Pitiful (es. Penosos)

Translation into English

Beginner (A1-A2)

Los perros perdidos son penosos.
Lost dogs are pathetic.
Context: daily life
Ver a alguien triste es penoso.
Seeing someone sad is pathetic.
Context: emotions
Me parece penoso que no venga a la fiesta.
I think it's pathetic that he won't come to the party.
Context: social

Intermediate (B1-B2)

Es penoso ver la falta de respeto en la sociedad actual.
It's pathetic to see the lack of respect in today's society.
Context: society
Los errores en su presentación fueron realmente penosos.
The mistakes in his presentation were truly pathetic.
Context: school
La situación económica del país es penosa y necesita soluciones.
The economic situation of the country is pathetic and needs solutions.
Context: economy

Advanced (C1-C2)

La penosidad de la situación humanitaria en el mundo es desconcertante.
The pathetic nature of the humanitarian situation in the world is disconcerting.
Context: global issues
Las injusticias sociales son penosas y reflejan la fragilidad de nuestros sistemas.
Social injustices are pathetic and reflect the fragility of our systems.
Context: society
Es penoso contemplar el deterioro ambiental que hemos causado a nuestro planeta.
It's pathetic to contemplate the environmental degradation we have caused to our planet.
Context: environment

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