pathetics

[US]/pəˈθetɪk/
[UK]/pəˈθetɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. medlidende, sorgful, trist

Example Sentences

that pathetic excuse for a man!.

den elendige forretning for en mann!

a piteous appeal for help.See Synonyms at pathetic

en elendig oppfordring om hjelp. Se synonymer under pathetisk

The animal gave a pathetic little whimper.

dyret ga en elendig liten grynt.

I refused to go along with their pathetic charade.

Jeg nekte å følge med på deres skummehanske.

she looked so pathetic that I bent down to comfort her.

hun så elendig ut at jeg bøyde meg ned for å trygge henne.

pathetic, self-parodying former beauty queens propped up by surgery and cosmetics.

kyniske, selv-parodierende tidligere skjønnhetssjokere som holdes opp av kirurgi og kosmetikk.

"The old, rather shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic" (John Galsworthy).

"Det gamle, ganske shabby rommet virket usedvanlig ynkelig" (John Galsworthy).

The chastised child looked at her father with a pathetic, doleful expression.

Den straffede barnet så på sin far med en elendig, sorgfull uttrykk.

Real-world Examples

And needy and pathetic and... kinda hilarious.

Og nødløs og trist og... litt humoristisk.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 5

No, everything was not quite that pathetic.

Nei, alt var ikke så trist som det.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

I think the way you're trying to rationalize your behavior is pathetic.

Jeg tror det å forsøke å forsvare oppførselen din er trist.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 6

You don't think that makes me seem a little... -Ross: Desperate, needy, pathetic?

Du tror ikke det gjør meg litt... -Ross: Ulykkelig, nødløs, trist?

Source: Friends Season 1 (Edited Version)

" Pathetic, Weasley, " said Snape, after a while.

"Trist, Weasley," sa Snape etter en stund.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

I got to help your pathetic family.

Jeg må hjelpe din triste familie.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

This whole thing is really sad and pathetic.

Det hele her er virkelig trist og trist.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

It was just some sad, pathetic lost boy.

Det var bare en trist, nødløs gutt som hadde tapt veien.

Source: Out of Control Season 3

Hmm, when I see it outload this sound really pathetic?

Hmm, når jeg ser det utløses dette lyden virkelig trist?

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

It was actually kind of pathetic.

Det var faktisk litt trist.

Source: Diary of a Little Kid 1: Haunted House Ideas

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