to make pity, to move
Cette saloperie essaie de nous apitoyer.
This bastard is trying to make us feel sorry for him.
— Bugonia (2025)
Tom n'avait pas le temps de s'apitoyer sur son sort.
Tom didn’t have time to feel sorry for himself.
On ne va pas se laisser apitoyer, hein, Don ?
We're not going to let ourselves be pitied, are we, Don?
— Bugonia (2025)