Pitiful - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

determiner

Used when referring to someone or something for the first time in a text or conversation.

Примеры использования:

A man came out of the room

abbreviation

(in travel timetables) arrives.

Примеры использования:

Penzance a 0915

symbol

(in units of measurement) atto- (10−18).

adjective

Touching the emotions; moving.

Примеры использования:

A highly affecting account of her experiences in prison

verb

Have an effect on; make a difference to.

Примеры использования:

The dampness began to affect my health

verb

Pretend to have or feel (something).

Примеры использования:

As usual i affected a supreme unconcern

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

Примеры использования:

The place smelled awful

adverb

Awfully; very.

Примеры использования:

We're an awful long way from the motorway

adjective

Pitifully or deplorably meagre or bad.

Примеры использования:

The stipend in 1522 was a beggarly 26 shillings

adjective

Small in amount and not at all generous

Примеры использования:

The council voted to give the new project a beggarly amount of money., a poor and beggarly people

adjective

Ridiculously small or inadequate.

Примеры использования:

They were given a derisory pay rise

adjective

A derisory amount of money is so small it is silly

Примеры использования:

We were awarded a derisory sum.

adjective

(of an object or place) attractively small and neat.

Примеры использования:

A dinky little restaurant

noun

A partner in a well-off working couple with no children.

Примеры использования:

Even those dinkies with high incomes are priced out of the market

noun

Denoting a miniature motor vehicle of die-cast metal.

Примеры использования:

For example, a die-cast dinky lorry that sold for less than £1 in 1950 fetched £12,000 earlier this…

adjective

Causing anxiety, sorrow or pain; upsetting.

Примеры использования:

Some very distressing news

verb

Cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Примеры использования:

I didn't mean to distress you

adjective

Upsetting or worrying

Примеры использования:

The news reports about the famine were very distressing., it was deeply distressing for him to see …

adjective

Causing anxiety; worrying.

Примеры использования:

Disturbing unemployment figures

verb

Interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of.

Примеры использования:

Take the rollers out carefully so as not to disturb the curls too much

adjective

Making you feel worried or upset

Примеры использования:

The article described the latest crime figures as "disturbing"., the following programme contains s…

adjective

Causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious.

Примеры использования:

There's been a dreadful accident

adjective

Very bad

Примеры использования:

I realized i had committed a dreadful mistake.

adjective

Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.

Примеры использования:

Forlorn figures at bus stops

adjective

Looking or feeling alone and sad because you need help but do not expect to get it

Примеры использования:

As i left little bobby on his first day of school, he gave me such a forlorn look.

adjective

Causing overwhelming distress; very upsetting.

Примеры использования:

It would be heartbreaking to see it all collapse

adjective

Causing extreme sadness

Примеры использования:

A heartbreaking story, it is heartbreaking (for him) that he cannot see his children.

adjective

Too small or unimportant to be worth consideration.

Примеры использования:

The sum required was insignificant compared with military spending

adjective

Not important or thought to be valuable

Примеры использования:

Her problems seemed pretty insignificant compared to her brother’s., my colleagues despised this ma…

adjective

Not enough; inadequate.

Примеры использования:

There was insufficient evidence to convict him

adjective

Not enough in amount, strength, or quality; less than is needed

Примеры использования:

There was insufficient evidence, so we had to find him not guilty., many of the students got low gr…

adjective

Not enough, or not big or important enough for a particularpurpose

Примеры использования:

Their plan may mature with insufficient funds to pay off their mortgages., this would leave insuffi…

adjective

(of circumstances or conditions) very bad; deplorable.

Примеры использования:

The industry is in a lamentable state

adjective

Regrettable

Примеры использования:

A lamentable failure of nerve

adjective

(of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality.

Примеры использования:

They were forced to supplement their meagre earnings

noun

A large predatory marine fish of the drum family, found in the mediterranean, eastern atlantic, and south-western indian ocean. it is an important food fish in southern africa.

adjective

Very small in amount or number or not enough in amount or number

Примеры использования:

Manufacturing output rose by a meagre 0.1% in september., her meagre salary is not enough to pay he…

adjective

Ridiculously small or few.

Примеры использования:

Three measly votes

adjective

Too small in size or amount; not generous

Примеры использования:

We got a measly 2% raise last year.

adjective

Too small in size or amount

Примеры использования:

Deposits earn a measly 0.6% interest.

adjective

Mean.

