pathetic

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

Translation

adj. deplorável, triste, monótono
Word Forms
Pluralpathetics

Example Sentences

that pathetic excuse for a man!.

Aquele lamentável e ridículo sujeito!

a piteous appeal for help.See Synonyms at pathetic

um apelo patético.

The animal gave a pathetic little whimper.

O animal deu um pequeno gemido patético.

I refused to go along with their pathetic charade.

Eu me recusei a concordar com a farsa patética deles.

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

Ela parecia tão patética que me abaixei para consolá-la.

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

Ex-rainhas de beleza patéticas e que se zombavam, sustentadas por cirurgia e cosméticos.

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

"O velho e meio desgastado quarto a impressionou como extraordinariamente patético" (John Galsworthy).

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

A criança repreendida olhou para o pai com uma expressão patética e triste.

Real-world Examples

And needy and pathetic and... kinda hilarious.

E necessitado e patético e... meio hilário.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 5

No, everything was not quite that pathetic.

Não, nem tudo era tão patético.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

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

Eu acho que a maneira como você está tentando racionalizar seu comportamento é patética.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 6

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

Você não acha que isso me faz parecer um pouco... -Ross: Desesperado, necessitado, patético?

Source: Friends Season 1 (Edited Version)

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

" Patético, Weasley, " disse Snape, depois de um tempo.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

I got to help your pathetic family.

Eu tenho que ajudar sua família patética.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

This whole thing is really sad and pathetic.

Tudo isso é realmente triste e patético.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

It was just some sad, pathetic lost boy.

Era apenas um garoto perdido, triste e patético.

Source: Out of Control Season 3

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

Hmm, quando eu vejo isso em voz alta, parece realmente patético?

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

It was actually kind of pathetic.

Na verdade, era meio patético.

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

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