pity

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Inflections of 'pity' (n): npl: pities
Inflections of 'pity' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
pities
v 3rd person singular
pitying
v pres p
pitied
v past
pitied
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
pity n (sad fact)pena nf
 It is a pity that you missed the bus and had to walk.
 Es una pena que perdieses el autobús y tuvieses que ir andando.
pity [sb] vtr (feel compassion for)compadecer a vtr + prep
  tener lástima de, tener pena de loc verb
 I pity those who are young when their parents die.
 Compadezco a quienes pierden a sus padres cuando son jóvenes.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
pity n (compassion)pena nf
  lástima nf
  compasión nf
 I feel pity when I see a hungry child.
 Siento pena cuando veo a un niño hambriento.
 Siento lástima cuando veo a un niño hambriento.
 Siento compasión por los niños que pasan hambre.
pity vi (feel compassion)compadecerse v prnl
  (formal)apiadarse v prnl
  tener pena, tener lástima loc verb
 Whether you choose to pity or condemn, consider the result.
 Tanto si escoges compadecerte o condenar, piensa en el resultado.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
have pity,
have pity on [sb]
v expr
(be merciful, show compassion to)tener piedad de loc verb
  tener compasión con loc verb
 Have pity on her. She comes from a poor family.
pity party n slang, figurative (indulgence in self-pity)regodeo en autocompasión nm + loc adj
  celebración de las miserias propias nf + loc adj
self-pity n (feeling sorry for yourself)lástima por uno mismo nf + loc prep
  autocompasión nf
 Enough of your self-pity; let's go out and do something fun!
 Basta de sentir lástima por ti mismo, ¡salgamos a hacer algo divertido!
take pity on [sb] v expr (show compassion, mercy to)tener piedad de loc verb
 The police took pity on the young girl and gave her a lift home.
 La policía tuvo piedad de la niña y la llevó a su casa.
wallow in self-pity v expr disapproving (feel sorry for yourself)ahogarse en remordimientos loc verb
what a pity! interj informal (expressing disappointment)¡qué lástima! interj
 What a pity! - he had so much potential!
 ¡Qué lástima! ¡Tenía un gran potencial!
  ¡qué pena! interj
 ¡Qué pena! ¡Tenía un gran potencial!
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Spanish:

Collocations: pity her [because, for], a [real, great] pity, [having, throwing] (herself) a pity party, more...

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