жалък означава в английски

abject▼(of a person: cast down in hope or spirit)
adjective
[UK: ˈæb.dʒekt] [US: ˈæb.dʒekt]

despicable▼(deserving to be despised)
adjective
[UK: dɪ.ˈspɪk.əb.l̩] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈspɪk.əb.l̩]

paltry▼(meager; worthless; pitiful; trifling)
adjective
[UK: ˈpɔːl.tri] [US: ˈpɒl.tri]

pathetic▼(arousing scorn or contempt)
adjective
[UK: pə.ˈθe.tɪk] [US: pə.ˈθe.tɪk]

piteous▼(pitiful)
adjective
[UK: ˈpɪ.tɪəs] [US: ˈpɪ.tiəs]

pitiable▼(that deserves, evokes or can be given pity)
adjective
[UK: ˈpɪ.tɪəb.l̩] [US: ˈpɪ.tiəb.l̩]

pitiful▼(so appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it)
adjective
[UK: ˈpɪ.tɪ.fəl] [US: ˈpɪ.tə.fəl]

poor [poorer, poorest]▼(used to express pity)
adjective
[UK: pʊə(r)] [US: ˈpʊr]

sorry [sorrier, sorriest]▼(poor, regrettable)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɒ.ri] [US: ˈsɑː.ri]

poltroon▼(an ignoble or arrant coward)
noun
[UK: pɒl.ˈtruːn] [US: pɒl.ˈtruːn]