sorry

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perdón

∗ noun

sorry
[ˈsɒrɪ]
adjetivo
1(regretful, disappointed)
  • to be sorry about something -> lamentar or sentir algo
  • I'm sorry -> lo lamento, lo siento; (regretful) lo siento (apology)
  • sorry to keep you waiting -> siento haberle hecho esperar
  • sorry! -> ¡perdón! (apology)
  • sorry? -> ¿perdón?, ¿cómo dice(s)? (what?)
  • to say sorry (to somebody) -> pedir perdón (a alguien)
  • she's sorry she did it -> siente mucho haberlo hecho
  • I'm sorry to hear that… -> lamento saber que…
  • you'll be sorry! (familiar) -> ¡te arrepentirás!
2(sympathetic)
  • to feel sorry for somebody -> sentir pena or lástima por alguien
  • he felt sorry for himself -> se compadecía de sí mismo
3lamentable (pathetic)
  • to be a sorry sight -> ofrecer un espectáculo lamentable

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sorry [so-ri]
adjetivo
1Apesadumbrado, pesaroso, triste, afligido, desconsolado (sad).
2Triste, melancólico, funesto.
3Despreciable, ruin, vil, pícaro, malvado (depicable, mean).
4Pobre, escaso, miserable, pobrete (miserable).
  • I am sorry for it -> lo siento
  • I am sorry for you -> lo siento por usted
  • A sorry sight -> un triste espectáculo
  • Very sorry! -> ¡lo siento
  • There’s no need to be sorry for her -> no hay que compadecerle
, ¡perdone!

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sorry [ˈsɒrɪ]
adjective
sorrier (comparative)sorriest (superlative)
1 (apologetic)
I'm so sorry! ¡lo siento mucho!; ¡perdón!; sorry! ¡perdón!; ¡perdone!; ¡disculpe!; especially (LAm) sorry I'm late! ¡siento llegar tarde!; I'm sorry to bother you but ... siento lamento molestarle, pero ...;or (formal)
to be sorry about/for sthaboutfor sentir algo; lamentar algo; (formal)
I'm sorry about what I said last night siento lo que dije anoche; we are sorry for any inconvenience caused lamentamos cualquier molestia ocasionada
I'm sorry about that vase
to say sorry (to sb) (for sth)say pedir perdón disculpas (a algn) (por algo);or especially (LAm)
go and say sorry! ¡anda ve y pide perdón disculpas!;or I've said I'm sorry, what more do you want? ya he dicho que lo siento, ¿qué más quieres?
he never even said he was sorry
2 (repentant) arrepentido
he wasn't in the least bit sorrybit no estaba arrepentido en lo más mínimo
he's truly sorry - he knew it was wrong
you'll be sorry for this!for ¡me las pagarás!; ¡te arrepentirás (de esto)!
3 (regretful, sad)
I'm sorry, she's busy at the moment lo siento, en este momento está ocupada; I can't say I'm sorry no puedo decir que lo sienta
to be sorry about sth/sbabout
I'm sorry about your mother/about what happened siento lamento lo de tu madre/lo sucedido;or (formal)
I can't tell you how sorry I amhow no te puedes hacer una idea de cuánto lo siento
The manager had said he was sorry, there was nothing he could do about it I'm sorry but there's no-one here called Nikki I now feel even sorrier about leaving school He didn't know whether to feel glad or sorry at his dismissal
to be sorry that ...that sentir lamentar que;or (formal)
I'm sorry he didn't get the job siento que no consiguiera el trabajo
I'm sorry to hear that you're leavingto me da pena saber que te vas
we are sorry to have to tell you that ... lamentamos tener que decirle que ...; I was sorry to hear of your accident siento lamento lo de tu accidente;or it was a failure, I'm sorry to say me duele reconocerlo, pero fue un fracaso; no one seemed very sorry to see him go nadie parecía sentir lamentar mucho que se fuera;or
I'm sorry to say that the experiment has not been a success `I'm seriously thinking of retiring" - "I'm sorry to hear that" to be sorry
4 (pitying)
to be feel sorry for sborfor
I'm sorry for him lo compadezco; I feel sorry for the child el niño me da lástima pena;or
I feel sorry for anyone who has to be out on a night like this it's the women and children I feel sorry for to [be] [feel] sorry for o.s.
it's no good feeling sorry for yourself no sirve de mucho lamentarte de tu suerte
How dare you feel sorry for yourself? It was your own fault! it is important for me to get on with my life and not feel sorry for myself
to look sorry for o.s. tener un aspecto triste
he looked very sorry for himself
5 (pitiful)
the garden was a sorry sightsight el jardín estaba en un estado lamentable; el jardín estaba hecho una pena; (informal)
Smith dominated the contest, but at the end he was a sorry sight The primroses reacted to the stress of drought by losing many of their leaves. By August, they were a sorry sight
to be in a sorry statestate encontrarse en un estado lamentable
she was in a sorry state when we found her the economy's in a sorry state we were in a sorry state when we lost all our money a sorry [state] of [affairs] what a sorry state of affairs! they are responsible for this sorry state of affairs it was a sorry [tale] of mismanagement and inefficiency
he poured out his sorry tale to his mothertale le contó su triste historia a su madre
it was a sorry tale of defeat He glared at them as if he had never seen such a sorry lot a sorry excuse he was a sorry figure in his soaking wet clothes
6 (when sb has not heard)
sorry, I didn't catch what you said perdón, no entendí lo que dijiste
7 (when correcting o.s.)
it's the third, sorry, the fourth on the left es la tercera, perdón, la cuarta a la izquierda
It's in the southeast, sorry, southwest corner of the USA... The other three suggestions - sorry - I should have said the other two suggestions, were very helpful
8 (when disagreeing)
I'm sorry, I can't agree with you lo siento perdona, pero no puedo darte la razón;or

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