Significado de regret en inglés
regretregret1 /rɪˈɡret/ verb (past tense and past participle regretted, present participle regretting) [transitive] 
Ver todas las traducciones1to feel sorry about something you have done and wish you had not done itsentir arrepentimiento por algo que has hecho y desear no haberlo hecho: 
Don’t do anything you might regret.No hagas nada de lo que puedas arrepentirte.regret doing something I regret leaving school so young.Me arrepiento de haber dejado la escuela tan joven.regret (that) He was beginning to regret that he’d come along.Empezaba a arrepentirse de haber venido.2[not in progressive] formalformal used in official letters or statements when saying that you are sorry or sad about somethingse usa en cartas u declaraciones oficiales para expresar pena o pesar por algo: We regret any inconvenience caused to our customers.Lamentamos los inconvenientes ocasionados a nuestros clientes.regret (that) I regret that I will be unable to attend.Lamento comunicar que no podré asistir.regret to say/inform/tell I regret to inform you that your contract will not be renewed.Lamentamos comunicarle que su contrato no será renovado.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadverbsadverbiosdeeply/greatly· I deeply regretted what had happened.Lamenté profundamente lo que había ocurrido.bitterly (=with a feeling of great sadness)· I bitterly regretted my decision to leave.Me arrepentí amargamente de mi decisión de irme.sincerely· The airline sincerely regrets any delays to passengers.La aerolínea lamenta sinceramente cualquier retraso ocasionado a los pasajeros.very much· We very much regret that there will be job losses.Lamentamos profundamente que vaya a haber pérdidas de empleo.instantly/immediately· ‘No,’ she blurted out, instantly regretting her response."No", dijo de golpe, arrepintiéndose al instante de su respuesta.phrasesfraseslive to regret something (=regret it in the future)· If you don’t go, you may live to regret it.Si no vas, puede que acabes arrepintiéndote.
Ver todas las traducciones1to feel sorry about something you have done and wish you had not done itsentir arrepentimiento por algo que has hecho y desear no haberlo hecho: Don’t do anything you might regret.No hagas nada de lo que puedas arrepentirte.regret doing something I regret leaving school so young.Me arrepiento de haber dejado la escuela tan joven.regret (that) He was beginning to regret that he’d come along.Empezaba a arrepentirse de haber venido.2[not in progressive] formalformal used in official letters or statements when saying that you are sorry or sad about somethingse usa en cartas u declaraciones oficiales para expresar pena o pesar por algo: We regret any inconvenience caused to our customers.Lamentamos los inconvenientes ocasionados a nuestros clientes.regret (that) I regret that I will be unable to attend.Lamento comunicar que no podré asistir.regret to say/inform/tell I regret to inform you that your contract will not be renewed.Lamentamos comunicarle que su contrato no será renovado.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadverbsadverbiosdeeply/greatly· I deeply regretted what had happened.Lamenté profundamente lo que había ocurrido.bitterly (=with a feeling of great sadness)· I bitterly regretted my decision to leave.Me arrepentí amargamente de mi decisión de irme.sincerely· The airline sincerely regrets any delays to passengers.La aerolínea lamenta sinceramente cualquier retraso ocasionado a los pasajeros.very much· We very much regret that there will be job losses.Lamentamos profundamente que vaya a haber pérdidas de empleo.instantly/immediately· ‘No,’ she blurted out, instantly regretting her response."No", dijo de golpe, arrepintiéndose al instante de su respuesta.phrasesfraseslive to regret something (=regret it in the future)· If you don’t go, you may live to regret it.Si no vas, puede que acabes arrepintiéndote.regretregret2 noun 1[countable usually plural, uncountable] sadness that you feel about something, especially because you wish it had not happenedtristeza que se siente por algo, especialmente porque uno desearía que no hubiera ocurridoregret about I have no regrets about leaving.No tengo ningún arrepentimiento por haberme ido.great/deep regret She has already expressed deep regret for what happened.Ella ya ha expresado un profundo pesar por lo ocurrido.with regret I decided with some regret that it was time to move on.Decidí con cierta pena que era hora de seguir adelante. It is with great regret that I must decline your offer.Es con gran pesar que debo rechazar su oferta.to somebody’s regret I lost touch with her, much to my regret.Perdí el contacto con ella, para mi gran pesar.2give/send your regrets formalformal to say that you are unable to go to a meeting, accept an invitation etccomunicar formalmente que no se puede asistir a una reunión, aceptar una invitación, etc.: My father was ill and had to send his regrets.Mi padre estaba enfermo y tuvo que enviar sus excusas.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadjectivesadjetivosgreat/deep regret· I accepted his resignation with great regret.Acepté su renuncia con gran pesar.bitter regret (=when you feel sad and angry)· To the bitter regret of his party, he refused to call an election.Para el amargo pesar de su partido, se negó a convocar elecciones.somebody’s biggest regret· Her biggest regret was not having children.Su mayor arrepentimiento era no haber tenido hijos.somebody’s only regret· My only regret is that my parents did not live to see this day.Mi único pesar es que mis padres no vivieron para ver este día.verbsverboshave regrets· I have absolutely no regrets.No tengo absolutamente ningún arrepentimiento.express regret· The president expressed his regret at the deaths.El presidente expresó su pesar por las muertes.phrasesfrasesa pang/twinge/stab of regret literaryliterario (=a sudden short feeling of regret)· Kate watched her go with a pang of regret.Kate la vio irse con una punzada de pesar.
1[countable usually plural, uncountable] sadness that you feel about something, especially because you wish it had not happenedtristeza que se siente por algo, especialmente porque uno desearía que no hubiera ocurridoregret about I have no regrets about leaving.No tengo ningún arrepentimiento por haberme ido.great/deep regret She has already expressed deep regret for what happened.Ella ya ha expresado un profundo pesar por lo ocurrido.with regret I decided with some regret that it was time to move on.Decidí con cierta pena que era hora de seguir adelante. It is with great regret that I must decline your offer.Es con gran pesar que debo rechazar su oferta.to somebody’s regret I lost touch with her, much to my regret.Perdí el contacto con ella, para mi gran pesar.2give/send your regrets formalformal to say that you are unable to go to a meeting, accept an invitation etccomunicar formalmente que no se puede asistir a una reunión, aceptar una invitación, etc.: My father was ill and had to send his regrets.Mi padre estaba enfermo y tuvo que enviar sus excusas.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadjectivesadjetivosgreat/deep regret· I accepted his resignation with great regret.Acepté su renuncia con gran pesar.bitter regret (=when you feel sad and angry)· To the bitter regret of his party, he refused to call an election.Para el amargo pesar de su partido, se negó a convocar elecciones.somebody’s biggest regret· Her biggest regret was not having children.Su mayor arrepentimiento era no haber tenido hijos.somebody’s only regret· My only regret is that my parents did not live to see this day.Mi único pesar es que mis padres no vivieron para ver este día.verbsverboshave regrets· I have absolutely no regrets.No tengo absolutamente ningún arrepentimiento.express regret· The president expressed his regret at the deaths.El presidente expresó su pesar por las muertes.phrasesfrasesa pang/twinge/stab of regret literaryliterario (=a sudden short feeling of regret)· Kate watched her go with a pang of regret.Kate la vio irse con una punzada de pesar.