Примеры использования:

You've been too mingy with the sunscreen

adjective

Not generous and unwilling to give money

Примеры использования:

I only gave five pounds towards his present - do you think that was a bit mingy?, i hate that resta…

adjective

(of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable.

Примеры использования:

Their happiness made anne feel even more miserable

adjective

Very unhappy, or causing much unhappiness

Примеры использования:

They can make your life miserable if they want to., the forecast is for miserable weather today.

adjective

In motion.

Примеры использования:

A fast-moving river

verb

Go in a specified direction or manner; change position.

Примеры использования:

She moved to the door

noun

The act or process of someone going to live or work in a different place, or of a company taking all or part of its business to a different place

Примеры использования:

Any moving expenses will be paid by the company.

adjective

So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.

Примеры использования:

He said that the risks were negligible

adjective

Too slight or small in amount to be important

Примеры использования:

The effect on sales was negligible.

adjective

Too small in amount or degree to be of importance

Примеры использования:

The interest received from these accounts is negligible., negligible effect/impact the rise in the …

adjective

(of an amount) very small or meagre.

Примеры использования:

She would earn a paltry £33 more a month

adjective

Less than expected or needed; too small or slight

Примеры использования:

I don’t think my paltry student grants are enough for us to live on.

adjective

Used to describe an amount of money that is very small

Примеры использования:

The savers were getting a paltry 0.1% interest regardless of the balance in their accounts., a palt…

adjective

Arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness.

Примеры использования:

She looked so pathetic that i bent down to comfort her

adjective

Causing feelings of sadness or sympathy

Примеры использования:

I think it’s pathetic that only half of the eligible voters tend to vote., a pathetic excuse, berni…

adjective

Pathetically trivial; trifling.

Примеры использования:

Piddling little questions

verb

Urinate.

adjective

Very small or unimportant

Примеры использования:

A piddling amount/figure

adjective

Trivial; unimportant.

Примеры использования:

It was recorded in a basement for a piffling two grand

adjective

Extremely small or not important

Примеры использования:

Piffling details, a piffling amount

adjective

Deserving or arousing pity.

Примеры использования:

A piteous cry

adjective

Causing you to feel sadness and sympathy

Примеры использования:

The kitten gave a piteous cry.

adjective

Deserving or arousing pity.

Примеры использования:

The men were in a pitiable condition

adjective

→  pitiful

adjective

Sounding sad and mournful.

Примеры использования:

A plaintive cry

adjective

(esp. of a sound) having a sad quality

Примеры использования:

I love the plaintive sound of the bagpipes.

adjective

Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Примеры использования:

A poignant reminder of the passing of time

adjective

Causing a feeling of sadness

Примеры использования:

The monument is a poignant reminder of those who died in the war.

adjective

Lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society.

Примеры использования:

They were too poor to afford a telephone

adjective

Of poor quality; worthless.

Примеры использования:

They've won one poxy trophy

adjective

Having little value, importance, or influence

Примеры использования:

She lives in a poxy little village in the middle of nowhere.

adjective

Feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy.

Примеры использования:

I was sad and subdued

adjective

(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.

abbreviation

Seasonal affective disorder.

verb

Cause to feel sorrow; make unhappy.

Примеры использования:

He was greatly saddened by the death of his only son

verb

Present participle of sadden

Примеры использования:

[ + to infinitive ] it saddens me to think that we'll never see her again., we are deeply saddened …

adjective

Feeling sad or distressed through sympathy with someone else's misfortune.

Примеры использования:

I was sorry to hear about what happened to your family

adjective

Extremely bad or serious.

Примеры использования:

A terrible crime

adjective

Arousing feelings of sympathy or gratitude.

Примеры использования:

Your loyalty is very touching

preposition

Concerning; about.

Примеры использования:

Discoveries touching the neglected traditions of the london boroughs

verb

Come into or be in contact with.

Примеры использования:

He leaned back so that only two legs of his chair touched the floor

adjective

Unimportant or trivial.

Примеры использования:

A trifling sum

verb

Treat without seriousness or respect.

Примеры использования:

He is not a man to be trifled with

adjective

A trifling matter or amount of money is small or not important

Примеры использования:

It was such a trifling sum of money to argue about!

adjective

(of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.

Примеры использования:

I felt so wretched because i thought i might never see you again

adjective

Unhappy or extremely sad

Примеры использования:

He looked so ill and wretched as he spoke that he made me feel wretched myself., workers lived in w…