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1 apologetic
[əˌpɒlə'dʒetɪk]aggettivo [gesture, letter] di scusato be apologetic about sth., about doing o for having done scusarsi di qcs., di o per aver fatto; to look apologetic — avere un'espressione contrita
* * ** * *apologetic /əpɒləˈdʒɛtɪk/, apologetical /əpɒləˈdʒɛtɪkl/a.apologetically avv.* * *[əˌpɒlə'dʒetɪk]aggettivo [gesture, letter] di scusato be apologetic about sth., about doing o for having done scusarsi di qcs., di o per aver fatto; to look apologetic — avere un'espressione contrita
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2 apologetic apolo·get·ic adj
[əˌpɒlə'dʒɛtɪk](look, remark, letter) di scusehe was very apologetic about it/for not coming — si è scusato moltissimo di ciò/per or di non essere venuto
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3 sorry
['sɒrɪ] 1.1) (apologetic) spiacente, dispiaciuto; (for emphasis) desolatoI'm sorry — mi spiace, mi rincresce
to be sorry for doing, to do — scusarsi o essere spiacente di avere fatto, di fare
to be sorry about — scusarsi di [behaviour, mistake]
to say sorry — chiedere scusa, scusarsi
I'm sorry to hear of o that mi dispiace sentire che; I'm very sorry about your uncle sono addolorato per tuo zio; to feel sorry for oneself — compiangersi, autocommiserarsi
3) (regretful)and, I'm sorry to say — e, mi spiace dirlo
4) (pathetic) [ state] pietoso; [ sight] penoso; [ person] misero2.1) (apologizing) scusa2) (failing to hear, understand)sorry, time is running out — scusate o spiacente, ma il tempo sta per scadere
we have two, sorry, three options — abbiamo due, cosa dico, tre scelte
sorry, may I just say that — scusate, volevo soltanto dire che
* * *['sori] 1. adjective1) (used when apologizing or expressing regret: I'm sorry (that) I forgot to return your book; Did I give you a fright? I'm sorry.) spiacente, dispiaciuto2) (apologetic or full of regret: I think he's really sorry for his bad behaviour; I'm sure you were sorry to hear about his death.) dispiaciuto3) (unsatisfactory; poor; wretched: a sorry state of affairs.) penoso, misero2. interjection1) (used when apologizing: Did I tread on your toe? Sorry!) scusa, scusate, scusi2) ((used when asking a person to repeat what he has said) I beg your pardon?: Sorry (, what did you say)?) come?, prego?•* * *['sɒrɪ] 1.1) (apologetic) spiacente, dispiaciuto; (for emphasis) desolatoI'm sorry — mi spiace, mi rincresce
to be sorry for doing, to do — scusarsi o essere spiacente di avere fatto, di fare
to be sorry about — scusarsi di [behaviour, mistake]
to say sorry — chiedere scusa, scusarsi
I'm sorry to hear of o that mi dispiace sentire che; I'm very sorry about your uncle sono addolorato per tuo zio; to feel sorry for oneself — compiangersi, autocommiserarsi
3) (regretful)and, I'm sorry to say — e, mi spiace dirlo
4) (pathetic) [ state] pietoso; [ sight] penoso; [ person] misero2.1) (apologizing) scusa2) (failing to hear, understand)sorry, time is running out — scusate o spiacente, ma il tempo sta per scadere
we have two, sorry, three options — abbiamo due, cosa dico, tre scelte
sorry, may I just say that — scusate, volevo soltanto dire che
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4 deprecatory
[ˌdeprɪ'keɪtrɪ] [AE -tɔːrɪ]1) (disapproving) [ look] di disapprovazione2) (apologetic) di scusa* * *deprecatory* * *[ˌdeprɪ'keɪtrɪ] [AE -tɔːrɪ]1) (disapproving) [ look] di disapprovazione2) (apologetic) di scusa -
5 apologetical
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6 apologetically
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7 deprecating dep·re·cat·ing ['dɛprɪˌkeɪtɪŋ]
(disapproving) di biasimo, di disapprovazione, (apologetic)English-Italian dictionary > deprecating dep·re·cat·ing ['dɛprɪˌkeɪtɪŋ]
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8 deprecatory dep·re·ca·tory ['dɛprɪkətərɪ] adj
(disapproving) di biasimo, di disapprovazione, (apologetic)English-Italian dictionary > deprecatory dep·re·ca·tory ['dɛprɪkətərɪ] adj
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9 apologise
(to say that one is sorry, for having done something wrong, for a fault etc: I must apologize to her for my rudeness.) scusarsi- apologetically
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10 apologize
[ə'pɒlədʒaɪz]verbo intransitivo scusarsi (to sb. con qcn.; for sth. di qcs.; for doing di, per aver fatto)* * *(to say that one is sorry, for having done something wrong, for a fault etc: I must apologize to her for my rudeness.) scusarsi- apologetically
- apology* * *[ə'pɒlədʒaɪz]verbo intransitivo scusarsi (to sb. con qcn.; for sth. di qcs.; for doing di, per aver fatto)
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