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 Translation for 'What a pity' from English to Russian
Какая жалость!What a pity!
Partial Matches
Какая досада!What a nuisance!
Жалко!Pity!
сострадание {с}pity
жалеть [несов.]to pity
что {pron}what
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Что за петрушка! [разг.]What nonsense!
зачем {adv}what for
Bо сколько? [В котором часу?]At what time?
Чем Вы занимаетесь?What do you do?
Как вас зовут?What is your name?
В чём же тут загвоздка? [разг.]What's the catch?
Который час?What time is it?
Как вы сказали?What did you say?
В чём дело?What is the matter?
Как тебя зовут?What's your name?
Как дела?What's up? [Am.] [coll.]
послов.
Что посеешь, то и пожнешь.
What goes around comes around.
А какое Вам дело?What business is it of yours?
Что я хочу этим сказать, ...What I'm trying to say is ...
фильмF
Что делать в случае пожара [Грегор Шнитцлер]
What to Do in Case of Fire? [Gregor Schnitzler]
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Usage Examples English
  • The long coda sees what Schaffner termed the "pseudo-symphonic tension" burst into a frenzy of brass and timpani, further slide guitar soloing, and the "What a pity" mantra joined by "Hey Jude"-style "Na-na-na-na" chorus.
  • What a pity and sadness!
  • In the novel, he becomes Oliver's closest friend (although he betrays Oliver when Oliver is caught) and he tries to make him a pickpocket, but soon realises that Oliver will not succeed, and feels sorry for him, saying "What a pity it is he isn't a prig!
  • Voltaire is known to have said, "Ice cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal."
  • It has been proposed that this was temple of the city's chief god, Zeus Solymeus. What a pity, then, that apart from its five-metre-high cella walls, very little remains of this temple.

  • Their co-compositions included, "Oh What A Pity" and "Comin' On Strong".
  • . What a pity that she lacked the wealth and the leisure of a Huntington or a Morgan.
  • Bill Fallowfield Rugby Football League secretary, said: "What a pity.
  • In Arabic-speaking countries, saying "haram" can mean 'what a shame' or 'what a pity' (this meaning has been adopted by Modern Hebrew slang as well and is alike to the Italian use of [...]).
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