mercy

misericordia, clemencia

Bondad que lleva a perdonar a alguien o a evitar hacerle daño o castigarlo.

En inglés sencillo: Kindness that makes you forgive someone or avoid hurting or punishing them.

• The prisoner begged for mercy.
• The judge showed mercy to the young thief.
• They fought without mercy.

Cómo se usa: have mercy on someone (Please have mercy on him.); show mercy to someone (The ruler showed mercy to the prisoners.)

Sinónimos: compassion, leniency, clemency

Antónimos: cruelty

Expresiones frecuentes: show mercy, have mercy, beg for mercy, without mercy

merced

Situación en que no puedes protegerte de alguien o algo que decide lo que te ocurre.

En inglés sencillo: Being unable to protect yourself from someone or something that controls what happens to you.

• We were at the mercy of the weather.
• The villagers remained at the mercy of the soldiers.
• Without savings, she was at the mercy of her employer.

Cómo se usa: at the mercy of someone/something (The small boat was at the mercy of the waves.)

Expresiones frecuentes: at the mercy

consuelo, bendición

Algo que, por suerte, reduce el sufrimiento o la dificultad de una mala situación.

En inglés sencillo: Something that makes a bad situation less painful or difficult.

• It was a mercy that nobody was hurt.
• The cool weather was a small mercy.
• We should be grateful for small mercies.

Cómo se usa: it is a mercy that… (It is a mercy that the children are safe.)

Sinónimos: blessing, relief

Expresiones frecuentes: small mercy, a mercy

misericordia, compasión

Bondad y disposición a perdonar, especialmente hacia quienes llevan una vida difícil.

En inglés sencillo: Kindness and forgiveness, especially towards people whose lives are difficult.

• Have mercy on those who are hungry.
• She prayed for forgiveness and mercy.
• His mercy towards the poor inspired others to help.

Cómo se usa: mercy towards someone (They showed mercy towards the homeless.)

Sinónimos: compassion, kindness

Antónimos: cruelty

Expresiones frecuentes: have mercy, divine mercy, mercy for someone

ayuda humanitaria

Se usa para describir viajes u operaciones destinados a ayudar a personas en grave necesidad.

En inglés sencillo: Used to describe a journey or operation to help people in serious need.

• They left on a mercy mission.
• A mercy flight brought medicine to the island.
• Volunteers joined the mercy operation after the flood.

Sinónimos: humanitarian

Expresiones frecuentes: mercy mission, mercy flight, mercy operation

Dios mío

Exclamación que se usa al sentir sorpresa o miedo.

En inglés sencillo: An expression used when you are surprised or frightened.

• Mercy, that gave me a fright!
• Oh, mercy! What a terrible mess!
• Mercy me, how much you have grown!

Sinónimos: goodness, heavens

Expresiones frecuentes: mercy me, oh mercy