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(a) (be sorry about → action, behaviour) regretter;∎ I regret to say (apologize) j'ai le regret de ou je regrette de dire; (unfortunately) hélas, malheureusement;∎ we regret to inform you… nous avons le regret de vous informer…;∎ to regret doing or having done sth regretter d'avoir fait qch;∎ I regret ever mentioning it je regrette d'en avoir jamais parlé;∎ I regret not being able to come je regrette ou je suis désolé de ne pouvoir venir;∎ she regrets that she never met Donovan elle regrette de n'avoir jamais rencontré Donovan;∎ it is to be regretted that… il est regrettable ou à regretter que… + subjunctive;∎ the accident/the error is greatly to be regretted l'accident/l'erreur est tout à fait regrettable ou déplorable;∎ you'll live to regret this! vous le regretterez!;∎ the airline regrets any inconvenience caused to passengers la compagnie s'excuse pour la gêne occasionnée∎ she will be much regretted on la regrettera beaucoup;∎ he regrets his student days il regrette l'époque où il était étudiant2 noun(sorrow, sadness) regret m;∎ with regret avec regret;∎ we announce with regret the death of our chairman nous avons le regret de vous faire part de la mort de notre directeur;∎ much to our regret à notre grand regret;∎ to express one's regrets at or about sth exprimer ses regrets devant qch;∎ I have no regrets je n'ai pas de regrets, je ne regrette rien;∎ do you have any regrets about or for what you did? regrettez-vous ce que vous avez fait?;∎ my only regret is that I didn't resign earlier je n'ai qu'un regret, c'est de ne pas avoir donné ma démission plus tôt;∎ to send sb one's regrets (condolences) exprimer ses regrets à qn; (apologies) s'excuser auprès de qn
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