merciful

mer·ci·ful

 (mûr′sĭ-fəl)

adj.

Full of mercy; compassionate: sought merciful treatment for the captives.

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mer′ci·ful·ly adv.

mer′ci·ful·ness n.

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merciful

(ˈmɜːsɪfʊl)

adj

showing or giving mercy; compassionate

ˈmercifulness n

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mer•ci•ful

(ˈmɜr sɪ fəl)

adj.

full of mercy; characterized by or exercising mercy.

[1250–1300]

mer′ci•ful•ly, adv.

mer′ci•ful•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	merciful - showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god" clement - (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy; "a more clement judge reduced the sentence" compassionate - showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women" soft - compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children" humane - marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering kind - having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter" merciless, unmerciful - having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"
	2.	merciful - (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious; "our merciful king" gracious - characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor"

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merciful

adjective

1. compassionate, forgiving, sympathetic, kind, liberal, soft, sparing, generous, mild, pitying, humane, clement, gracious, lenient, beneficent, forbearing, tender-hearted, benignant We can only hope the court is merciful.
compassionate cruel, merciless, inhumane, pitiless, unfeeling, hard-hearted, uncompassionate

2. welcome, desired, blessed Eventually the session came to a merciful end.

be merciful to show mercy to, spare, forgive, pardon, let off, go easy on (informal), have mercy on, have pity on, be lenient with He had always been more merciful to girls than to boys.

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merciful

adjective

1. Concerned with human welfare and the alleviation of suffering:

charitable, compassionate, human, humane, humanitarian.

2. Not strict or severe:

charitable, clement, easy, forbearing, indulgent, lax, lenient, soft, tolerant.

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Translations

رحيمرَحيم، رَؤوف

milosrdný

barmhjertig

gnädigbarmherzig

miséricordieux

miskunnsamur

clementemisericordioso

милосердный

milosten

merhametli

仁慈的宽恕的

merciful

[ˈmɜːsɪfʊl] ADJ

1. (= compassionate) [god] → misericordioso, clemente, compasivo; [person] → clemente, compasivo
to be merciful to or towards sb → ser clemente con algn, mostrarse compasivo con algn

2. (= blessed) death came as a merciful release → la muerte fue como una bendición

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

merciful

[ˈmɜː^rsɪfʊl] adj [person] → miséricordieux/euse, clément(e)
to be merciful → se montrer clément
I begged him to be merciful → Je l'ai supplié de se montrer clément.
a merciful God → un dieu miséricordieux
to be a merciful release → être une libération

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

merciful

adj → gnädig (to sb jdm gegenüber); o merciful Lord → gütiger Gott; O Lord be merciful! → Gott, sei uns (dat) → gnädig!; I begged him to be merciful → ich bat ihn um Gnade; his death was a merciful release from pain → sein Tod war für ihn eine Erlösung; merciful heavens! (dated) → gütiger Himmel! (dated)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

merciful

[ˈmɜːsɪfʊl] adj (Rel) → misericordioso/a; (person) → compassionevole, pietoso/a, clemente
it was a merciful release → è stata una vera liberazione

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mercy

(ˈməːsi) – plural ˈmercies – noun

1. kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power. He showed his enemies no mercy. genade رَحْمَه пощада piedade slitování die Gnade nåde; barmhjertighed έλεος, οίκτοςcompasión, clemencia halastus رحم armo pitiéרחמים दया milosrđe kegyelem, irgalom belas kasihan miskunn pietà 慈悲 자비 gailestingumas, pasigailėjimas žēlsirdība; žēlastība belas kasihan genadebarmhjertighet, medlidenhetłaska, litość رحم piedade milă милосердие; пощада zľutovanie, súcit usmiljenje milosrđe barmhärtighet, förbarmande, nåd ความเมตตากรุณา merhamet 寬宏大量 милосердя رحم، ترس lòng nhân từ 怜悯，宽容

2. a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful. It was a mercy that it didn't rain. genade نِعْمَه، بَرَكَه щастие sorte štěstí das Glück held; velsignelse ευτύχημα suerte õnnistus لطف onni chanceמזל कृपा, दया, रहम sreća szerencse kemujuran mildi, lán fortuna 幸運 하나님의 은총, 행운 laimė veiksme, laime mujur gelukhell, velsignelse, underszczęście مهربانى لطف او sorte binecuvântare удача šťastie, šťastná náhoda, dar nebies sreča milost tur, välsignelse เคราะห์ดี şans, talih 僥倖 милість مہربانی sự may mắn 侥幸，幸运

ˈmerciful adjective

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 barmhärtig เปี่ยมด้วยความเมตตา merhametli 寬宏大量的 милосердний; співчутливий رحم دل khoan dung 仁慈的，宽恕的

ˈmercifully adverb

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 şans eseri, Allah'tan 寬宏大量地 милосердно; співчутливо رحم دلی سے vẻ nhân từ 仁慈地，宽恕地

ˈmerciless adjective

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 acımasız 冷酷無情的 безжалісний; немилосердний بے رحم nhẫn tâm 冷酷无情的

ˈmercilessly adverb

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 อย่างไร้ความปราณี acımasızca 冷酷無情地 безжалісно; немилосердно بے رحمی سے một cách nhẫn tâm 冷酷无情地

at the mercy of

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 di bawah kekuasaan in de macht van prisgitt, i ens makt na łasce په ولكه كښى à mercê de în voia (...) во власти vydaný na milosť na milost in nemilost u milosti i ngns (ngts) våld ภายใต้การควบคุมของ insafına kalmış 任憑某人的擺布 у чиїйсь владі کسی کے رحم و کرم پر phó mặc cho 任凭...摆布

have mercy on

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 się مهربانى كول په چا باندى ter dó de a avea milă de пощадить mať súcit s usmiliti se koga imati milosti förbarma sig över กรุณา merhamet etmek 對某人寬宏大量 щадити, милувати رحم کرنا، ترس کھانا ban ơn 对...表示怜悯

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merciful

a. misericordioso-a, compasivo-a.

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