WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Principal Translations |
at the mercy of [sth] prep | (helpless) (sin ayuda) | a merced de loc prep |
| Without fuel the ship's engines failed and the vessel was at the mercy of the violent storm. |
at the mercy of [sb] prep | (dependent) | a la caridad de loc prep |
| (coloquial) | a la buena de loc prep |
| The child was left at the mercy of his older cousins. |
| El niño quedó librado a la caridad de sus primos. |
at [sb]'s mercy prep | (dependent) | a merced de loc prep |