- compadecer
- v.to pity, to feel sorry for.* * *compadecer► verbo transitivo1 to pity, feel sorry for■ compadecer a los pobres to pity the poor► verbo pronominal compadecerse1 to take pity (de, on), pity (de, -), feel sorry (de, for)■ se compadeció de la viuda he took pity on the widow* * *verb1) to feel sorry, pity2) sympathize with* * *1.VT (=apiadarse de) to pity, be sorry for; (=comprender) to sympathize with2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to feel sorry for
pobre, la compadezco — poor thing, I feel sorry for her
2.te compadezco — I feel for you
compadecerse v pron (apiadarse)compadecerse de alguien — to take pity on somebody
compadecerse de sí mismo — to feel sorry for oneself
* * *= feel + sorry for.Ex. She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.----* compadecerse de = commiserate (with).* compadecerse de = take + pity on.* * *1.verbo transitivo to feel sorry forpobre, la compadezco — poor thing, I feel sorry for her
2.te compadezco — I feel for you
compadecerse v pron (apiadarse)compadecerse de alguien — to take pity on somebody
compadecerse de sí mismo — to feel sorry for oneself
* * *= feel + sorry for.Ex: She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.
* compadecerse de = commiserate (with).* compadecerse de = take + pity on.* * *compadecer [E3 ]vtto feel sorry forno quiero que me compadezcan I don't want anyone feeling o to feel sorry for me¿tienes que ir al dentista? — te compadezco you have to go to the dentist? — I feel for you o I sympathizecompadezco a su familia que lo tiene que aguantar todo el día I feel sorry for o I pity his family having to put up with him all day long■ compadecersev pron1 (apiadarse) compadecerse DE algn to take pity ON sb¡compadézcase de mí! have pity on me! (liter)no hace sino compadecerse de sí mismo he's always feeling sorry for himself2 (frml) (concordar) compadecerse CON algo to be in keeping WITH sth, fit in WITH sth, accord WITH sth (frml)* * *
compadecer (conjugate compadecer) verbo transitivo
to feel sorry for
compadecerse verbo pronominal (apiadarse) compadecerse de algn to take pity on sb;◊ compadecerse de sí mismo to feel sorry for oneself
compadecer verbo transitivo to feel sorry for, pity
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English:
sorry
* * *compadecer♦ vtto pity, to feel sorry for;compadezco al que tenga que tratar contigo I pity o feel sorry for anyone who has to have anything to do with you♦ See also the pronominal verb compadecerse* * *compadecerv/t feel sorry for* * *compadecer {53} vt: to sympathize with, to feel sorry for♦ See also the reflexive verb compadecerse* * *compadecer vb to feel sorry for [pt. & pp. felt]no te compadezcas de él don't feel sorry for him
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.