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re·gret·ful
(rĭ-grĕt′fəl)adj.
Full of regret; sorrowful or sorry.
re·gret′ful·ly adv.
re·gret′ful·ness n.
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re•gret•ful
(rɪˈgrɛt fəl)adj.
full of regret; sorrowful because of what is lost, gone, or done.
re•gret′ful•ly, adv.
re•gret′ful•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. [画像:regretful - feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone]regretful - feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"
unregretful, unregretting - feeling no regret; "was completely unregretful about what had happened"
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regretful
adjective sorry, disappointed, sad, ashamed, apologetic, mournful, rueful, contrite, sorrowful, repentant, remorseful, penitent He gave a regretful smile.
Usage: Regretful and regretfully are sometimes wrongly used where regrettable and regrettably are meant. A simple way of making the distinction is that when you regret something YOU have done, you are regretful: he gave a regretful smile; he smiled regretfully. In contrast, when you are sorry about an occurrence you did not yourself cause, you view the occurrence as regrettable: this is a regrettable (not regretful) mistake; regrettably (not regretfully, i.e. because of circumstances beyond my control) I shall be unable to attend.
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regretful
adjective1. Expressing or inclined to express an apology:
2. Feeling or expressing regret for one's sins or misdeeds:
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Translations
نادِم، آسِفٌ على
lítostivý
fuld af beklagelse
sajnálkozó
hryggur; fullur eftirsjár
ľútostivý
pişman üzüntülü
regretful
[rɪˈgretfʊl] ADJ → arrepentido, pesarosoto be regretful that → lamentar que + subjun
he was most regretful about it → lo lamentó profundamente
we are not regretful about leaving → no nos pesa tener que partir
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
regretful
adj look, attitude → bedauernd attr; he was extremely regretful (about it) → es tat ihm sehr leid, er bedauerte es sehr; it is regretful that ... → es ist bedauerlich, dass ...
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regret
(rəˈgret) – past tense, past participle reˈgretted – verb to be sorry about. I regret my foolish behaviour; I regret that I missed the concert; I regret missing the concert; I regret to inform you that your application for the job was unsuccessful. is spyt يَنْدَم، يأسَف съжалявам lamentar litovat bedauern fortryde; beklage λυπάμαι lamentar kahetsema تاسف خوردن katua regretter לְהִתחָרֵט पश्चाताप करना, दुखी होना žaliti, požaliti sajnál (vmit) menyesali sjá eftir dispiacere, rincrescere 残念に思う 후회하다 apgailestauti, gailėtis par nožēlu jāsaka kesal, sesal betreuren angre, være lei for, beklage żałować خواشينى ښكاره كول افسوس كول پښيمانه كيدل، پښيمانى افسوس lamentar a regreta, a-i părea rău сожалеть ľutovať žaliti vara ledsen över, beklaga, ångra เสียใจ pişman olmak, üzülmek 懊悔 жалкувати, шкодувати افسوس کرنا tiếc 懊悔
noun a feeling of sorrow, or of having done something wrong. I have no regrets / I feel no regret about what I did; It was with deep regret that I heard the news of his death. spyt, leedwese أَسَف، نَدَم съжаление pesar lítost das Bedauern fortrydelse; beklagelse θλίψη, μεταμέλεια pesar; remordimiento kahetsus پشیمانی؛ افسوس suru regret חרטה पश्चाताप žaljenje, kajanje sajnálat penyesalan eftirsjá; harmur; söknuður rammarico, rimpianto 後悔 후회 apgailestavimas, gailestis, liūdesys nožēla kekesalan, penyesalan leedwezen beklagelse, anger; sorg żal افسوس pesar regret сожаление ľútosť obžalovanje žaljenje ånger, ledsnad, sorg ความเศร้าโศกเสียใจ pişmanlık, üzüntü 懊悔 жаль, смуток افسوس sự tiếc 遗憾,懊悔,悲伤
reˈgretful adjective feeling regret. rouvol نادِم، آسِفٌ على изпълнен със съжаление pesaroso lítostivý bedauernd fuld af beklagelse θλιμμένος, μετανιωμένος con pesar; con remordimiento kahetsev متاسف؛ پشیمان katuvainen plein de regret מָלֵא חֲרָטָה खेदपूर्ण koji žali, koji se kaje sajnálkozó penuh penyesalan hryggur; fullur eftirsjár dispiaciuto 残念な 후회하는 apgailestaujantis nožēlas pilns penuh kekesalan, penuh penyesalan bedroefd full av anger/beklagelse, bedrøvet pełen ubolewania خپه، خواشينى، پښيمان pesaroso plin de regrete полный сожаления ľútostivý obžalujoč pokajnički bedrövad, ångerfull เสียดาย pişman, üzüntülü 遺憾的 засмучений افسوس ناک cảm thấy hối tiếc 遗憾的
reˈgretfully adverb with regret. Regretfully, we have had to turn down your offer. ongelukkig بِأَسَف със съжаление pesarosamente bohužel mit Bedauern beklageligvis δυστυχώς lamentablemente kahjuks با تاسف pahoittelevasti à regret בְּצַעָר खेदपूर्वक na žalost sajnos dengan menyesal með eftirsjá purtroppo 残念ながら 후회하며 deja, gaila, su liūdesiu ar nožēlu; diemžēl dengan kesalnya helaas dessverre, beklageligvis z przykrością/żalem په خواشينى دخفګان په توګه com pesar cu regret(e) к сожалению bohužiaľ na žalost nažalost tyvärr, beklagligt nog ซึ่งเสียใจ üzüntüyle, ne yazık ki, maalesef 遺憾地 засмучено متاسفانہ nuối tiếc 遗憾地
reˈgrettable adjectivea regrettable mistake. betreurenswaardig يُؤْسَف لَه непростим lamentável politováníhodný bedauerlich beklagelig θλιβερός lamentable kahetsusväärne تاسف آور valitettava regrettable מצער खेदजनक, शोचनीय žaljenja vrijedan, za osudu sajnálatos patut disesalkan hörmulegur increscioso, spiacevole 残念な 유감스러운 apgailėtinas nožēlojams; neapskaužams dikesali, disesali betreurenswaardig beklagelig godny pożałowania, żałosny دخوا شينى وړ، دخفګان اوافسوس وړ lamentável regretabil прискорбный poľutovaniahodný vreden obžalovanja za žaljenje beklaglig, beklagansvärd น่าสลดใจ üzücü 令人遺憾的 прикрий قابل افسوس đáng tiếc 令人遗憾的
reˈgrettably adverb betreurenswaardig بصورَةٍ يُؤْسَف لَها непростимо lamentavelmente bohužel bedauerlicherweise beklageligt δυστυχώς lamentablemente kahjuks به طور تاسف انگیز؛ متاسفاه valitettavasti regrettablement למרבה הצער खेदपूर्वक, पश्चाताप करते हुए za žaljenje, žalosno sajnálatosan disesalkan hörmulega purtroppo 残念なことには 유감스럽게도 apgailėtinai, gaila nožēlojami; neapskaužami sangat dikesali, sangat disesali betreurenswaardig beklageligvis niestety دخوا شينى وړ lamentavelmente (în mod) regretabil прискорбно bohužiaľ obžalovanja vredno nažalost beklagansvärt อย่างเศร้าสลดใจ üzücü olarak; maalesef, ne yazık ki 令人遺憾地 прикро افسوس ناک طریقے سے đáng tiếc 令人遗憾地
regrettable is spelt with two ts.
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