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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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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 …
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
French
French
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English
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

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. regret <-tt-> [rɪˈgret] VB trans

regret
regretter

II. regret <-tt-> [rɪˈgret] VB intr

regret
regretter
I regret to have 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 [rɪˈgret] N

regret
regret m
a pang of regret
une crise de remords
to deeply regret sth
regretter beaucoup qc
to live to regret sth
passer sa vie à regretter qc
deep aversion, feeling, regret
profond(e)
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French
English
English
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 imprudence de ses propos
to regret one's rash words
regretter
to regret
déplorer ne pas pouvoir faire qc
to regret that one cannot do sth
in the PONS Dictionary
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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
to deeply regret sth
regretter beaucoup qc
to live to regret sth
passer sa vie à regretter qc
deep aversion, feelings, regret
profond(e)
French
French
English
English
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
Present
Iregret
youregret
he/she/itregrets
weregret
youregret
theyregret
Past
Iregretted
youregretted
he/she/itregretted
weregretted
youregretted
theyregretted
Present Perfect
Ihaveregretted
youhaveregretted
he/she/ithasregretted
wehaveregretted
youhaveregretted
theyhaveregretted
Past Perfect
Ihadregretted
youhadregretted
he/she/ithadregretted
wehadregretted
youhadregretted
theyhadregretted
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