sadly [ˈsædlɪ]
adverb
2 (regrettably) desgraciadamente; lamentablemente
sadly, we don't have much chance of winning desgraciadamente lamentablemente, no tenemos muchas posibilidades de ganar;or his uncle, who sadly died su tío, que tristemente desgraciadamente falleció;or it is a sadly familiar pattern es un hecho por desgracia familiar; sadly for him lamentablemente desgraciadamente para él;or
3 (severely)
their education has been sadly neglected han descuidado su educación de forma lamentable; to be sadly lacking in sth ser muy deficiente en algo; he will be sadly missed se le echará mucho de menos; you are sadly mistaken estás muy equivocado; to be sadly in need of sth necesitar imperiosamente algo
