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It is a pity that those skilful mechanicians do not try to apply their knowledge to the improvement of musical instruments, rather than to puerilities of this sort.
Es ist schade, daß recht geschickte Mechaniker ihre Kunst dieser widrigen Spielerei, und nicht vielmehr der Vervollkommnung der musikalischen Instrumente zuwenden.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
This one, as you see, is " Paradise Regained," and I should pity you if you were to try to discover any hidden allegory in it. It is only weaklings and bunglers who paint allegorical pictures.
Dies ist nun, wie Sie sehen, das wiedergewonnene Paradies, und es sollte mir um Sie leid sein, wenn Sie irgendeine Allegorie herausklügeln wollten.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
The pity is that many of those most in need of advice seldom seek it.
Bedauerlicherweise nehmen diejenigen, die Beratung am dringendsten benötigen, sie nur selten in Anspruch.
© Europäische Union, 1998-2011
© European Union, 1998-2011
Everyone seemed to feel pity and respect for him.
Jeder schien für ihn viel Mitleid und Respekt zu fühlen.
Canetti, Elias / Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias / Masse und Macht
Masse und Macht
Canetti, Elias
© by Claassen Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 1960
Crowds and Power
Canetti, Elias
© 1960 by Claassen Verlag, Hamburg
© 1962, 1973 by Victor Gollancz Ltd
It is a pity that these two aspects no longer find there way into the debate.
Es ist bedauerlich, dass diese beiden Aspekte nicht mehr Beachtung finden.
Would laugh without pity as at an old enemy gone balmy at last.
Über ihn lachen würden wie man lacht über einen alten Feind, der endlich senil geworden ist.
Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg
© 1949 by Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
The sight of a poor girl in these circumstances fills me with pity, and, for that very reason, I could put my arms about her, take her to my heart, and -comfort her."
Mir flößt ein solches, doch nur in harmloser Verirrung befangenes Mädchen, Gefühle der tiefsten Wehmut ein, und schon deshalb könnte ich mich tröstend ihr anschmiegen.«
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
She could no longer afford pity.
Mitleid konnte sie sich nicht mehr leisten.
Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des Lebens
Wildnis des Lebens
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61
A Walk on the Wild Side
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren
Perhaps he expected that Basta would instantly fall on his knees before him, but Basta only gave a pitying smile.
Vielleicht erwartete er, dass Basta auf der Stelle vor ihm auf die Knie sinken würde, doch der verzog die Lippen nur zu einem mitleidigen Lächeln.
Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / Tintenherz
Tintenherz
Funke, Cornelia
© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003
Inkheart
Funke, Cornelia
© 2003 by Dressler Verlag
© 2003 by The Chicken House
His message suggests that they are rather to be pitied than despised but that, in any case, many of them are pretty nice people.
Mit dem, was er sagt, gibt er zu verstehen, daß man die Juden nicht verachten sollte, sondern bemitleiden muß und daß auf jeden Fall viele von ihnen nette Menschen sind.
Postman, Neil / Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show BusinessPostman, Neil / Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode: Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der Unterhaltungsindustrie
Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode: Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der Unterhaltungsindustrie
Postman, Neil
© by Neil Postman, 1985
© S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main 1985
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Postman, Neil
© Neil Postman, 1985
Hallie pitied both, and Floralee as well, and nearly everyone.
Hallie bedauerte beide und ebenso Floralee, ja überhaupt alle.
Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des Lebens
Wildnis des Lebens
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61
A Walk on the Wild Side
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren

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take pity
Mitleid haben
self-pitying
selbstbemitleidend

Word forms

pity

verb
Basic forms
Pastpitied
Imperativepity
Present Participle (Participle I)pitying
Past Participle (Participle II)pitied
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I pitywe pity
you pityyou pity
he/she/it pitiesthey pity
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am pityingwe are pitying
you are pityingyou are pitying
he/she/it is pityingthey are pitying
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have pitiedwe have pitied
you have pitiedyou have pitied
he/she/it has pitiedthey have pitied
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been pityingwe have been pitying
you have been pityingyou have been pitying
he/she/it has been pityingthey have been pitying
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I pitiedwe pitied
you pitiedyou pitied
he/she/it pitiedthey pitied
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was pityingwe were pitying
you were pityingyou were pitying
he/she/it was pityingthey were pitying
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had pitiedwe had pitied
you had pitiedyou had pitied
he/she/it had pitiedthey had pitied
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been pityingwe had been pitying
you had been pityingyou had been pitying
he/she/it had been pityingthey had been pitying
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will pitywe shall/will pity
you will pityyou will pity
he/she/it will pitythey will pity
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be pityingwe shall/will be pitying
you will be pityingyou will be pitying
he/she/it will be pityingthey will be pitying
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have pitiedwe shall/will have pitied
you will have pitiedyou will have pitied
he/she/it will have pitiedthey will have pitied
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been pityingwe shall/will have been pitying
you will have been pityingyou will have been pitying
he/she/it will have been pityingthey will have been pitying
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would pitywe should/would pity
you would pityyou would pity
he/she/it would pitythey would pity
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be pityingwe should/would be pitying
you would be pityingyou would be pitying
he/she/it would be pityingthey would be pitying
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have pitiedwe should/would have pitied
you would have pitiedyou would have pitied
he/she/it would have pitiedthey would have pitied
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been pityingwe should/would have been pitying
you would have been pityingyou would have been pitying
he/she/it would have been pityingthey would have been pitying
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am pitiedwe are pitied
you are pitiedyou are pitied
he/she/it is pitiedthey are pitied
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being pitiedwe are being pitied
you are being pitiedyou are being pitied
he/she/it is being pitiedthey are being pitied
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been pitiedwe have been pitied
you have been pitiedyou have been pitied
he/she/it has been pitiedthey have been pitied
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was pitiedwe were pitied
you were pitiedyou were pitied
he/she/it was pitiedthey were pitied
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being pitiedwe were being pitied
you were being pitiedyou were being pitied
he/she/it was being pitiedthey were being pitied
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been pitiedwe had been pitied
you had been pitiedyou had been pitied
he/she/it had been pitiedthey had been pitied
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be pitiedwe shall/will be pitied
you will be pitiedyou will be pitied
he/she/it will be pitiedthey will be pitied
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been pitiedwe shall/will have been pitied
you will have been pitiedyou will have been pitied
he/she/it will have been pitiedthey will have been pitied

pity

noun
SingularPlural
Common casepitypities
Possessive casepity'spities'