Translations for „sorry“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . sorry <-ier, -iest> [ˈsɑːri, Brit ˈsɒri] ADJ

1. sorry:

sorry

triste

sorry

com pesar

to be sorry (that)

lamentar (que) +subj

to feel sorry for sb

sentir pena de alguém

2. sorry (regretful):

sorry

arrependido(-a)

to be sorry about sth

estar arrependido de a. c.

you'll be sorry if you don't!

você vai se arrepender se não o fizer!

3. sorry (before refusing):

I'm sorry but I don't agree

sinto muito mas não concordo

II . sorry [ˈsɑːri, Brit ˈsɒri] INTERJ

sorry

desculpe(-me)

Usage examples with sorry

to be sorry (that)

lamentar (que) +subj

better safe than sorry

é melhor prevenir do que remediar

I'm awfully sorry

sinto muitíssimo

to feel sorry for sb

sentir pena de alguém

to be sorry about sth

estar arrependido de a. c.

you'll be sorry if you don't!

você vai se arrepender se não o fizer!

I'm sorry but I don't agree

sinto muito mas não concordo

I'm sorry I have no alternative but to fire you

lamento, mas não tenho alternativa senão despedi-lo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We're sorry..... but your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application.

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He's deeply sorry if he offended anyone, and he is just beside himself because he can't remember.

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I was feeling very sorry for the campmates who have to stay down there 24 hours a day.

www.independent.ie

When an engine misbehaves, as they often do on his railway, he is willing to allow them a second chance if they are truly sorry.

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Ironically, without that sizeable left-wing millstone around his neck, this whole sorry affair could have been laughed off with a simple one-liner.

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The building soon fell into a sorry state as uninvited visitors plundered its remaining assets.

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If people are being that uptight one little curse word, sorry, but you're watching the wrong show.

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His landlady and the other tenants feel sorry for him.

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Her attorney husband describes their sorry existence together and says they filed for divorce years ago but decided to simply run out the clock together.

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This sort of utter crassness pervades the whole sorry exercise.

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