PITYING - Translation from English into Serbian

pity·ing ['pɪtiɪŋ] ADJ

pitying

saosećajan

pitying (condescending)

snishodljiv

I. pity ['pɪti] N no pl

1. pity (compassion):

pity

sažaljenje nt

for pity's sake

zaboga!

to feel pity for sb

sažaljevati nekoga

2. pity (shame):

what a pity!

kakva šteta!

more's the pity esp Brit

utoliko gore

it's a pity

šteta je

it's a pity

grehota je

II. pity <-ie-> ['pɪti] VB trans

to pity sb

sažaljevati nekoga

self-'pity N no pl

self-pity

samosažaljenje nt

a slough of despair/self-pity

stanje očaja/samosažaljenja

to wallow in self-pity

živeti u samosažaljenju

what a pity!

kakva šteta!

to take pity on sb/sth

sažaliti se nad nekim/nečim

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)

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

www.nybooks.com

Although being able to speak, he has chosen to stay silent because of the pitying looks of the people around him.

en.wikipedia.org

I get it all the time --the seemingly innocent queries, perplexed, pitying looks, and left-handed compliments.

www.cnn.com

Pitying him a lot as a child, but also being aware that many of the things he did were unforgivable.

www.latimes.com

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

www.ft.com