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regret [rɪˈgret]• I regret to say that... j'ai le regret de dire que...• we regret that it was not possible to... nous regrettons qu'il n'ait pas été possible de...• you won't regret it! vous ne le regretterez pas !• the President regrets he cannot see you today le Président regrette de ne pouvoir vous recevoir aujourd'hui2. noun* * *[rɪ'gret] 1. 2.I regret to say that... — je suis au regret de dire que...
it is to be regretted that — il est regrettable que (+ subj)
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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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nounപശ്ചാത്താപംverb transitiveപശ്ചാത്തപിക്കുക, ഖേദിക്കുക -
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rə'ɡret
1. past tense, past participle - regretted; 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.) lamentar
2. 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.) pesar; remordimiento- regretfully
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regret1 n pesarit is with deep regret that I have to inform you of the death of the King con un profundo pesar, les tengo que comunicar la muerte del Reyregret2 vb1. arrepentirse2. lamentartr[rɪ'gret]1 (remorse) remordimiento2 (sadness) pesar nombre masculino1 (feel sorry) lamentar, arrepentirse de2 (express one's sadness) lamentar■ I regret to inform you that... lamento informarle que...■ we regret to announce the death of... lamentamos comunicar la muerte de...3 (miss) echar de menos, echar en falta1 excusas nombre masculino pluralhe regrets nothing: no se arrepiente de nadaI regret to tell you: lamento decirleregret n1) remorse: arrepentimiento m, remordimientos mpl2) sadness: pesar m, dolor m3) regrets npl: excusas fplto send one's regrets: excusarsen.• arrepentimiento s.m.• dolor s.m.• pesar s.m.• remordimiento s.m.• resquemor s.m.• sentimiento s.m.v.• arrepentirse de v.• doler v.• lamentar v.• sentir v.
I rɪ'grettransitive verb - tt- \<\<decision/mistake\>\> arrepentirse* de, lamentarto regret -ING — arrepentirse* de or lamentar + inf
it is to be regretted that... — es lamentable que (+ subj)
to regret to + INF — lamentar tener que + inf
we regret to inform you that... — lamentamos comunicarle or informarle que...
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it is with regret that we announce... — lamentamos tener que anunciar que...
[rɪ'ɡret]my biggest/one regret is that I didn't have children — lo que más lamento/lo único que lamento es no haber tenido hijos
1. N1) (=sorrow) pena f, pesar mthe President expressed his regret for the deaths of civilians — el presidente expresó su pesar or dolor por las muertes de los civiles
my one or only regret is that I didn't see her before she died — lo único que siento or lamento es no haberla visto antes de que muriera
much to my regret, to my great regret — con gran pesar mío
2) (=remorse) remordimiento(s) m(pl)to send one's regrets — excusarse or mandar sus disculpas (por no poder acudir)
2. VT1) (=apologize for, be sorry for) [+ death, inconvenience, error] lamentarwe regret any inconvenience caused by the delay — lamentamos cualquier inconveniente que les pueda haber causado el retraso
the President regrets (that) he cannot see you today — el presidente lamenta or siente no poder verle hoy
we regret to inform you that... — lamentamos tener que informarle que...
her lack of co-operation is nothing new, I regret to say — lamento decir que su falta de cooperación no es algo nuevo
we regret having to do this, but it is necessary — lamentamos or sentimos tener que hacer esto, pero es necesario
2) (=rue) [+ decision] arrepentirse de, lamentaryou won't regret it! — ¡no te arrepentirás!, ¡no lo lamentarás!
he regrets saying it — se arrepiente de or lamenta haberlo dicho
he was regretting that he had asked the question — se arrepentía de or lamentaba haber hecho la pregunta
I don't regret what I did — no me arrepiento de or lamento lo que hice
to live to regret sth — arrepentirse de or lamentar algo más tarde
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I [rɪ'gret]transitive verb - tt- \<\<decision/mistake\>\> arrepentirse* de, lamentarto regret -ING — arrepentirse* de or lamentar + inf
it is to be regretted that... — es lamentable que (+ subj)
to regret to + INF — lamentar tener que + inf
we regret to inform you that... — lamentamos comunicarle or informarle que...
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it is with regret that we announce... — lamentamos tener que anunciar que...
my biggest/one regret is that I didn't have children — lo que más lamento/lo único que lamento es no haber tenido hijos
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1. transitive verb,- tt-1) (feel sorrow for loss of) nachtrauern (+ Dat.)2) (be sorry for) bedauernregret having done something — es bedauern, dass man etwas getan hat
it is to be regretted that... — es ist bedauerlich, dass...
2. nounI regret to say that... — ich muss leider sagen, dass...
