Danish-English translations for medlidenhed

compassion
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That is not compassion: that is stinking hypocrisy. Det er ikke medlidenhed. Det stinker af hykleri. I shall vote in favour, out of compassion and conviction. Jeg vil stemme for, af medlidenhed og overbevisning. Dairy producers do not need your compassion, Commissioner. Mælkeproducenter behøver ikke kommissærens medlidenhed.
pity
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It is no longer the time for pity or hypocritical snivelling. Tiden er ikke længere til medlidenhed og til at græde tørre tårer. This is a radical departure from the old thinking, which has viewed disabled people as objects of charity and pity. Dermed sker der et radikalt brud med de gamle ideer om, at en handicappet var henvist til velgørenhed og medlidenhed. I have started to feel tempted to stop directing political criticism at the Commissioners and to start feeling nothing but pity for them. Jeg er begyndt at føle mig fristet til at holde op med at øve politisk kritik af kommissærerne og begyndt at føle intet andet end medlidenhed med dem.