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regretfully

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re·gret·ful  (r-grtfl)
adj.
Full of regret; sorrowful or sorry.
re·gretful·ly adv.
re·gretful·ness n.
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Adv.1.regretfully - with regret (used in polite formulas); "I must regretfully decline your kind invitation"
Translations
regretfully [rɪˈgretfəlɪ] ADV (= sadly) → con pesar
"I'm sorry that I am unable to go", he said regretfully → -lamento no poder ir -dijo con pesar
she spoke regretfully → habló con sentimiento
regretfully I have to tell you that → siento tener que decirles que ...
regretfully [rɪˈgrɛtfʊli] adv [decline, accept, refuse, decide] → à regret, avec regret
regretfully, we are unable to ... → malheureusement, nous ne sommes pas en mesure de ...
regretfully
adv
(= with regret) → mit Bedauern; very regretfully I must announce … → sehr zu meinem Bedauern muss ich bekannt geben, …
(= unfortunately, regrettably) → bedauerlicherweise, leider; regretfully, nationalism is flourishing in modern Europe → bedauerlicherweise or leider gedeiht heute in Europa der Nationalismus
regretfully [rɪˈgrɛtfəlɪ] adv (sadly) → con molto rimpianto, con rincrescimento; (unwillingly) → a malincuore
regretfully [rɪˈgrɛtfəlɪ] adv (sadly) → con molto rimpianto, con rincrescimento; (unwillingly) → a malincuore


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I did so regretfully, and the dim objects in the room emerged from the shadows and took their place about me with the helpfulness which custom breeds.
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