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pity noun

  /ˈpɪ.ti/
  • (uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
 pitié, compassion
  • (countable) Something regrettable.
 dommage, honte

pity verb

  /ˈpɪ.ti/
plaindre, avoir pitié de

pitiful adjective

  /ˈpɪt.ɪ.fl̩/
  • So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
 pitoyable
  • Of an amount or number: very small.
 dérisoire
what a pity
dommage, quel dommage
self-pity
apitoiement sur soi-même, auto-apitoiement, autoapitoiement
feel pity
avoir pitié
wallow in self-pity
s’apitoyer sur son sort
more's the pity
hélas
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