you'll be sorry by and by

oh, I am sorry; when did it happen? — cuánto lo siento!; ¿cuándo ocurrió?

to feel o be sorry FOR somebody: I feel so sorry for you/him te/lo compadezco; I felt o was so sorry for him when he got turned down me dio mucha pena or lástima cuando lo rechazaron; to feel sorry for oneself lamentarse de su (or tu etc) suerte; to be sorry ABOUT somebody/something: I'm very sorry about what happened siento or lamento mucho lo que ocurrió; to be sorry to + INF: I wasn't sorry to see the back of him no me apenó or no lamenté que se fuera; I'm sorry to have to tell you that... siento tener que decirte que...; to be sorry (THAT) — sentir* que (+ subj)

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you — perdóname or lo siento or disculpa, no fue mi intención ofenderte

sorry to bother you, but... — perdone or disculpe que lo moleste, pero...

(awfully/so) sorry! — (BrE) perdone!, disculpe!

sorry, I didn't realize it was you — perdona or perdóname or disculpa or discúlpame, no me había dado cuenta de que eras tú

sorry! — ¡perdón!, ¡perdone!, ¡disculpe! (esp LAm)

I'm sorry to bother you but... — siento or frm lamento molestarle, pero...

• to be sorry about/ for sth — sentir algo, lamentar algo frm

• to say sorry (to sb) (for sth) — pedir perdón or (esp LAm) disculpas (a algn) (por algo)

go and say sorry! — ¡anda ve y pide perdón or disculpas!

• he wasn't in the least bit sorry — no estaba arrepentido en lo más mínimo

• you'll be sorry for this! — ¡me las pagarás!, ¡te arrepentirás (de esto)!

• to be sorry about sth/sb, I'm sorry about your mother/about what happened — siento or frm lamento lo de tu madre/lo sucedido

• I can't tell you how sorry I am — no te puedes hacer una idea de cuánto lo siento

• to be sorry that... — sentir or frm lamentar que + subjun

• I'm sorry to hear that you're leaving — me da pena saber que te vas

I was sorry to hear of your accident — siento or lamento lo de tu accidente

no one seemed very sorry to see him go — nadie parecía sentir or lamentar mucho que se fuera

• to be or feel sorry for sb, I'm sorry for him — lo compadezco

I feel sorry for the child — el niño me da lástima or pena

• the garden was a sorry sight — el jardín estaba en un estado lamentable, el jardín estaba hecho una pena *

• to be in a sorry state — encontrarse en un estado lamentable

• he poured out his sorry tale to his mother — le contó su triste historia a su madre

I'm sorry, I can't agree with you — lo siento or perdona, pero no puedo darte la razón

oh, I am sorry; when did it happen? — cuánto lo siento!; ¿cuándo ocurrió?

to feel o be sorry FOR somebody: I feel so sorry for you/him te/lo compadezco; I felt o was so sorry for him when he got turned down me dio mucha pena or lástima cuando lo rechazaron; to feel sorry for oneself lamentarse de su (or tu etc) suerte; to be sorry ABOUT somebody/something: I'm very sorry about what happened siento or lamento mucho lo que ocurrió; to be sorry to + INF: I wasn't sorry to see the back of him no me apenó or no lamenté que se fuera; I'm sorry to have to tell you that... siento tener que decirte que...; to be sorry (THAT) — sentir* que (+ subj)

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you — perdóname or lo siento or disculpa, no fue mi intención ofenderte

sorry to bother you, but... — perdone or disculpe que lo moleste, pero...

(awfully/so) sorry! — (BrE) perdone!, disculpe!

sorry, I didn't realize it was you — perdona or perdóname or disculpa or discúlpame, no me había dado cuenta de que eras tú

to be sorry for doing, to do — scusarsi o essere spiacente di avere fatto, di fare

to be sorry about — scusarsi di [behaviour, mistake]

sorry, time is running out — scusate o spiacente, ma il tempo sta per scadere

to be sorry for doing, to do — scusarsi o essere spiacente di avere fatto, di fare

to be sorry about — scusarsi di [behaviour, mistake]

sorry, time is running out — scusate o spiacente, ma il tempo sta per scadere

I was sorry to hear that — es tat mir leid, das zu hören or das hören zu müssen

he wasn't in the least bit sorry to hear the news — es war ihm egal, was passiert war

don't feel sorry for me, I don't need your pity! — du brauchst mich nicht zu bedauern, kein Mitleid, bitte!

you'll be sorry (for this)! — das wird dir noch leidtun!

he's from England, sorry Scotland — er ist aus England, nein, Entschuldigung, aus Schottland

I'm sorry about Thursday, but I can't make it — es tut mir leid mit Donnerstag, aber ich kann nicht

to be in a sorry state (person) — in einer jämmerlichen Verfassung sein; (object) in einem jämmerlichen Zustand sein

now you try — ahora prueba tú/pruebe usted, ahora probá vos (AmC, RPl)

if I were you — yo que tú/que usted, yo en tu/en su lugar, yo que vos (AmC, RPl)

