster of hormones during adolescence has written melodramatic, self-pitying rants she later regrets.

www.dailymail.co.uk

How can such a self-pitying, narcissistic airhead get this much prominence?

www.macleans.ca

She is somewhat unintelligent, deeply self-pitying and has an inferiority complex.

en.wikipedia.org

Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

I would like to thank the agency for their exceptionally helpful attitude without the slightest hint of pity and for their genuine assistance in meeting my requirements.“ Věra Vondráčková, attended a language course in Germany

www.chc.cz

Ich möchte mich vielmals bedanken für das ungewöhnliche Entgegenkommen ohne geringste Anzeichen von Mitleid oder Misstrauen sowie für die freundliche Unterstützung bei der Organisation des Aufenthalts.“ Věra Vondráčková, Teilnehmerin eines Sprachkurses in Deutschland

www.chc.cz

This is how nature works, but I feel pity for the transient beauty of flowers”, admits Enda.

artaurea.de

So ist die Natur, aber ich fühle Mitleid mit der flüchtigen Schönheit der Blumen”, gibt Enda zu.

artaurea.de

Indeed, so forlorn, and so much out of repair did he look, that little Virginia, whose first idea had been to run away and lock herself in her room, was filled with pity, and determined to try and comfort him.

www.besuche-oscar-wilde.de

Es sah wahrhaftig so verloren und hinfällig aus, dass die kleine Virginia, deren erster Gedanke gewesen war, fortzulaufen und sich in ihrem Zimmer einzuschließen, von Mitleid erfüllt wurde und es zu trösten beschloss.

www.besuche-oscar-wilde.de

Switzerland allows somebody like him to enter the country only temporarily and out of pity.

www.artfilm.ch

Die Schweiz liesse jemanden wie ihn nur vorübergehend rein, aus Mitleid.

www.artfilm.ch

More out of courtesy than pity, the girlfriend of my colleague decided to take the old lady with her, on the condition she would show her the way.

www.goethe.de

Eher aus Höflichkeit als aus Mitleid entschied sich die Freundin meiner Kollegin, die Alte mitzunehmen, unter der Bedingung, dass sie ihr den Weg zeigen würde.

www.goethe.de