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pity

1 nountrua fem4 c m uhe had no pity for her ní raibh aon trua aige dihave pity on them! bíodh trua agat dóibh!I feel pity for them tá trua agam dóibh, is trua liom a gcásto do sth out of pity for sb rud a dhéanamh le trua do dhuine 2 verb feel sorry for TRANSITIVEtrua a bheith agat doI pity his wife tá trua agam dá bhean chéile, is trua liom a bheanthey're to be pitied is mór an díol trua iad

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3 verb feel contempt for TRANSITIVEI pity you and your greed mo thrua thú féin agus do chuid sainte, is mór an díol trua thú féin agus do chuid sainte

a pity

(also pity) nountrua fem4 c m uthat's a pity is trua sin, is é an feall éit's a great pity that ... is mór an trua go ...; is mór an feall go ...; is mór an peaca go ...what a pity! nach trua sin!, nach mór an feall é sin!it's a pity I ever left home is trua gur fhág mé an baile riamh, is mairg a d'fhág an baile riamhit'd be a great pity to waste it ba mhór an trua é a chur amú, ba mhór an feall é a dhiomailtpity about the party is mór an trua faoin gcóisir'Pity,' he said. 'Is trua sin,' ar seisean.; 'Mór an trua,' ar seisean.

phrases

for pity's sake

in ainm Déar son Déin ainm Chroim

more's the pity

ar an drochuair c m ufaraor c m u

to take pity on sb

trua a ghlacadh do dhuine

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