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rue·ful

(ro͞o′fəl)
adj.
Causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret: "He gave the young officer the rueful look of a father exasperated with his misbehaving son" (Khaled Hosseini).
rue′ful·ly adv.
rue′ful·ness n.
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Adv. 1. ruefully - in a rueful manner; "`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully"
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بِنَدَم، بِحُزْن، بِأَسَف
smutně
bedrøveligt
mæîulega
pişmanlıkla

ruefully

[ˈruːfəlɪ] ADV (= sorrowfully) → tristemente ; (= with repentance) → con arrepentimiento
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ruefully

[ˈruːfʊli] adv [grin, look] → d'un air contrit
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ruefully

adv → reuevoll
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ruefully

[ˈruːfʊlɪ] adv (liter) → mestamente
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rueful

(ˈruːful) adjective
regretful; sorrowful. jammerlik حَزين ، نادِم، آسف печален lastimável / deplorável žalostný kläglich bedrøvelig θλιμμένος, μετανιωμένος afligido, apenado kurb پشیمان؛ نادم apea lugubre מצטער उदास žalostan, potišten bánatos penuh penyesalan sorgmæddur, mæðulegur addolorato, afflitto 悔やんでいる 가엾은 gailus nožēlas pilns; bēdīgs menyesal berouwvol bedrøvelig smutny پښیمانی، خواشینی pesaroso trist; mâhnit печальный žalostný skrušen žalostan bedrövad เสียใจ pişman 悔恨的 сумний; жалісний افسوسناک đáng thương; buồn rầu 悔恨的
ˈruefully adverb
jammerlik بِنَدَم، بِحُزْن، بِأَسَف печално deploravelmente smutně kläglich bedrøveligt θλιβερά, θλιμμένα, μετανιωμένα con aflicción, con pesar kurvastusega محزونانه؛ با تاسف apeasti d'un air lugubre בְּצַעַר अफसोस के साथ žalosno, skrušeno bánatosan dengan menyesal mæðulega mestamente 悔やんで 후회하여 gailiai ar nožēlu; bēdīgi secara menyesal berouwvol bedrøvelig smutnie په تاسف سره com pesar cu tristeţe, cu mâhnire печально smutne skrušeno žalosno bedrövat อย่างเสียใจ pişmanlıkla 悔恨地 сумно افسوس ناکی سے đáng thương; buồn rầu 悔恨地
ˈruefulness noun
jammerlik حُزْن، نَدَم، أسَف печал pesar lítost, žal der Gram bedrøvelighed θλίψη, μεταμέλεια pesar, aflicción kurvastamine حزن؛ ندامت apeus air lugubre חרטה दयनीयतापूर्वक žalost, skrušenost bánatosság, szomorúság penyesalan dapurlegt yfirbragð afflizione 後悔 후회함 gailumas nožēla; bēdīgums kesesalan berouw bedrøvelighet smętek پښیمانی ، ندامت pesar tristeţe, mâhnire печаль ľútosť, žiaľ skrušenost žalosnost bedrövelse ความเศร้าโศก pişmanlık 悔恨 сумність غمگینی sự buồn rầu; sự đáng thương 悔恨
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But, though for ever mounted on that stump, never a stump-speech does the poor whaleman make; but, with downcast eyes, stands ruefully contemplating his own amputation.
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Upon this the poor mariners in their respectful consternation --so truly English --knowing not what to say, fall to vigorously scratching their heads all round; meanwhile ruefully glancing from the whale to the stranger.
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So poor Uncle Andrew had to go ruefully home, hoping that she would relent later on, because he was really very much in love with her."
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Kitty was silent for a few seconds, looking timidly and ruefully at her husband; then she went up and took him by the elbow with both hands.
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The little man shook his head, and scratched it ruefully as he contemplated this severe indisposition of a principal performer.
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I remember one of these pictures: A most dilapidated tramp is ruefully contemplating some coins which lie in his open palm.
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"No," sighed Rebecca ruefully, flinging herself down by the table and resting her head on her hand.
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"He was in league with the evil one," said one of the widow's sons, rubbing himself ruefully.
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He sat down and gazed ruefully. In his eyes there was mute, indefinite reproach.
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"I'm afraid I'd be a blooming bounder as a wild man," laughed Clayton, ruefully. "Those noises at night make the hair on my head bristle.
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Then, turning to ride back into Oakland, a thought came to him that made him grin ruefully as he muttered: "And now it's up to me to make good and buy that blamed quarry.
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Ring merrily for births that make expectants writhe, and marriages that are made in hell, and toll ruefully for the dead whose shoes are worn already!
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