Translations for „ruefully“ in the English » German Dictionary

rue·ful·ly [ˈru:fəli] ADV liter

ruefully

reuevoll form

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

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Nick ruefully calls for another take.

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He merely wishes, he admits ruefully, that he had embarked on the coaching project a little earlier.

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Ruefully, the professor admitted, however, that while he was an expert on love, his wife said it was "only from the theoretical point of view".

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

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Their shanties made small villages they ruefully named after individuals they blamed for their conditions.

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You'll also get reminded ruefully (reading) the uses of the body.

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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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My extended family of more than 200 people will be workless if the source of our earning is taken away from us, he said ruefully, complaining about the government's move.

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I look back on the whole thing ruefully.

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