Bedauern, dassend one's regrets — (polite refusal) sich entschuldigen lassen
* * *[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; 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.) bedauern2. 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.) das Bedauern- academic.ru/61219/regretful">regretful- regretfully
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- regrettably* * *re·gret[rɪˈgret, re-]I. vt<- tt->▪ to \regret sth etw bedauernthey \regretted pouring paint on the neighbour's car es tat ihnen leid, dass sie Farbe auf das Auto des Nachbarn geschüttet hattenit is to be \regretted that there are less registrations for the event this year es ist leider so, dass es weniger Anmeldungen für die diesjährige Veranstaltung gibtwe \regret any inconvenience to passengers die Passagiere werden um Verständnis gebetenII. vi<- tt->▪ to \regret to do sth bedauern, etw tun zu müssenthe airline \regrets to announce the cancellation of flight BA 205 to Madrid die Fluggesellschaft bedauert, die Streichung des Fluges BA 205 nach Madrid bekanntgeben zu müssenI \regret to have to inform you that... leider muss ich Ihnen mitteilen, dass...my only \regret is that... das Einzige, was ich bedaure, ist, dass...a pang of \regret ein Anflug m von Reuemuch to sb's \regret sehr zu jds Bedauernwe think, much to our \regret, that we will not be able to visit you next year es tut uns sehr leid, aber wir glauben, dass wir euch nächstes Jahr nicht besuchen werden könnenmuch to my \regret zu meinem großen Bedauernto express \regret at [or for] sth seinem Bedauern über etw akk Ausdruck verleihen, sein Bedauern über etw akk aussprechento have no \regrets about sth etw nicht bereuento send one's \regrets sich akk entschuldigen [lassen]* * *[rɪ'gret]1. vtbedauern; one's youth, lost opportunity nachtrauern (+dat)I regret that we will not be coming — ich bedauere, dass wir nicht kommen können
to regret the fact that... — (die Tatsache) bedauern, dass...
I regret to say that... — ich muss Ihnen leider mitteilen, dass...
he is very ill, I regret to say —
we regret to learn that... — wir hören mit Bedauern, dass...
we regret any inconvenience caused — für eventuelle Unannehmlichkeiten bitten wir um Verständnis
it is to be regretted that... — es ist bedauerlich, dass...
you won't regret it! —
this matter is much regretted — dieser Vorfall hat großes Bedauern ausgelöst
2. nBedauern nt no plto feel regret for one's past youth — seiner vergangenen Jugend (dat) nachtrauern
I have no regrets —
please give her my regrets that I cannot come — bitte, sagen Sie ihr, dass ich leider nicht kommen kann
he sends his regrets — er lässt sich entschuldigen, er muss leider absagen
* * *regret [rıˈɡret]A v/t1. beklagen, trauern um, jemandem oder einer Sache nachtrauern2. bedauern, bereuen:regret doing sth es bedauern oder bereuen, etwas getan zu haben3. etwas bedauern:it is to be regretted es ist bedauerlich;I regret to say that … ich muss leider sagen, dass …;we regret to inform you that … wir müssen Ihnen leider mitteilen, dass …B sfor um)2. Bedauern n, Reue f:have no regret(s) keine Reue empfinden;have no regrets about sth etwas nicht bereuen3. Bedauern n (at über akk):4. pl Absage f:send one’s regrets absagen, sich entschuldigen* * *1. transitive verb,- tt-1) (feel sorrow for loss of) nachtrauern (+ Dat.)2) (be sorry for) bedauernregret having done something — es bedauern, dass man etwas getan hat
it is to be regretted that... — es ist bedauerlich, dass...
2. nounI regret to say that... — ich muss leider sagen, dass...
