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1 Translation result for rueful in Spanish

adjective

rueful adjective

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lastimoso; arrepentido, pesaroso

Example sentences of
rueful adjective

  • •He gave me a rueful smile and apologized.
  • •We saw the rueful faces of friends and family who had gathered to pay their last respects.
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Synonyms of
rueful adjective

pitiful, regretful
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Reverse translation for rueful

lastimoso  - shameful, pitiful, terrible 
arrepentido  - repentant, remorseful 
pesaroso  - sad, mournful, sorry, regretful