rue

regretter

Être triste de ce qui s’est passé et souhaiter que cela ait été différent.

En anglais simple : To feel sorry about something that happened and wish it had been different.

• He will rue that decision.
• She rued the day she sold her house.
• They may yet rue their missed opportunity.

Comment l'utiliser : rue something (I still rue my decision to leave.); rue the day that… (She rued the day that she trusted him.)

Synonymes : regret, lament

Expressions courantes : rue the day, rue a decision, rue something

rue

Petite plante aux feuilles très odorantes et aux fleurs jaunes, autrefois souvent utilisée comme remède.

En anglais simple : A small plant with strong-smelling leaves and yellow flowers, once commonly used as medicine.

• Rue grows beside the wall.
• The gardener planted rue near the path.
• The herb book describes rue’s small yellow flowers.

Expressions courantes : common rue, rue leaves, plant rue

regret, remords

Tristesse liée à ce qu’on a fait ou à ce qui s’est passé.

En anglais simple : Sadness about something you did or something that happened.

• Her heart was full of rue.
• He spoke with bitter rue about his wasted youth.
• The poem expresses both hope and rue.

Synonymes : regret, sorrow, remorse

Expressions courantes : full of rue, bitter rue