Bedauern, dassend one's regrets — (polite refusal) sich entschuldigen lassen
* * *n.Bedauern -ungen n. v.bedauern v.bereuen v. -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be overcome by regret[Swahili Word] -shikwa na juto[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -shikwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be overcome by regret[Swahili Word] -patwa na juto[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -patwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause of regret[Swahili Word] masikitiko[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] sikitika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] regret[English Plural] regrets[Swahili Word] juto[Swahili Plural] majuto[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -juta[English Example] regrets are like a grandchild (proverb - i.e., they come some considerable time after event)[Swahili Example] majuto ni mjukuu (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] regret[Swahili Word] toba[Swahili Plural] toba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] tubu V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] regret[Swahili Word] -huzunia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] huzuni------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] regret[Swahili Word] -juta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] regret[Swahili Word] -juta[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] juto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] regret[Swahili Word] -jutia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] regret[Swahili Word] -sikitika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] sikitiko N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] regret[Swahili Word] -sonona[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] regret[Swahili Word] -sununa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] sonoa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] regret[Swahili Word] -tubu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
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[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; 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.)2. 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.) obžalovanje- regretfully
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- regrettably* * *I [rigrét]nounobžalovanje, kesanje, kes; skrb ( for za); opravičevanje; žalost, bolečina, bolest; razočaranjewith regret — z obžalovanjem, neradit is a regret to me — žal mi je, obžalujemI expressed (I sent) my regret for refusing — opravičil sem se, ker sem odklonilII [rigrét]transitive verbobžalovati; kesati se; želeti, da se nekaj ne vrne; žalovati za čem, z obžalovanjem misliti nahis health, I regret to say, is not good — njegovo zdravje žal ni dobroit is to be regretted that... — treba je obžalovati, da..., škoda, da... -
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1. n раскаяние, сожаление2. n часто извинениеplease accept my regrets — примите, пожалуйста, мои извинения, я очень сожалею
3. v сожалетьI regret to say — к сожалению, должен сказать
I regret that I cannot come on Monday — к сожалению, я не смогу прийти в понедельник
4. v раскаиваться, сожалетьthey profess extreme regret — они притворяются, что очень сожалеют
Синонимический ряд:1. disappointment (noun) disappointment; discontent; discontentment; disgruntlement; dissatisfaction; letdown2. remorse (noun) compunction; contrition; grief; lamentation; penitence; remorse; repentance3. sorrow (noun) affliction; anguish; care; heartache; heartbreak; rue; sorrow; woe4. mourn (verb) bemoan; bewail; deplore; feel sorry about; grieve; lament; mourn; repent; repine; rueАнтонимический ряд:cheerfulness; contentment; disregard; forget; hail; joy; rejoice; satisfaction; welcome -
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[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; 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.) fortryde; beklage2. 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.) fortrydelse; beklagelse- regretfully
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- regrettably* * *[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; 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.) fortryde; beklage2. 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.) fortrydelse; beklagelse- regretfully
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I [rɪ'gret] II [rɪ'gret]1) (rue) rimpiangere [action, decision]2) (feel sad about) rimpiangere [absence, lost youth]* * *[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; 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.) dispiacere, rincrescere2. 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.) rammarico, rimpianto- regretfully
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- regrettably* * *regret /rɪˈgrɛt/n. [cu]1 rammarico; dispiacere: to express regret for st., esprimere il proprio rammarico per qc.; It is with deep regret that we announce the death of one of our founder members, è con grande rammarico che annunciamo la scomparsa di uno dei nostri soci fondatori; It is with great regret that I have to decline your invitation, sono molto dispiaciuto di dover declinare il Suo invito2 rimpianto: He has no regrets about what he did, non ha rimpianti per quello che ha fatto; My only regret is that I didn't meet her when I was younger, il mio unico rimpianto è di non averla conosciuta quand'ero più giovane● to give [send] one's regrets, porgere [mandare] le proprie scuse per non poter accettare un invito □ ( su un biglietto d'invito) «Regrets only», «Si prega di rispondere soltanto in caso d'impossibilità d'intervenire».♦ (to) regret /rɪˈgrɛt/v. t.1 rammaricarsi di; essere dispiaciuto di: I regret that I cannot attend the meeting, mi rincresce di non poter presenziare alla riunione; We regret to inform you that we are unable to consider your application, siamo spiacenti di informarLa che la Sua candidatura non è stata accolta; We regret any inconvenience this may cause you, siamo spiacenti per i disagi che questo può causarLe2 pentirsi di; rimpiangere: DIALOGO → - Considering an evening course- I didn't pay much attention at school and regret it now, non ero molto attenta a scuola e ora me ne pento; I have done many things I regret, ho fatto molte cose delle quali sono pentito; She doesn't regret having left college, non rimpiange di aver interrotto l'università: If you don't make up with her, I think you'll live to regret it, se non fai la pace con lei, penso che te ne pentirai finché campi; He lived to bitterly regret his decision, ha rimpianto amaramente la sua decisione per tutta la vita3 (form.) piangere; rimpiangere: to regret the loss of a friend, piangere la perdita di un amico; to die regretted by all, lasciare un gran rimpianto dietro di sé ( dopo la morte)● I regret to say, mi dispiace doverlo dire.NOTA D'USO: - to regret-* * *I [rɪ'gret] II [rɪ'gret]1) (rue) rimpiangere [action, decision]2) (feel sad about) rimpiangere [absence, lost youth] -
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rə'ɡret 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; 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.)2. 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.) beklagelse, anger; sorg- regretfully
