sorry

arrepentido

sorry(sa-ri)

adjective

1. (repentant)

a. arrepentido

She said she was sorry she didn't invite me to the wedding.

Dijo que estaba arrepentida de no haberme invitado a la boda.

2. (deplorable)

a. lamentable

Her ex-boyfriend left her in such a sorry state.

Su ex-novio la dejó un estado lamentable.

interjection

3. (used to express regret)

a. lo siento

Sorry! I didn't mean to bump you.

¡Lo siento! No fue mi intención chocar contra ti.

b. perdón

I wish I could talk, but I'm late to a meeting. Sorry!

Me gustaría poder hablar, pero estoy llegando tarde a una reunión. ¡Perdón!

c. disculpa

(informal)

Sorry! I didn't realize this seat was taken.

¡Disculpa! No sabía que este asiento estaba ocupado.

d. disculpe

(formal)

Sorry! I didn't mean any offense.

¡Disculpe! No pretendía ofenderle.

4. (used to express disagreement)

a. perdona

(informal)

Sorry, but I don't agree with you.

Perdona, pero no estoy de acuerdo contigo.

b. perdone

(formal)

Sorry, but I think you're misinformed.

Perdone, pero creo que le han desinformado.

5. (used to ask someone to repeat themselves)

a. perdón

Sorry? I didn't catch what you just said.

¿Perdón? No oí lo que acabas de decir.

sorry

adjective

1. (regretful, disappointed)

a.

to be sorry about somethinglamentar or sentir algo

I'm sorrylo lamento, lo siento

sorry to keep you waitingsiento haberle hecho esperar

sorry!¡perdón!

sorry?¿perdón?, ¿cómo dice(s)?

to say sorry (to somebody)pedir perdón (a alguien)

she's sorry she did itsiente mucho haberlo hecho

I'm sorry to hear that…lamento saber que…

2. (colloquial)

a.

you'll be sorry!¡te arrepentirás!

3. (sympathetic)

a.

to feel sorry for somebodysentir pena or lástima por alguien

he felt sorry for himselfse compadecía de sí mismo

4. (pathetic)

a. lamentable

to be a sorry sightofrecer un espectáculo lamentable

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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 or (formal) lamento molestarle, pero ...

to be sorry about/for sth 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) pedir perdón or disculpas (a algn) (por algo); especially (LAm)

go and say sorry! ¡anda ve y pide perdón or disculpas!; 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 sorry no estaba arrepentido en lo más mínimo

he's truly sorry - he knew it was wrong

you'll be sorry for this! ¡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/sb

I'm sorry about your mother/about what happened siento or (formal) lamento lo de tu madre/lo sucedido

I can't tell you how sorry I am 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 ... sentir or (formal) lamentar que

I'm sorry he didn't get the job siento que no consiguiera el trabajo

I'm sorry to hear that you're leaving 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 or lamento lo de tu accidente; 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 or lamentar mucho que se fuera

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 or feel sorry for sb

I'm sorry for him lo compadezco; I feel sorry for the child el niño me da lástima or pena

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 sight 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 state 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 mother 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 or perdona, pero no puedo darte la razón