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sorry /ˡsɒrɪ/ adjective (-ier, -iest) (sad) spiacente;
(wretched) pietoso;
you'll be ~! te ne pentirai!;
I am ~ mi dispiace;
be or feel ~ for provare compassione per;
~! scusa!;
(more polite) scusi!

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'sorry' found in these entries:

English:

accident - genuinely - pardon - terribly

Italian:

commiserarsi - desolato - dispiacere - dispiaciuto - dolente - dolersi - malridotto - perdonare - potere - quanto - rincrescere - scusa - scusarsi - spiacente

sorry: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
sorry	interj	(Excuse me.)	scusa nf
Sorry! I didn't mean to bump into you.
Scusa! Non volevo urtarti.
sorry	adj	(feeling sympathy)	dispiacere vi ⇒
I feel sorry for him now.
Adesso mi dispiace per lui.
sorry	adj	(feeling regret)	dispiacere vi ⇒
I'm sorry that I didn't tell you earlier.
Mi dispiace di non avertelo detto prima.
sorry	interj	(Please repeat.)	scusa nf
Sorry? I didn't hear you.
Scusa? Non ti ho sentito.
Additional Translations
sorry	adj	(pitiable)	pietoso agg
He is in a sorry state now. I hope he starts feeling better soon.
È in uno stato pietoso adesso. Spero che cominci a sentirsi meglio presto.
sorry	adj	(sad)	dispiaciuto agg
Her eyes were red and she looked very sorry.
Aveva gli occhi rossi e sembrava molto dispiaciuta.
sorry	adj	(suffering, dismal)	patetico, pietoso agg
I have just seen him, and he was in a sorry state.
L'ho appena visto ed era in uno stato patetico.
sorry	adj	(useless, poor)	misero agg
That is a sorry set of tools. You need a decent set.
È un po' misera la tua cassetta degli attrezzi. Te ne serve una decente.
sorry	interj	(You are wrong.)	scusare vtr ⇒
Sorry, but you are not quite right in your thinking there.
Scusa, ma il tuo ragionamento non è molto giusto.
Scusami, ma il tuo ragionamento non è molto giusto.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
be sorry			dispiacersi v pronominal
be sorry for			dipiacersi per
feel sorry for			rammaricarsi per
I am sorry		(regret)	mi dispiace vi
I'm sorry			mi dispiace
say sorry to sb for sth			scusarsi con qn per qc v rif
sorry to see you go			peccato che tu te ne vada, mi spiace che tu te ne vada
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'sorry' in the title:
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Adesso non mi sento sorry
Do you have a cigarette? I am sorry I don’t have one (usage of ne and ci)
don't be sorry
Excuse me vs. sorry e pardon
feel sorry
Gentlemen, I'm sorry for being so late in replying to your e-mail
his sorry as*
I am just sorry that I won't be around to see when it happens
I am so sorry about the team's loss
I am so sorry I never got a chance to say good bye
I am sorry
I am sorry about the message I left you. It made no sense.
I am sorry for all my shortcomings
I am sorry for leaving you!!
I am sorry for the pain I have caused you.
I am sorry for wasting your time
I am sorry I had to cancel our booking
I am sorry I was rude to you yesterday
I am sorry if I am being a little too forward
I am sorry if I have done something wrong
I am sorry if the clothes do not fit
I am sorry it has taken so long
I am sorry that
I am sorry that I couldn't get back online last night
I am sorry that I don't speak Italian
I am sorry that I have been complacent with the application for your visa
I am sorry that I won't be there with you to celebrate your special day
I am sorry that...
I am sorry to be in such a bad mood
I am sorry to have missed your calls
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