sadly

lamentablemente, por desgracia

Se usa para expresar que algo causa tristeza o decepción.

En inglés sencillo: Used to say that something is disappointing or makes you feel unhappy.

• Sadly, we cannot come.
• The shop has sadly closed for good.
• Sadly for the fans, their team lost again.

Sinónimos: unfortunately, regrettably

Antónimos: fortunately

Expresiones frecuentes: sadly for someone, sadly no longer

tristemente

De una manera que muestra tristeza.

En inglés sencillo: In a way that shows you feel unhappy.

• He smiled sadly.
• She shook her head sadly when I asked about her dog.
• They watched sadly as their old house was pulled down.

Cómo se usa: sadly at someone/something (She looked sadly at the empty chair.)

Sinónimos: sorrowfully, unhappily

Antónimos: happily

Expresiones frecuentes: smile sadly, say something sadly, look sadly at