ruefully in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ruefully in the English»Spanish Dictionary

ruefully [Am ˈrufəli, Brit ˈruːfʊli, ˈruːf(ə)li] ADV

ruefully

con arrepentimiento

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English

They smiled ruefully and nodded and didn't really reply.

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Nick ruefully calls for another take.

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He can not un-invent the ballpoint pen, he told us ruefully, but he can diversify.

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I can even chuckle - ruefully, with an involuntary shudder - at the memory of that debut.

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Drinking water shortage has even pushed farm irrigation woes to the background, he ruefully says.

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They ruefully sing of the brother who must go off to the great war.

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Many of our members ruefully report how their farms are less rich in wildlife than they remember when they were boys.

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She ruefully concludes that he married her out of pity, but he convinces her that he really did fall in love with her.

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As many former treasurers will ruefully attest, when it comes to surplus it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

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Rail critics ruefully wondered why new railways and stations couldn't be fired up just as quickly.

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