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regrettable

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re·gret·ta·ble  (r-grt-bl)
adj.
Eliciting or deserving regret: a regrettable lack of funds; regrettable remarks.
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Adj.1.regrettableregrettable - deserving regret; "regrettable remarks"; "it's regrettable that she didn't go to college"; "it's too bad he had no feeling himself for church"
unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"

regrettable
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regrettable [rɪˈgretəbl] ADJlamentable
it is regrettable thates lamentable que + subjun, es de lamentar que + subjun
regrettable [rɪˈgrɛtəbəl] adj [fact, mistake] → regrettable
a regrettable incident → un incident regrettable
it is regrettable that ... → il est regrettable que ...
regrettable
adjbedauerlich
regrettable [rɪˈgrɛtəbl] adj (deplorable) → increscioso/a, deplorevole; (unfortunate) her absence is regrettableci rincresce che sia assente
regrettable [rɪˈgrɛtəbl] adj (deplorable) → increscioso/a, deplorevole; (unfortunate) her absence is regrettableci rincresce che sia assente


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Early in the month a most regrettable circumstance took place.
Regrettable as her position is, I cannot see that she is to blame for it.
"My young friend tells me that she informed you of her regrettable outbreak of temper a few days since," he said as he handed me the volume.
 
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