Usage examples of "pity" in English with translation to Spanish

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Pity is akin to love. La piedad es parecida al amor.
People took pity on the orphan. La gente se apiadó del huérfano.
It's a pity when somebody dies. Es una pena cuando alguien muere.
The bishop took pity on the desperate immigrants. El obispo se apiadó de los desesperados inmigrantes.
I think it's a pity that he lied. Creo que es una pena que él haya mentido.
It's a pity no one here studies Belarusian. Es una pena que nadie aquí estudie bielorruso.
It's a pity that you can't come. Es una pena que no puedas venir.
It is a pity that you can not come. Es una pena que no puedas venir.
It's a pity that you should leave Japan. Qué pena que te vas de Japón.
It is a pity that he can't come. Es una pena que él no pueda venir.
It's a pity that he had died so young. Es una pena que haya muerto tan joven.
It's a pity that I don't understand English well. Es una pena que no entienda bien el inglés.
It's a pity that he should be ill in bed. Es una pena que él deba permanecer en cama enfermo.
It's a pity that I have no ear for music. Es una pena que no tenga oído para la música.
Aye, what a pity! I thought it would clear up finally. Ay, ¡qué pena! Pensaba que se iba a despejar finalmente.
It was a pity that Tom couldn't come to our party. Es una pena que Tom no pudiera venir a nuestra fiesta.
It's a pity that Mr. Mori can't come to see us. Es una pena que el señor Mori no pueda venir a vernos.
It's a pity that hang, ocarina and pipa are so unpopular around here. Es una pena que el hang, la ocarina y la pipa sean tan poco conocidos aquí.
It's a pity we didn't visit Tom when we had the chance. Es una pena que no visitáramos a Tom cuando tuvimos la ocasión.
It's a pity that you can't buy miracles like you would buy potatoes. Es una pena que no puedas comprar milagros de la misma forma que compras patatas.
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