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regret
[rɪˈgret]
sustantivo
1remordimiento (m) (remorse); pesar (m) (sadness)
  • she sent her regrets -> mandó sus disculpas or excusas
verbo transitivo (pt & pp regretted)
2sentir, lamentar
  • to regret doing or having done something -> arrepentirse de or lamentar haber hecho algo
  • I regret to (have to) inform you that… -> siento (tener que) comunicarte que…

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regret [ri-gret]
sustantivo
1Pesadumbre, cuidado, sentimiento; dolor al recordar algún acontecimiento pasado; pesar.
2Compunción, dolor de conciencia, tristeza llena de remordimientos.
3pl.
4Fam.) Pésame, recusación; excusa cortés que se da como respuesta a una invitación.
  • To my great regret -> muy a pesar mío
  • I have no regrets -> no me arrepiento
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Sentir, tener pena, dolor o pesadumbre; echar de menos (miss). (n)

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regret [rɪˈɡret]
noun
1 (sorrow) pena; (f) pesar; (m)
she accepted his resignation with regret aceptó su dimisión con pena pesar;or the President expressed his regret for the deaths of civilians el presidente expresó su pesar dolor por las muertes de los civiles;or my one only regret is that I didn't see her before she diedor lo único que siento lamento es no haberla visto antes de que muriera;or
my great regret in life is that I didn't bring home the America's Cup there was a note of regret in his voice we informed them with regret of our decision to [express] (one's) regret he expressed no regret [at] [over] Roy's death Egypt's president yesterday expressed regret over the assassination the Chinese foreign ministry statement also expresses regret over President Bush's decision they expressed regret at the news of his departure today he issued a statement expressing profound regret over the reports of civilian deaths he expressed his regret [that] such action had been necessary the Soviet Union expressed regret that the situation could not be settled by peaceful menas to [feel] regret
I felt no regret at giving up my work no sentí dejar el trabajo
I felt regret at being obliged to destroy him
much to my regret to my great regret con gran pesar mío
they left soon after midnight, to the obvious regret of everybody present
2 (remorse) remordimiento(s); (m) (p)
I felt a pang of regret me entraron remordimientos; I have no regrets no me arrepiento de nada
Lillee said he had no regrets about retiring
3 regrets (excuses) excusas; (f) disculpas; (f)
he said to [give] you his regrets
to send one's regrets excusarse mandar sus disculpas (por no poder acudir);or
Edward and Verity had sent regrets, and a modest present for the christening
verb:transitive
1 (apologize for, be sorry for) [+death, inconvenience, error] lamentar
we regret any inconvenience caused by the delay lamentamos cualquier inconveniente que les pueda haber causado el retraso; it is to be regretted that he did not act sooner lo lamentable es que no actuó antes
the newspaper published a statement regretting the error "I very much regret the injuries he sustained," he said the spokesman said /the army deeply regretted the boy's death/ and that the circumstances would be investigated the authorities said that /they regretted the incident/, and that it would not happen again the army regretted the civilian deaths to regret [(that)] ... I regret that I cannot come to your party
the President regrets (that) he cannot see you today el presidente lamenta siente no poder verle hoy;or
I regret that the United States has added its voice to such protests we regret that letters cannot be answered personally the notice said "Dr Beamish has a cold and regrets he cannot meet his classes today"
we regret to inform you that ... lamentamos tener que informarle que ...; her lack of co-operation is nothing new, I regret to say lamento decir que su falta de cooperación no es algo nuevo
later, I regret to say, rents went up I regret to say that he died soon afterwards I regret to inform you he died as a consequence of his injuries
we regret having to do this, but it is necessary lamentamos sentimos tener que hacer esto, pero es necesario;or
he says he regrets having to go to court but has no other option "we regret having to reduce staff numbers but we need to remain competitive," said the Personnel Director
he regretted what had happened lamentó lo ocurrido
2 (rue) [+decision] arrepentirse de; lamentar
you won't regret it! ¡no te arrepentirás!; ¡no lo lamentarás!
I simply gave in to him, and I've regretted it ever since I immediately regretted my decision later he would regret that remark bitterly I don't regret anything I've done
he regrets saying it se arrepiente de lamenta haberlo dicho;or
five years later she regrets having given up her home I regret wasting my youth afterwards he regretted having told them about it
he was regretting that he had asked the question se arrepentía de lamentaba haber hecho la pregunta;or I don't regret what I did no me arrepiento de lamento lo que hice;or
he regretted what he had said
to live to regret sth arrepentirse de lamentar algo más tarde;or
you may live to regret it

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Verb Conjugation for "regret"

Imperative
  • regret
  • you regret
  • he/she regrets
  • we regret
  • you regret
  • they regret
Preterite
  • I regretted
  • you regretted
  • he/she regretted
  • we regretted
  • you regretted
  • they regretted
Present Continuous
  • I am regretting
  • you are regretting
  • he/she is regretting
  • we are regretting
  • you are regretting
  • they are regretting
Present Perfect
  • I have regretted
  • you have regretted
  • he/she has regretted
  • we have regretted
  • you have regretted
  • they have regretted
Past Continuous
  • I was regretting
  • you were regretting
  • he/she was regretting
  • we were regretting
  • you were regretting
  • they were regretting
Past Perfect
  • I had regretted
  • you had regretted
  • he/she had regretted
  • we had regretted
  • you had regretted
  • they had regretted
Future
  • I will regret
  • you will regret
  • he/she will regret
  • we will regret
  • you will regret
  • they will regret
Future Perfect
  • I will have regretted
  • you will have regretted
  • he/she will have regretted
  • we will have regretted
  • you will have regretted
  • they will have regretted
Future Continuous
  • I will be regretting
  • you will be regretting
  • he/she will be regretting
  • we will be regretting
  • you will be regretting
  • they will be regretting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been regretting
  • you have been regretting
  • he/she has been regretting
  • we have been regretting
  • you have been regretting
  • they have been regretting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been regretting
  • you will have been regretting
  • he/she will have been regretting
  • we will have been regretting
  • you will have been regretting
  • they will have been regretting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been regretting
  • you had been regretting
  • he/she had been regretting
  • we had been regretting
  • you had been regretting
  • they had been regretting
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