Bill: I'm sorry to tell you that the cat died today. Mary: What a pity!
•Mary: The cake is ruined! Sally: What a shame!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
What a pity! — How unfortunate! What a shame! * /What a pity that he couldn t join us on our Hawaiian trip./ … Dictionary of American idioms
What\ a\ pity! — How unfortunate! What a shame! What a pity that he couldn t join us on our Hawaiian trip … Словарь американских идиом
what a pity! — Cameron lost by less than a tenth of a second? What a pity! Syn: how sad, what a shame, too bad, tant pis, oh dear, bummer … Thesaurus of popular words
what a pity! — too bad, what a shame … English contemporary dictionary
what a pity ! — too bad, how unfortunate! … English contemporary dictionary
pity — pit|y1 [ pıti ] noun uncount 1. ) a strong feeling of sympathy that you have for someone because they are very unhappy or in a bad situation: She looked at him with a mixture of pity and disgust. There was pity in her voice. feel pity for someone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pity — I UK [ˈpɪtɪ] / US noun [uncountable] ** 1) a strong feeling of sympathy that you have for someone because they are very unhappy or in a bad situation She looked at him with a mixture of pity and disgust. There was pity in her voice. feel pity for … English dictionary
pity — noun 1 feeling of sadness for sb/sth VERB + PITY ▪ be filled with, be full of, feel, have ▪ show ▪ arouse, evoke, inspire … Collocations dictionary
pity — pit|y1 S3 [ˈpıti] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: pité, from Latin pietas piety, pity , from pius; PIOUS] 1.) a pity spoken used to show that you are disappointed about something and you wish things could happen differently = ↑shame (it … Dictionary of contemporary English
pity — 1 noun 1 (it s a) pity spoken used to show that you are disappointed about something and you wish things could happen differently (+ (that)): Ralph s a really nice guy pity he s not better looking. | It s a pity that Jan and George can t make it… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
