regret
BrE /ˈreɡrɛt/ AmE /ˈreɡrɛt/
verb / noun en → es
past regretted pp regretted ing regretting
to feel sorry about something that you have done or not done, especially when it cannot be changed
arrepentirse de, lamentar
- regret doing sth
- regret not doing sth
Collocations regret saying something · regret missing an opportunity
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I regret telling her the truth.
Lamento haberle dicho la verdad.
a feeling of sadness and disappointment about something that you have done or not done, especially when it cannot be changed
arrepentimiento, pesar
- have a regret
Collocations a deep sense of regret · feelings of regret
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She has no regrets about her decision.
No tiene arrepentimientos sobre su decisión.
Phrasal verbs
arrepentirse de hacer algo
-
She regrets saying that.
Ella se arrepiente de haber dicho eso.
lamentar no hacer algo
-
He regrets not going to the party.
Él lamenta no haber ido a la fiesta.
Idioms
arrepentirse amargamente de algo
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She regrets her decision bitterly.
Ella se arrepiente amargamente de su decisión.
no tener arrepentimientos sobre algo
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He has no regrets about his decision.
Él no tiene arrepentimientos sobre su decisión.