Translations for „piteous“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

piteous [ˈpɪtɪəs, Am ˈpɪt̬-] ADJ

1. piteous (arousing pity):

piteous

жа́лкий

2. piteous (heartbreaking):

piteous

жа́лобный

to be a piteous sight

быть жа́лким зре́лищем

Usage examples with piteous

to be a piteous sight

быть жа́лким зре́лищем

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

From time to time, we may still hear his piteous groans.

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Here an elephant is swallowed alive by a python, and while the elephant is struggling, a lion, attracted by its piteous calls, also comes, attacking it from the head.

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His lifeless blank expression was indeed a piteous sight.

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The honourable gentleman says we must close our ears to the piteous cries of the oppressed, because otherwise we will be endangered...

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But what is more piteous is that a human life is like borrowed time, and we should use all this short period to seek pleasure.

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And without going into reasons for the slack state of these young men, he indicates that they are piteous and merit some sympathy too.

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The sky and the air free of the piteous groans of the oppressed.

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When men step down, they are heroes; when women step down, they are piteous failures.

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Unnecessary pessimism, profanity and all sorts of evil and devilish thoughts and ideas are the brain children of this piteous notion.

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And all their piteous platitudes of pain.

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