Translations for „rueful“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

rueful [ˈru:fəl] ADJ liter

rueful

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rueful

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He remained somewhat rueful, though no longer bitter about it.

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Were all of my laughs going to be rueful?

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The poet is not just some rueful rou, but something more complicated and human.

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The light grows dim, but with a rueful smile, life goes on.

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The device of the audience being in on the plot, while the characters are unaware, creates much rueful humour.

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However, those gasses that give credence to this scientific theory that the planet is breathing are also a rueful reminder that we are suffocating it.

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It is not even a rueful national joke.

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The sentiment did get a rueful laugh from the audience.

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The play's outrages are reduced to rueful melodrama and quiet reflection.

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Some sitting members looked terrified, a set of scrunched faces potted by pain, rueful disdain, and fear for the future.

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