Translation examples
"My sister is so feeble, "my sister is so piteously inadequate that faced with such things as bills,
Mi hermana es tan débil, tan lastimosamente inepta, que tengo que dar la cara en las facturas,...
We had French peasants come up to us, crying piteously in God's name for a piece of bread to keep alive their little ones who are dying for want of food.
Campesinos franceses venían, pidiendo lastimosamente en nombre de Dios, por algo de pan para mantener vivos a sus pequeños, que mueren de hambre.
Emma chose a bag that looked piteously flat.
Emma escogió una bolsa que parecía lastimosamente plana.
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