regret in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for regret in the English»French Dictionary

I.regret [Brit rɪˈɡrɛt, Am rəˈɡrɛt] N

regret

regret m (about à propos de, that que + subj)

my regret at or for having done

mon regret d'avoir fait

to have no regrets about doing

ne pas regretter d'avoir fait

to my great regret

à mon grand regret

no regrets?

sans regret?

II.regrets N

regrets npl (apologies):

regrets

excuses fpl

III.regret <pres part regretting; pret, pp regretted> [Brit rɪˈɡrɛt, Am rəˈɡrɛt] VB trans

1. regret (rue):

regret action, decision, remark

regretter

to regret that …

regretter que …

+ subj to regret doing or having done

regretter d'avoir fait

to live to regret sth

regretter qc toute sa vie

2. regret (feel sad about):

regret absence, lost youth

regretter

I regret to say that …

je suis au regret de dire que …

I regret to inform you that …

j'ai le regret de vous informer que …

it is to be regretted that …

il est regrettable que …

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lingering doubt, hope, regret

qui subsiste

smitten by (afflicted by) guilt, regret

rongé par

a pang of jealousy/regret

une pointe de jalousie/regret

greatly admire, regret, influence, impress

beaucoup, énormément

bitterly regret

profondément

Translations for regret in the French»English Dictionary

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regret

regret

je n'ai qu'un regret, c'est de ne pas l'avoir écouté

my only regret is that I didn't listen to him

je n'ai aucun regret à ne pas les avoir rencontrés

I don't regret at all not having met them

tu n'as pas à avoir de regrets

you have no cause for regret

regret

regret

il a remarqué avec regret que …

he observed with regret that …

à regret consentir, abandonner, avouer, vendre

with regret

comme à regret

as if with regret

à mon/notre grand regret

to my/our great regret

j'ai le ou je suis au regret de vous annoncer que/qc

I regret to inform you that/of sth

j'ai le ou je suis au regret de ne pouvoir vous aider

I regret that I cannot help you

se repentir

to regret (de qc sth, d'avoir fait having done)

regretter situation, agissement

to regret

regretter l'absence de débat

to regret the absence of debate

regretter que qn fasse

to regret ou to be sorry that sb does

nous regrettons de ne pouvoir donner suite à votre demande

we regret to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful

regretter colère, erreur, impatience

to regret

regretter sa décision

to regret one's decision

regretter son argent/sa peine

to regret having spent one's money/having gone to some trouble

tu n'as rien à regretter

you have nothing to regret

regretter d'avoir fait

to regret doing, to be sorry for doing

ils regrettent d'avoir abandonné/d'abandonner leurs études

they regret giving up/that they'll have to give up their studies

viens avec nous, tu ne le regretteras pas!

come with us, you won't regret it!

elle m'a menti mais elle va le regretter!

she lied to me but she'll regret it!

plaisir mêlé de regret

pleasure tinged with regret

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Translations for regret in the English»French Dictionary

I.regret <-tt-> [rɪ·ˈgret] VB trans

regret

regretter

II.regret <-tt-> [rɪ·ˈgret] VB intr

regret

regretter

I regret to inform you that ... form

je suis désolé de devoir vous annoncer que ...

to regret having done sth

regretter d'avoir fait qc

III.regret [rɪ·ˈgret] N

regret

regret m

a pang of regret

une crise de remords

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to deeply regret sth

regretter beaucoup qc

to live to regret sth

passer sa vie à regretter qc

deep aversion, feelings, regret

profond(e)

Translations for regret in the French»English Dictionary

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avoir le regret de faire qc

to regret to (have to) do sth

je suis au regret de faire qc

I regret to (have to) do sth

au grand regret de qn

to sb's deep regret

regret de qc

regret over sth

regretter

to regret

déplorer ne pas pouvoir faire qc

to regret that one cannot do sth

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

My only regrets are the loss of my twins and my first son.

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She knows that's special and regrets she ever took him and his love granted.

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Not many would have done so in those times, but we ventured and did not regret afterwards.

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Later in life, she expressed regret that she had been unable to have additional children.

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They're going to regret they ever started this.

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During the last twenty-five years of his life, he regretted the frivolity of his youth, which enabled him to produce his most famous poem.

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He was said to have died regretting his crimes.

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Several days later he indicated that he regretted that remark and said he had intended it as a joke.

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To his regret, he was then tagged as a blues artist, and later found it difficult to be regarded as anything else.

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But due to a lack of belief from others she used her position to use and manipulate others, something she deeply regrets.

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