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re·gret·ta·bly

 (rĭ-grĕt′ə-blē)
adv.
1. To an extent deserving of regret: a regrettably brief career.
2. As a matter of regret: Regrettably, the book is not available.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.regrettably - by bad luckregrettably - by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"
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Translations
بصورَةٍ يُؤْسَف لَها
bohužel
beklageligt
bedauerlicherweise
malheureusementregrettablement
hörmulega
spiacevolmente
maalesefne yazık kiüzücü olarak
令人遗憾地

regrettably

[rɪˈgretəblɪ] ADV (= unfortunately) → desgraciadamente, lamentablemente
there were regrettably few repliesfue una lástima que hubiera tan pocas respuestas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

regrettably

[riˈgretəbli] adv
regrettably, ... → malheureusement, ...
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

regrettably

adv
(= unfortunately)bedauerlicherweise, leider
(= very)bedauerlich; regrettably few people camebedauerlich wenige Leute kamen, leider kamen nur wenige Leute
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

regrettably

[rɪˈgrɛtəblɪ] adv (unfortunately) → purtroppo, sfortunatamente
regrettably few → pochi, purtroppo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

regret

(rəˈgret) past tense, past participle reˈgretted 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.
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.
reˈgretful adjective
feeling regret.
reˈgretfully adverb
with regret. Regretfully, we have had to turn down your offer.
reˈgrettable adjective
a regrettable mistake.
reˈgrettably adverb

regrettable is spelt with two ts.
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