pitying

/ˈpɪtiɪŋ/ /ˈpɪɾiɪŋ/

verb

Compadecerse de, sentir lástima por

To feel pity for (someone or something).

Examples :

"You have got to pity the guy - he lost his wife, mother and job in the same month."

Tienes que compadecerte del tipo: perdió a su esposa, a su madre y su trabajo en el mismo mes.

verb

Apenar, compadecer

To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of.

Examples :

"The lost puppy, shivering and alone, was pitying passersby, hoping someone would take him home. "

El cachorro perdido, temblando y solo, apenaba a los transeúntes, esperando que alguien lo llevara a casa.

emotion character mind human attitude

noun

Compasión, lástima

The act of one who pities.

Examples :

"Her constant pitying made him feel even weaker than he already was. "

Su constante compasión lo hacía sentir aún más débil de lo que ya era.

emotion attitude character

Meanings

Compadecerse de, sentir lástima por

Examples :

"You have got to pity the guy - he lost his wife, mother and job in the same month."

Tienes que compadecerte del tipo: perdió a su esposa, a su madre y su trabajo en el mismo mes.

Apenar, compadecer

Examples :

"The lost puppy, shivering and alone, was pitying passersby, hoping someone would take him home. "

El cachorro perdido, temblando y solo, apenaba a los transeúntes, esperando que alguien lo llevara a casa.

Compasión, lástima

Examples :

"Her constant pitying made him feel even weaker than he already was. "

Su constante compasión lo hacía sentir aún más débil de lo que ya era.

Related Words

compassion noun

Compasión, piedad

something noun

Algo, cosa

hoping verb

Esperar

passersby noun

Transeúntes

constant noun

Constante, invariable

mother noun

Madre

someone noun

Alguien

provoke verb

Provocar, irritar, enfadar

pities noun

Piedad, lástima

sympathy noun

Simpatía, compasión

already adverb

Ya

shivering verb

Tiritar, temblar