rue

rimpiangere, pentirsi di

Dispiacersi per qualcosa che è successo e desiderare che fosse andata diversamente.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: rue something (I still rue my decision to leave.); rue the day that… (She rued the day that she trusted him.)

Sinonimi: regret, lament

Espressioni comuni: rue the day, rue a decision, rue something

ruta

Piccola pianta con foglie dall’odore forte e fiori gialli, un tempo molto usata come rimedio.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: common rue, rue leaves, plant rue

rimpianto, pentimento

Tristezza per qualcosa che si è fatto o che è successo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: regret, sorrow, remorse

Espressioni comuni: full of rue, bitter rue