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'ru:ful(regretful; sorrowful.) afligido, apenado- ruefully- ruefulness
tr['rʊːfʊl]1 (repentant) arrepentido,-a2 (sad) afligido,-a, triste, compungido,-arueful ['ru:fəl] adj1) pitiful: lastimoso2) regretful: arrepentido, pesarosoadj.• arrepentido, -a adj.• lamentable adj.• triste adj.'ruːfəladjective atribulado, compungido['ruːfʊl]ADJ (=sorrowful) triste; (=repentant) arrepentido* * *['ruːfəl]adjective atribulado, compungido -
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pesar 1 sustantivo masculino 1 a pesar mío or muy a mi pesar much to my regret 2 a pesar de todo in spite of o despite everything; a pesar de que even though
pesar 2 ( conjugate pesar) verbo intransitivo 1 [paquete/maleta] to be heavy; no me pesa it's not heavy 2 ( causar arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc): me pesa haberlo ofendido I'm very sorry I offended him 3 pese a que even though; mal que me/le pese whether I like/he likes it or not verbo transitivo ‹ manzanas› to weigh (out) pesarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to weigh oneself
pesar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (tener peso físico) to weigh: esa carne pesa dos kilos, that meat weighs two kilos
2 (tener peso psíquico) to have influence: sus opiniones aún pesan en el grupo, his opinions still carry weight in the group
3 (causar arrepentimiento, dolor) to grieve: me pesa no haber ido con vosotros, I regret not having gone with you
II vtr (determinar un peso) to weigh
III sustantivo masculino
1 (pena, pesadumbre) sorrow, grief
2 (remordimiento) regret Locuciones: a pesar de, in spite of
a pesar de que, although ➣ Ver nota en aunque
' pesar' also found in these entries: Spanish: apencar - arrepentirse - aunque - disgusto - flema - todavía - atención - falta - hondo - obstante - sentimiento English: carry through - catch up - despite - destroy - down-to-earth - fact - for - intact - look forward to - manage - notwithstanding - odds - outweigh - regardless - regret - regretfully - ruefully - spite - stay on - weigh - while - deep - even - measure - regretful - reluctantly - sorrow
См. также в других словарях:
ruefully — early 13c., reufulike; see RUEFUL (Cf. rueful) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
ruefully — adverb In a rueful manner; causing, feeling or expressing regret or sorrow. He smiled ruefully at me … Wiktionary
ruefully — adv. Ruefully is used with these verbs: ↑grin, ↑laugh, ↑note, ↑reflect, ↑remark, ↑shake, ↑smile, ↑think … Collocations dictionary
ruefully — rueful ► ADJECTIVE ▪ expressing regret, especially in a wry or humorous way. DERIVATIVES ruefully adverb ruefulness noun … English terms dictionary
ruefully — adverb in a rueful manner (Freq. 2) I made a big mistake, he said ruefully • Syn: ↑contritely, ↑remorsefully • Derived from adjective: ↑remorseful (for: ↑remorseful … Useful english dictionary
ruefully adv — 1) I can t eat any more of this bitter herb, said Tom ruefully. 2) What s the name of that street in Paris? asked Tom ruefully … English expressions
Ruefully — Rueful Rue ful, a. 1. Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful. [1913 Webster] 2. Expressing sorrow. Rueful faces. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Two rueful figures, with long black cloaks. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] {Rue ful*ly}, adv … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ruefully — adverb see rueful … New Collegiate Dictionary
ruefully — See rueful. * * * … Universalium
ruefully — adv. mournfully, regretfully, sadly; pitiably, deplorably … English contemporary dictionary
ruefully — rue·ful·ly … English syllables