Translations for „rueful“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

rueful [ˈru:fl] ADJ

1. rueful (repentant):

rueful

раска́ивающийся

2. rueful (sad):

rueful

печа́льный

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Rueful grins as they missed points that were there for the taking.

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

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He pauses for one of his characteristically rueful smiles.

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The sentiment did get a rueful laugh from the audience.

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The last point was said with a smile -- a knowing, somewhat rueful smile.

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It is not even a rueful national joke.

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He is asked for others, but the reply is nothing more than a rueful grunt.

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

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The characters are lovable losers, the central setting is a workplace mired in defeatism, and the episodes have an undercurrent of rueful regret.

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