"regret" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

regret sustantivo

verbo + regret
Kolokacji: 6
express regret • feel regret • voice regret • show regret • send one's regrets • ...
adjetivo + regret
Kolokacji: 41
only regret • deep regret • great regret • big regret • real regret • ...
(1) only, slight, little
Kolokacji: 3
1. real regret = rzeczywisty żal real regret
  • The girl's eyes gave every expression of real regret when she had put the anxious question.
  • When he was through, he set the glass down with real regret.
  • "I know," she told him, real regret in her voice.
  • His real regret was that he didn't know why.
  • He was surprised that in the end there were no real regrets.
  • "I guess it wouldn't work out," he said with real regret.
  • Besides, the only real regrets were her sister and brother.
  • Too bad we didn't have a chance to visit, Ezri thought with real regret.
  • I have only one real regret: there is something very special about the 2008 budget.
  • "I'm sorry," she said finally, with at least a small amount of real regret.
2. genuine regret = prawdziwy żal genuine regret
3. sincere regret = szczery żal sincere regret
4. mock regret = udawany żal mock regret
5. honest regret = uczciwy żal honest regret
(4) greatest, major, fleeting
Kolokacji: 3
(6) personal, vain, infinite
Kolokacji: 3
preposición + regret
Kolokacji: 8
without regret • with regret • of regret • to one's regret • for regret • ...

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