I saw you, Mr Russell — lo vi, señor Russell, le vi, señor Russell (Esp)

for you — para ti/usted, para vos (AmC, RPl)

be quiet, you two — ustedes dos: cállense!, vosotros dos: callaos! (Esp)

I heard you, gentlemen — los or (Esp tb) les oí, caballeros

I heard you, boys/girls — los/las oí, chicos/chicas (AmL), os oí, chicos/chicas (Esp)

I gave you the book — les or (Esp tb) os di el libro

I gave it to you — se or (Esp tb) os lo di

you can't do that here — aquí uno no puede or no se puede or no puedes hacer eso

• it's for you — es para ti

• she's taller than you — es más alta que tú

• can I come with you — ¿puedo ir contigo?

• this is for you — esto es para usted

• they're taller than you — son más altos que usted

• I live upstairs from you — vivo justo encima de vosotros

• they've done it better than you — lo han hecho mejor que vosotros

• they'll go without you — irán sin vosotros

• we arrived after you — llegamos después de ustedes

• between you and me — entre tú y yo

• you fool! — ¡no seas tonto!

• that's lawyers for you! — ¡para que te fíes de los abogados!

• if I were or was you — yo que tú, yo en tu lugar

• you there! — ¡oye, tú!

• that dress just isn't you — ese vestido no te sienta bien

• poor you!, poor old you!, you poor old thing! — ¡pobrecito!

now you try — ahora prueba tú/pruebe usted, ahora probá vos (AmC, RPl)

if I were you — yo que tú/que usted, yo en tu/en su lugar, yo que vos (AmC, RPl)

I saw you, Mr Russell — lo vi, señor Russell, le vi, señor Russell (Esp)

for you — para ti/usted, para vos (AmC, RPl)

be quiet, you two — ustedes dos: cállense!, vosotros dos: callaos! (Esp)

I heard you, gentlemen — los or (Esp tb) les oí, caballeros

I heard you, boys/girls — los/las oí, chicos/chicas (AmL), os oí, chicos/chicas (Esp)

I gave you the book — les or (Esp tb) os di el libro

I gave it to you — se or (Esp tb) os lo di

you can't do that here — aquí uno no puede or no se puede or no puedes hacer eso

I am sorry to inform you that the position has been offered to and accepted by another applicant. книжн. — С сожалением сообщаю вам, что должность была предложена другому соискателю, и принял это предложение.

‘What do you want at this hour?’ And the drunken gentleman said, ‘I want me half and half.’ (J. O'Hara, ‘Ten North Frederick’, part I) — - что вам нужно в такой поздний час? - Виски пополам с водой, - ответил пьяный джентльмен.

...his great-grandmother was Scottish, and his mother half and half. (D. Cusack, ‘Picnic Races’, ch. 8) —...его прабабушка была шотландка, а мать наполовину австралийка.

‘Dear old table,’ he said, ‘I've spent some happy hours with you, and you've been a pretty good friend, when all is said and done.’ (J. London, ‘Martin Eden’, ch. XV) — - Мой дорогой старый стол, - сказал Мартин, - я провел с тобой немало счастливых часов, и в общем ты был неплохим другом.

When all's said and done, the Light has come out of the mess better than we could have hoped. (A. J. Cronln, ‘The Northern Light’, part II, ch. 14) — В общем, на "Свете" все это отразилось гораздо меньше, чем можно было ожидать.

But when all is said and done they are such sorry witnesses to make a "case" that one wonders why the government stooped to use them. (G. Marion, ‘The Communist Trial’, ch. 12) — Но в конечном счете эти свидетели производят настолько жалкое впечатление, что можно лишь удивляться, как правительство унизилось до того, чтобы использовать таких людей в качестве своего оружия.

He pretended to have read the book — Он сделал вид, что читал эту книгу.

He is said to have left the country — Говорят, он уехал из страны.

I'm glad to have met him — Я рад, что встретил его.

I was sorry to have hurt him — Мне было жаль, что я обидел его.

We hope to have finished the work by next Monday (We hope that we will have finished the work by next Monday) — Мы надеемся выполнить работу к следующему понедельнику.

He must have come this way: here are his footprints — Должно быть, он шел этой дорогой: вот следы его ног.

Can this work have been done in such a short time? — Неужели эта работа была сделана в такой короткий срок?

You should have written me — Вам следовало написать мне (а вы не написали).

We needn't have hurried. We are too early — Не стоило нам спешить. Мы пришли слишком рано.

He can't/couldn't have moved the piano himself — Не может быть, чтобы он передвинул это пианино сам.

I meant to have telephoned but I forgot — Я хотел позвонить, но забыл.

