Translation meaning & definition of the word "pitiable" into French language

adjective

1. Inspiring mixed contempt and pity

• "Their efforts were pathetic"

• "Pitiable lack of character"

• "Pitiful exhibition of cowardice"

synonym:
• pathetic
,
• pitiable
,
• pitiful

1. Inspirant le mépris et la pitié mixtes

• "Leurs efforts étaient pathétiques"

• "Manque de caractère pitoyable"

• "Pitoyable exposition de lâcheté"

synonyme:
• pathétique
,
• pitiable
,
• pitoyable

2. Deserving or inciting pity

• "A hapless victim"

• "Miserable victims of war"

• "The shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- galsworthy

• "Piteous appeals for help"

• "Pitiable homeless children"

• "A pitiful fate"

• "Oh, you poor thing"

• "His poor distorted limbs"

• "A wretched life"

synonym:
• hapless
,
• miserable
,
• misfortunate
,
• pathetic
,
• piteous
,
• pitiable
,
• pitiful
,
• poor
,
• wretched

2. Méritant ou incitant à la pitié

• "Une malheureuse victime"

• "Misérables victimes de la guerre"

• "La chambre minable l'a frappée comme extraordinairement pathétique" - galsworthy

• "Appels à l'aide répétés"

• "Enfants sans abri pitoyables"

• "Un sort pitoyable"

• "Oh, pauvre pauvre"

• "Ses pauvres membres déformés"

• "Une vie misérable"

synonyme:
• malheureux
,
• misérable
,
• pathétique
,
• pitoyable
,
• pitiable
,
• pauvre

Examples of using

Out of all the attributes of the gods, the one I find most pitiable is their inability to commit suicide.

De tous les attributs des dieux, celui qui provoque en moi le plus de compassion est leur incapacité au suicide.