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regret

Latin translation: paenitentia (noun), paenitere (verb)

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English term or phrase:regret
Latin translation:paenitentia (noun), paenitere (verb)
Entered by: Kirill Semenov

09:15 Dec 22, 2003
English to Latin translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: regret
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paenitentia (noun), paenitere (verb)
Explanation:
paenitentia -ae, f. repentance, regret.

paeniteo -ere, to repent, regret, be sorry; impers. 'paenitet hominem', a person feels regret, is sorry; gerundive paenitendus -a -um, re- grettable, unsatisfactory.

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Kirill Semenov
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paenitentia (noun), paenitere (verb)


Explanation:
paenitentia -ae, f. repentance, regret.

paeniteo -ere, to repent, regret, be sorry; impers. 'paenitet hominem', a person feels regret, is sorry; gerundive paenitendus -a -um, re- grettable, unsatisfactory.




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Kirill Semenov
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