— Употребление перфектного инфинитива после модальных глаголов см. may, might, can, could: possibility in the past, may, might, can, could: possibility in the future and present, must, have to, have got to, needn't, don't need to, don't have to, mustn't, should, ought to, must, be to

— Перфектные инфинитивы, соединенные союзами см. Infinitives joined by "and", "but", "except", "or", "than"

come and sit by me — ven a sentarte a mi lado or junto a mí

he had two children by his second wife — tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer

by the look of things — por lo visto or al parecer

she broke the record by several seconds — batió el récord en or por varios segundos

little by little — poco a poco, de a poco (CS)

divide six by three — divide seis por or entre tres

call o stop by on your way to work — pasa por casa de camino al trabajo

by and by: by and by they came to the clearing al poco rato llegaron al claro; it's going to rain by and by va a llover dentro de poco; by and large por lo general, en general; by the by — see bye I

the house by the church — la casa que está al lado de or junto a la iglesia

come and sit by me — ven y siéntate a mi lado or junto a mí

"where's the bank?" - "it's by the post office" — -¿dónde está el banco? -está al lado de or junto a la oficina de correos

which route did you come by? — ¿por dónde or por qué camino or por qué ruta viniste?

I'll be back by midnight — estaré de vuelta antes de or para la medianoche

• by the time I got there it was too late — cuando llegué ya era demasiado tarde

• by that time or by then I knew — para entonces ya lo sabía

• to sell sth by the dozen — vender algo por docenas

• we get paid by the hour — nos pagan por horas

• we sell by the kilo — vendemos por kilos

• we charge by the kilometre — cobramos por kilómetro

• little by little — poco a poco

• one by one — uno tras otro, uno a uno

• two by two — de dos en dos

• by air — [travel] en avión; [send] por avión, por vía aérea

• by bus/ car — en autobús/coche

• to pay by cheque — pagar con cheque

• made by hand — hecho a mano

• by land — por tierra

• by the light of the moon/a candle — a la luz de la luna/de una vela

• by rail or train — en tren

• by sea — por mar

it's all right by me — por mí no hay problema or está bien

• to divide by — dividir por or entre

• to multiply by — multiplicar por

by heaven * — por Dios

• they wouldn't let me by — no me dejaban pasar

• she rushed by without stopping — pasó a toda prisa, sin pararse

• by and by, I'll be with you by and by — enseguida estoy contigo

• close or hard by — muy cerca

• by and large — en general, por lo general

• to put sth by — poner algo a un lado

come and sit by me — ven a sentarte a mi lado or junto a mí

he had two children by his second wife — tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer

by the look of things — por lo visto or al parecer

she broke the record by several seconds — batió el récord en or por varios segundos

little by little — poco a poco, de a poco (CS)

divide six by three — divide seis por or entre tres

call o stop by on your way to work — pasa por casa de camino al trabajo

by and by: by and by they came to the clearing al poco rato llegaron al claro; it's going to rain by and by va a llover dentro de poco; by and large por lo general, en general; by the by — see bye I

perdona nuestras ofensas — (Rel) forgive us our trespasses

perdone mi ignorancia, pero... — pardon o excuse my ignorance, but...

• le han perdonado la pena — he's been pardoned

• perdonar la vida a algn — to spare sb's life; (Dep) to let sb off the hook

¿perdona?, ¿perdone? — [cuando no se ha entendido algo] sorry?, pardon?, pardon me? (EEUU)

¡perdona!, ¡perdone! — (=disculpándose) (I'm) sorry!; (=llamando la atención) excuse me!, pardon me!

• los años no perdonan — time shows no mercy

• perdonar por algo, perdona por la interrupción, pero necesito hablar contigo — I'm sorry to interrupt, but I need to talk to you

perdona mi curiosidad, pero... — forgive o pardon my asking but...

perdone que lo moleste, pero... — sorry to bother you o (AmE) pardon me for bothering you, but...

perdone ¿me puede decir dónde está la estación? — excuse me o (AmE) pardon me, can you tell me where the station is?

perdone ¿cómo ha dicho? — sorry? what did you say?, excuse o pardon me? what did you say? (AmE)

perdona ¿te he hecho daño? — (I'm) sorry, are you all right?, excuse me, are you all right? (AmE)

perdona mi curiosidad, pero... — forgive o pardon my asking but...

perdone que lo moleste, pero... — sorry to bother you o (AmE) pardon me for bothering you, but...

perdone ¿me puede decir dónde está la estación? — excuse me o (AmE) pardon me, can you tell me where the station is?

perdone ¿cómo ha dicho? — sorry? what did you say?, excuse o pardon me? what did you say? (AmE)

perdona ¿te he hecho daño? — (I'm) sorry, are you all right?, excuse me, are you all right? (AmE)

Ex: He continued: 'please, forgive me Jeanne'.