pities in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.pity [Am ˈpɪdi, Brit ˈpɪti] N

II.pity <pities, pitying, pitied> [Am ˈpɪdi, Brit ˈpɪti] VB trans

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

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pity welled up in her heart
su corazón se llenó de piedad

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apiadar
to move … to pity
apiadarse de alg.
to take pity on sb
que Dios se apiade de nosotros
may God have mercy o pity on us
compasión
pity
¡tenga compasión de mí!
have pity on me! liter
imágenes que despiertan la compasión o mueven a compasión
images which arouse compassion o pity
fue piadoso y nos ayudó
he took pity on us and helped us
lástima
pity
¡qué lástima que tengas que irte!
what a shame o pity that you have to leave!
es una lástima que no puedas venir
it's a shame o pity you can't come
me da lástima tener que tirar este vestido
it seems a pity o shame to throw out this dress
un alma caritativa se apiadó de él
a kind o charitable soul took pity on him
una ayudita, por caridad
can you spare some change, for pity's sake?
compadezco a su familia que lo tiene que aguantar todo el día
I feel sorry for o I pity his family having to put up with him all day long
compadecerse de alg.
to take pity on sb
¡compadézcase de mí!
have pity on me! liter

pities in the PONS Dictionary

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I.pity [ˈpɪti, Am ˈpɪt̬-] -ies, -ied N no pl

II.pity [ˈpɪti, Am ˈpɪt̬-] -ies, -ied VB trans

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to wallow in self-pity
sumirse en la autocompasión

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piedad (compasión)
pity
¡ten piedad de nosotros!
have pity on us!
compasión de alguien
pity on sb
apiadar
to move to pity
su mala suerte apiada a sus vecinos
his/her misfortune moved his/her neighbours to pity
apiadarse de
to take pity on
lástima
pity
dar [o causar] lástima
to inspire pity
de [o por] lástima
out of pity
¡qué lástima!
what a pity!
compadecerse de alguien/algo
to (take) pity (on) sth/sb
es triste que no podamos ir
it's a pity that we can't go
ser una pena
to be a pity

pities Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to feel pity for sb
compadecerse de alguien
to take pity on sb
apiadarse de alguien
for pity's sake
¡por piedad!
to be a pity
ser una pena
(it's a) pity
(es una) lástima
the pity of it is that ...
lo lamentable es que...
more's the pity!
¡desgraciadamente!
what a pity!
¡qué pena!
to wallow in self-pity
sumirse en la autocompasión
it's a pity that we can't go
es triste que no podamos ir
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