Meaning of mercy | Babel Free
ˈmɜːsiDefinitions
- Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another
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Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another. uncountable
- A female given name from English.
- A surname from French.
- grace, charm
- Without any protection against; helpless before: drifting in an open boat, at the mercy of the elements.
- Forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate
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Forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate. uncountable
- at the mercy of, wholly in the power of; subject to.
- A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion
- good humor
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A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion. uncountable
- Kind, forgiving, or compassionate treatment of or disposition toward others:charity, clemency, grace, lenience, leniency, lenity, mercifulness.
- Instances of forbearance or forgiveness
- punch line of a joke or story
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Instances of forbearance or forgiveness. countable
- willing to forgive or to punish only lightly. a merciful judge. genadige رَحيم، رَؤوف милостив clemente milosrdný barmherzig barmhjertig επιεικής, σπλαχνικόςcompasivo, clemente halastav بخشایشگر armollinen miséricordieux, clémentרחום दयालु milosrdan irgalmas kemurahan hati miskunnsamur misericordioso, clemente 慈悲深い 자비로운 gailestingas žēlsirdīgs; žēlīgs belas kasihan genadigbarmhjertig, nådig litościwy بښونكى clemente milos, clement, indulgent милосердный milosrdný, súcitný milosten milostiv ba...
- A blessing; something to be thankful for
- pardon
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A blessing; something to be thankful for. countable
- genadig بِرَحْمَه милостиво com clemência soucitně barmherzig barmhjertigt ευτυχώςcompasivamente, con piedad halastavalt از روی بخشندگی armollisesti miséricordieusement בְּרַחֲמִים दयापूर्वक milosrdno könyörületesen penuh belas kasihan miskunnsamlega misericordiosamente 情け深く 관대히 gailestingai, laimei žēlsirdīgi; veiksmīgi, laimīgi dengan belas kasihan genadigbarmhjertig, nådig litościwie د بښنى له مخى com clemência cu milă милосердно súcitne, milosrdne milostno milostivo barmhärtigt อย่างเมตตา...
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A children's game in which two players stand opposite with hands grasped and twist each other's arms until one gives in. uncountable
- without mercy; cruel. merciless criticism. genadeloos عَديم الرَّحْمَه безмилостен impiedoso nemilosrdný unbarmherzig nådesløs άσπλαχνος, αμείλικτοςdespiadado halastamatu بی رحم armoton impitoyable חֲסַר רַחֲמִים कठोर nemilosrdan irgalmatlan kejam miskunnarlaus spietato 無慈悲な 무자비한 negailestingas nežēlīgs; bargs tanpa belas kasihan genadeloosnådeløs, skånselløs, ubarmhjertigbezlitosny بى رحمه sem piedade nemilos безжалостный nemilosrdný, neúprosný neusmiljen nemilosrdan obarmhärtig ไร้ความปราณี...
- genadeloos بِدون رَحْمَه безмилостно impiedosamente nemilosrdně unbarmherzig nådesløst ανηλεώς sin compasión, sin piedad armutult بی رحمانه armottomasti sans pitié לְלֹא רַחֲמִים निर्दयता से nemilosrdno irgalmatlanul dengan kejam miskunnarlaust in modo spietato 残酷に 무자비하게 negailestingai nežēlīgi; bargi dengan tanpa belas kasihan genadeloosnådeløst, ubarmhjertig bezlitośnie په بى رحمى impiedosamente fără milă безжалостно nemilosrdne, neúprosne neusmiljeno nemilosrdno obarmhärtigt อย่างไร้ความปร...
- wholly in the power of, liable to be harmed by. A sailor is at the mercy of the sea. onderworpe aan تَحْتَ رَحْمَة подвластен съм à mercê de vydaný na milost auf Gnade und Ungnade ausgeliefert sein i nogens magt στο έλεος a merced de meelevallas در اختیار دستخوش jnk armoilla à la merci de נָתוּן לְחַסדֵי- के वश में na milost (vki, vmi) szeszélyének kiszolgáltatva di bawah kekuasaan á valdi (e-s) (in balia di), (alla mercé di) ~のなすがままに ...의 처분(마음)대로 ko valioje, visiškai priklausomas kāda varā ...
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to give kindness to (an enemy etc who is in one's power). Have mercy on me! wees genadig يَرأف، يَرْحَم пощадявам ter dó de mít soucit s Gnade haben mit vise barmhjertighed mod; have barmhjertighed med λυπούμαι, αισθάνομαι οίκτο tener piedad, tener compasión halastama مرحمت داشتن antaa armoa avoir pitié de לְרַחֵם עַל- smiluj se megkönyörül vkin mengasihani sÿna miskunn avere pietà di ~をあわれむ 자비를 베풀다 pasigailėti apžēloties mengasihani zich ontfermen over ha medlidenhet med, være nådigzlitować ... etc
- misericordia, compasión;___ killing → eutanasia.
Equivalents
Български
милост
বাংলা
রহমত
Deutsch
Akt der Gnade
Barmherzigkeit
Erbarmen
Gnade
Gnadenakt
Gnadenerweis
Gottes Gnade
göttlicher Gnadenerweis
Huld
Milde
Mitleid
Nachsicht
Nachsichtigkeit
Vergebung
Weichherzigkeit
Ελληνικά
έλεος
Esperanto
kompato
Eesti
arm
Gaeilge
trócaire
Galego
misericórdia
Hausa
rahama
עברית
רחמים
Magyar
bocsánat
elnézés
irgalom
kegy
kegyelem
kímélet
könyörület
megbocsátás
öröm
részvét
sajnálat
szánalom
szerencse
Հայերեն
ողորմություն
Bahasa Indonesia
pinta
Íslenska
miskunn
ខ្មែរ
មេត្តា
Latina
misericordia
Lëtzebuergesch
Gnod
ລາວ
ກະລຸນາ
Македонски
милост
မြန်မာဘာသာ
ကရုဏာ
Slovenčina
milosť
Тоҷикӣ
раҳм
Tagalog
awa
Türkçe
merhamet
Українська
милосе́рдя
Examples
“She took mercy on him and quit embarrassing him.”
“Have mercy on the poor and assist them if you can.”
“He despaired of God's mercy in the same fact, where this presumed of it; he by a decollation of all hope annihilated his mercy, this by an immoderancy thereof destroyed his justice”
“Mercy is one of his many virtues.”
“1982, Bible (NKJV), Psalm 40:11a Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord”
“It was a mercy that we were not inside when the roof collapsed”
“Mr Pecksniff was a moral man — a grave man, a man of noble sentiments and speech — and he had had her christened Mercy. Mercy! oh, what a charming name for such a pure–souled Being as the youngest Miss Pecksniff! Her sister’s name was Charity. There was a good thing! Mercy and Charity!”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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