mercy in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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mercy <pl mercies> [Am ˈmərsi, Brit ˈməːsi] N

1. mercy U (clemency):

mercy
misericordia f
mercy
clemencia f
to have mercy (on sb)
tener misericordia or piedad (de alguien)
to have mercy (on sb)
tener clemencia (para con alguien)
to have mercy (on sb)
apiadarse (de alguien)
he begged for mercy
pidió clemencia
they showed the traitor no mercy
no fueron clementes con el traidor
to throw oneself on sb's mercy
abandonarse a la merced de alguien
to be at the mercy of sb/sth
estar a merced de alguien/algo
at the mercy of the elements
a merced de los elementos
I left him to her tender mercies iron, hum
pobre, lo dejé a su merced
I left him to her tender mercies attr mission/flight
de ayuda
I left him to her tender mercies attr mission/flight
de socorro
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she entreated him to have mercy
le suplicó or rogó que tuviera misericordia
prerogative of mercy
derecho m de gracia

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mercy in the PONS Dictionary

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mercy Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make a plea for help/mercy
pedir ayuda/clemencia
an errand of mercy form
una misión de caridad
to have mercy on sb
tener compasión de alguien
to be at the mercy of sb
estar a merced de alguien
to throw oneself upon sb's mercy
abandonarse a la merced de uno
to plead for mercy
pedir clemencia
the boat was at the mercy of the waves
el barco era un juguete de las olas fig
may God have mercy on us!
¡Dios, apiádate de nosotros!
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But when the river changed its course the people left the village again to the mercy of jackals.
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Going on location without your own story leaves you at the mercy of the first local chancer you meet.
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And she says the bedraggled animal had been left to the mercy of the elements.
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First of all, the merciful, and gentle, and compassionate nature of him who is invoked, who would always rather have mercy than punishment.
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I spake of love, of compassion, of forgiveness, of mercy, of honesty, and of peace and friendship among all peoples. 22.
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Cabinet should mandate a bias in child, parent, family agencies to mercy and love; emotional literacy and values.
www.jamaicaobserver.com
A mean, bad-tempered man who shows no mercy to people who owe him money and enjoys inflicting emotional pain on others.
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Eighth, pleas for mercy are routinely and callously ignored.
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Some say there is a link to "kapporet", the mercy seat or covering of the Ark of the Covenant.
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He is at best a puny and impotent creature quite at the mercy of the cosmic and social forces in the midst of which he dwells.
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