What does pietà in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word pietà in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pietà in Italian.
The word pietà in Italian means pity, compassion, sympathy, pitiful, piety, reverence, devotion, respect, be pitiful, Monte di Pieta`, filial piety, without mercy. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word pietà
pity, compassion, sympathysostantivo femminile (sentimento di compassione) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Provo pietà per quei poveri bambini indifesi. I feel pity for those poor defenceless children. |
pitifulsostantivo femminile (estensione, informale (cosa che suscita compatimento) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Questo spettacolo fa pietà! This show is pitiful. |
piety, reverencesostantivo femminile (teologia (dono dello Spirito Santo) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La pietà è uno dei doni dello Spirito Santo. Piety is one of the Holy Spirit's gifts. |
devotion, respectsostantivo femminile (letterario (devozione, affetto) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Gli uomini valorosi dimostrarono la loro pietà verso la patria. Courageous men show their respect for their homeland. |
be pitiful
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Monte di Pieta`(Malta) |
filial piety
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
without mercy
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