pitiful

1. So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.

   Scotland has a pitiful climate.

   erbärmlich, kläglich, jämmerlich

   жа́лкийžálkij, бе́дненькийbédnenʹkij, жа́лостныйžálostnyj

   жа́ліснийžálisnyj

2. Eliciting contempt.

   inspiring mixed contempt and pity

3. Of an amount or number: very small.

   A pitiful number of students bothered to turn up.

   kümmerlich, armselig

   жа́лкийžálkij, ничто́жныйničtóžnyj, ми́зерныйmízernyj

4. (archaic)Feeling pity; merciful.

   deserving or inciting pity

1. The little girl, deeply moved by the old man's pitiful story, burst into tears.

   ruДевочку глубоко тронула история пожилого мужчины, и она расплакалась.

   deTief gerührt von der bemitleidenswerten Geschichte des alten Mannes, brach das kleine Mädchen in Tränen aus.

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2. That was pitiful.

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3. What a pitiful kid!

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4. He's unlucky to a pitiful extent.

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5. The pitiful sight moved us to tears.

   ruОт этого душераздирающего зрелища на глаза у нас навернулись слёзы.

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