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- regrettablyanger--------angre--------beklage--------sorgIsubst. \/rɪˈɡret\/1) beklagelse2) savn, sorg3) angerbe a matter of\/for regret være beklageligmuch to one's regret til ens store sorgregret for savn etterto one's regret dessverrewith regret med sorgIIverb \/rɪˈɡret\/1) beklage, være lei for2) angre3) ( spesielt i fortid) savne, sørge over tapet av, kjenne savn etterregret to inform somebody beklage å måtte meddele noen -
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[rɪ'grɛt] 1. nżal m2. vtdecision, action żałować +gen; loss, death opłakiwać; inconvenience wyrażać (wyrazić perf) ubolewanie z powodu +gento regret that … — żałować, że …
we regret to inform you that … — z żalem zawiadamiamy, że …
* * *[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; 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.) żałować2. 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.) żal- regretfully
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[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; 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.) lamentar2. 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.) pesar- regretfully
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- regrettably* * *re.gret[rigr'et] n 1 pesar, sentimento de perda, tristeza, pena. 2 arrependimento, remorso. 3 desgosto, desapontamento. • vt 1 sentir, lastimar, lamentar, deplorar. we regret it very much / sentimos muito. it is to be regretted / é lamentável. 2 arrepender-se, afligir-se por alguma coisa. to feel/ have regret at lamentar, sentir pesar por. to send one’s regrets enviar mensagem recusando um convite. -
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sajnálkozás, sajnálat, megbánás to regret: sajnálkozik, megbán, sajnál* * *[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; 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.) sajnál (vmit)2. 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.) sajnálat- regretfully
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[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; 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.) a regreta, a-i părea rău2. 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.) regret- regretfully
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[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; 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.) regretter2. 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.) regret- regretfully - regrettable - regrettably -
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[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; 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.) sjá eftir2. 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.) eftirsjá; harmur; söknuður- regretfully
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n. teessüf, üzüntü, pişmanlık, vicdan azabı, esef————————v. üzülmek, hayıflanmak, teessüf etmek, müteessir olmak, esef etmek, özlemini çekmek, gözünde tütmek, hasret olmak* * *1. üzül (v.) 2. üzüntü (n.)* * *[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; 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.) pişman olmak, üzülmek2. 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.) pişmanlık, üzüntü- regretfully
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• olla pahoillaan• pahoitella• pahoillaan• pahoittelu• toivoa tekemättömäksi• ikävä• tyytymättömyys• valittaa• valitella• valittelu• valittaminen• katua• katumapäällä• katumus• kaipaus• kaduttaa• haikailla• harmittaa• harmitella• mielinen• mielipaha• murehtia• pettymys• surkutella• suru• surra* * *rə'ɡret 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; 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.) katua, olla pahoillaan2. 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.) katumus, mielipaha- regretfully
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[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; 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.) par nožēlu jāsaka2. 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.) nožēla- regretfully
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- regrettably* * *nožēla; atvainošanās; nožēlot
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REGRET — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index regret noun apology, penitence adjective apologetic, remorseful verb regret impenitence adjective … English dictionary for students
regret letter — UK US noun [C] ► HR LETTER OF REGRET(Cf. ↑letter of regret) … Financial and business terms
regret — (v.) to remember with distress or longing, c.1300, from O.Fr. regreter long after, bewail, lament someone s death, from re , intensive prefix + greter, possibly from Frankish (Cf. O.E. grætan to weep; O.N. grata to weep, groan ), from P.Gmc.… … Etymology dictionary
regret — ► VERB (regretted, regretting) ▪ feel or express sorrow, repentance, or disappointment over. ► NOUN 1) a feeling of sorrow, repentance, or disappointment. 2) (often one s regrets) used in polite formulas to express apology or sadness. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
regret — 1 verb (T) 1 to feel sorry about something you have done and wish you had not done it: regret doing sth: She deeply regretted losing her temper. (+ that): He regrets that he never went to college. | regret sth: It s a great opportunity, Mr Jarvis … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
regret — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bitter, deep, genuine, great, profound, real, sincere ▪ Her biggest regret was that she had never had children … Collocations dictionary
regret — re|gret1 [ rı gret ] verb transitive FORMAL ** to feel sorry or sad that something has happened: We regret any inconvenience caused by the delay. regret that: I regret that I will not be with you on such an important occasion. a. to feel sorry or … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
regret — I UK [rɪˈɡret] / US verb [transitive] Word forms regret : present tense I/you/we/they regret he/she/it regrets present participle regretting past tense regretted past participle regretted ** a) to feel sorry or sad that something has happened We… … English dictionary
regret — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Looking back with sorrow Nouns regret, remorse, qualms, compunction, contrition, attrition, repentance, penitence; lamentation, mourning; heartache, sorrow, grief, bitterness, disappointment, discontent; … English dictionary for students
regret*/*/ — [rɪˈgret] verb [T] I to feel sorry or sad about something that has happened, or about something that you have done We regret any inconvenience caused by the delay.[/ex] I regret that I cannot attend your wedding.[/ex] I don t regret moving to New … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
regret — 1. verb 1) they came to regret their decision Syn: be sorry about, feel contrite about, feel remorse about/for, be remorseful about, rue, repent (of), feel repentant about, be regretful at/about Ant: welcome, applaud 2) regretting the pa … Thesaurus of popular words
