pitiful

ˈpɪtɪfəl
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Translation of pitiful into Hebrew

Adjective

1.

hard luck

arousing feelings of pity due to sadness
  • The pitiful sight of the abandoned puppy moved everyone.המראה המעורר רחמים של הגור הנטוש ריגש את כולם.
2.

poor quality

deserving contempt due to inadequacy
  • His pitiful excuses did not convince anyone.התירוצים המעוררי רחמים שלו לא שיכנעו אף אחד.
3.

money

very small or inadequate in amount
  • He received a pitiful salary for his hard work.הוא קיבל שכר זעום תמורת עבודתו הקשה.
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Examples of pitiful in a sentence

  • His pitiful expression made her want to help.
  • The pitiful state of the shelter moved everyone to tears.
  • Her pitiful performance was criticized by the judges.
  • They offered a pitiful refund for the damaged laptop.
  • The charity survived on a pitiful budget.

Translations of "pitiful" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
מְעוֹרֵר רַחֲמִיםadj. - me'orer rakhamim

She wasn't just a pitiful victim devoured by the clan.

היא לא הייתה רק קורבן מעורר רחמים שנטרף על ידי השבט.

עָלוּבadj. - aluv

Summoning one pitiful creature at a time to feed my hunger.

לזמן יצור עלוב אחד בכל פעם כדי לשכך את הרעב שלי.

מְעוֹרֶרֶת רַחֲמִיםadj. - me'oreret rakhamim

He's found some kind of pitiful joy in defying us.

הוא מצא הנאה מעוררת רחמים כלשהי בכך שהוא התגרה בנו.

מִסְכֵּןadj. - misseqen

Amid the laughter, there was a pitiful moment of silence for the departed.

בין הצחוק הייתה רגע מסכן של דממה לזכר הנפטר.

עָצוּבadj. - atsuv

You people are pitiful and I feel sorry for you.

אתה איש עצוב ואני מרחם עלייך.

אֻמְלָלadj. - 'umlal

Puzzling remark for such a pitiful character, right?

הערה מוזרה מפי יצור כה אומלל, לא?

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pitiful: Examples and translations in context

I am not giving this pitiful person the satisfaction of being anything.

אני לא נותן אדם מעורר רחמים זה הסיפוק של להיות משהו.

It's just really pitiful if you lie about it.

זה רק מעורר רחמים שאתה משקר בקשר לזה.

Liza realizes how pitiful he is and they embrace.

ליזה מבינה כמה מעורר רחמים הוא ומחבקת אותו ברוך.

Why it sounds like I'm very pitiful.

למה זה נשמע כאילו אני מאוד מעורר רחמים.

What you did to us back then was gutless and pitiful.

מה שעשית לנו בזמנו היה מעורר רחמים ומעיד על פחדנות.

I'm merely trying to assist a pitiful species.

אני רק מנסה לסייע לזן מעורר רחמים.

Then I have to do something so pitiful that I'm ashamed to tell.

אז אני חייב לעשות משהו מעורר רחמים שאני מתבייש לספר לך עליו.

The pitiful end of the once proud empire shocked historians everywhere.

הסוף העלוב של האימפריה הגאה לשעבר זעזע היסטוריונים ברחבי העולם.

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