lamentably
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la·men·ta·ble
(lə-mĕn′tə-bəl, lăm′ən-)adj.
Inspiring or deserving of lament or regret; deplorable or pitiable. See Synonyms at pathetic.
lam′en·ta·bly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | lamentably - in an unfortunate or deplorable manner; "he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate" |
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lamentably
[ˈlæməntəblɪ] ADV → lamentablementethere is, lamentably, nothing we can do → lamentablemente, no podemos hacer nada
to fail lamentably to do sth → fracasar estrepitosamente or de manera lamentable en el intento de hacer algo
there are still lamentably few women surgeons → es de lamentar or es lamentable que todavía existan muy pocas cirujanas
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
lamentably
[ˈlæməntəbli] adv [fail] → lamentablementThey 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.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
lamentably
adv → erbärmlich, beklagenswert; he failed lamentably → er scheiterte kläglich; lamentably, this idea is not practicable → bedauerlicherweise lässt sich diese Idee nicht verwirklichen; she was lamentably ignorant of politics → es war traurig or zum Weinen, wie wenig sie von Politik wusste; the level of their commitment is lamentably low → es ist jämmerlich, wie wenig sie sich engagieren; there are lamentably few female surgeons → es gibt immer noch beklagenswert wenige Chirurginnen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
lamentably
[ˈlæməntəblɪ] adv → deplorevolmentewe are lamentably short of good staff → purtroppo siamo veramente a corto di personale in gamba
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995