la pena

Aunque me dé pena, tengo hambre.

Even though I’m embarrassed, I’m hungry.

— Pinocho (2019)

No tengas pena.

Don't be shy.

Me dieron pena.

I felt sorry for them.

— Aquarius (2016)

Me das pena.

I feel sorry for you.

— Running on Empty (1988)

"¿Por qué no nos avisaste antes que tenías ganas?""Es que me dio pena."

“Why didn’t you tell us sooner that you were in the mood?” “I was just embarrassed.”

Siento pena por Tom.

I feel sorry for Tom.

Está intentando que sientas pena.

They're trying to make you feel sorry for them.

— Bugonia (2025)

Por eso me dan pena los niños de la aldea.

That's why I feel sorry for the children in the village.

— स्वदेस (2004)

Ahórrame tu falsa pena.

Spare me your feigned pity.

— Ha vuelto (2015)

¡Qué pena que no sepas bailar!

It's a shame you can't dance!

Me dan pena los niños de la aldea.

I feel sorry for the children in the village.

— स्वदेस (2004)

Me daba pena.

I felt sorry for her.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

Pobre Pinocho, en verdad me das pena.

Poor Pinocchio, I truly feel sorry for you.

— Pinocho (2019)

Estos dos son parte de la misma conspiración; deberían recibir la misma pena.

These two are part of the same conspiracy; they should receive the same sentence.

Siento pena por ellos.

I feel sorry for them.

— Detrás del sol (2001)

Tú estabas celosa y le mataste, yo te ayudé por pena.

You were jealous and killed him; I helped you out of pity.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

Una puta pena.

What a fucking shame.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

¡Qué pena!

What a shame!

— Tres son multitud (1998)

Le diré de la copa, cuando pase su pena.

I'll tell him about the cup when he's over his grief.

— La Bruja (2016)

"El disgusto y la pena".

Upset and sadness

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

Sentimos todos una gran pena por él.

We all feel very sorry for him.

Y Orfeo, lleno de pena, viaja al inframundo para recuperarla.

And Orpheus, filled with sorrow, travels to the underworld to retrieve her.

— Hamnet (2025)

Arrastraba su pena en silencio.

She silently carried her grief.

Será por pena o algo así.

Maybe it's out of pity or something like that.

— Juno: Crecer, correr y tropezar (2007)

Se debería condenar a los jueces y políticos corruptos a la máxima pena posible.

Corrupt judges and politicians should be sentenced to the maximum possible punishment.

Sentí pena de él.

I felt sorry for him.

— Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)