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lamentably

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la·men·ta·ble  (l-mnt-bl, lmn-)
adj.
Inspiring or deserving of lament or regret; deplorable or pitiable. See Synonyms at pathetic.

lamen·ta·bly adv.
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Adv.1.lamentably - in an unfortunate or deplorable manner; "he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate"
Translations
lamentably [ˈlæməntəblɪ] ADVlamentablemente
there is, lamentably, nothing we can dolamentablemente, no podemos hacer nada
to fail lamentably to do sthfracasar estrepitosamente or de manera lamentable en el intento de hacer algo
there are still lamentably few women surgeonses de lamentar or es lamentable que todavía existan muy pocas cirujanas
lamentably [ˈlæməntəbli] adv [fail] → lamentablement
They have failed lamentably → Ils ont échoué lamentablement.
lamentably few
There are still lamentably few women surgeons → Les chirurgiennes sont toujours en nombre lamentablement peu élevé., C'est lamentable que le nombre de chirurgiennes soit toujours aussi faible.
lamentably
adverbärmlich, beklagenswert; he failed lamentablyer scheiterte kläglich; lamentably, this idea is not practicablebedauerlicherweise lässt sich diese Idee nicht verwirklichen; she was lamentably ignorant of politicses war traurig or zum Weinen, wie wenig sie von Politik wusste; the level of their commitment is lamentably lowes ist jämmerlich, wie wenig sie sich engagieren; there are lamentably few female surgeonses gibt immer noch beklagenswert wenige Chirurginnen
lamentably [ˈlæməntəblɪ] advdeplorevolmente
we are lamentably short of good staff → purtroppo siamo veramente a corto di personale in gamba
lamentably [ˈlæməntəblɪ] advdeplorevolmente
we are lamentably short of good staff → purtroppo siamo veramente a corto di personale in gamba


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Whatever objection you may personally feel to renewing the efforts for the rescue of this miserable girl which failed so lamentably at York, I entreat you, for Norah's sake, to take the same steps now which we took then.
He will think that in the scene with the Major-General I acted with lamentably little spirit, and that generally my friend Alastor would have proved infinitely more worthy of the situation.
And just then there came a knock and a scurrying; the police, so lamentably absent from the Calton Hill, appeared upon the scene; and the party, taken FLAGRANTE DELICTO, with their glasses at their elbow, were seized, marched up to the police office, and all duly summoned to appear as witnesses in the consequent case against that arch-shebeener, Colette.
 
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