| Principal Translations |
| sorry interj | (Excuse me) | lo siento loc interj |
| | (coloquial) | perdón, perdona, disculpa interj |
| | (formal) | perdone, disculpe interj |
| | Sorry! I didn't mean to bump into you. |
| | ¡Lo siento! No era mi intención chocar contigo. |
| | ¡Perdona! No era mi intención chocar contigo. |
| sorry interj | (please repeat) | ¿perdón? ¿perdona? interj |
| | | ¿disculpa? interj |
| | (formal) | ¿disculpe? interj |
| | (MX, coloquial) | ¿mande? interj |
| | Sorry? I didn't hear you. |
| | ¿Perdón? No te he oído. |
| sorry interj | (You are wrong) (tú) | perdona, disculpa interj |
| | (usted) | perdone, disculpe interj |
| | (vos) | perdoná, disculpá interj |
| | Sorry, but you are not quite right in your thinking there. |
| | Perdona, pero no tienes razón en lo que dices. |
| sorry adj | (sympathetic) | lamentar⇒ vtr |
| | I'm sorry to hear you're sick. |
| | I am sorry you failed your driving test. |
| | Lamento escuchar que estás enfermo. |
| sorry adj | (regretful) | sentir⇒ vi |
| | (sentir arrepentimiento) | lamentar⇒ vtr |
| | | perdón por mn + prep |
| | I'm sorry that I didn't tell you earlier. |
| | Siento no habértelo contado antes. |
| | Lamento no habértelo contado antes. |
| | Perdón por no habértelo contado antes. |
| Additional Translations |
| sorry adj | (pitiable) | lamentable adj mf |
| | James is in a sorry state now; I hope he starts feeling better soon. |
| | The farmer's sorry mount looked as if it was on its last legs. |
| | James está en un estado lamentable, espero que pronto se sienta mejor. La lamentable caballería del granjero parecía estar en las últimas. |
| sorry adj | (sad, dismal) | lamentable adj mf |
| | | penoso/a adj |
| | | deplorable adj mf |
| | It was a sorry sight to see my old home in ruins. |
| | If these financial troubles lead to the factory closing down, that will be a sorry day. |
| | Era un espectáculo lamentable ver mi antigua casa en ruinas. // Si estos problemas financieros llevan a que cierre la fábrica, será un día lamentable. |
| sorry adj | (useless, poor) | pobre, lamentable adj mf |
| | | inservible adj mf |
| | That is a sorry set of tools. You need a decent set. |
| | Es un conjunto de herramientas pobre. Necesitas uno decente. |
| | Es un juego de herramientas inservible. Necesitas uno decente. |
Compound Forms:
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Better safe than sorry,
Better to be safe than sorry expr | informal (It's wise to take precautions.) | más vale prevenir que curar expr |
| | | mejor prevenir que curar, mejor prevenir que lamentar expr |
| | | hombre prevenido vale por dos expr |
| | I'd take an umbrella if I were you. Better safe than sorry! |
| | Yo que tú me llevaría un paraguas, más vale prevenir que curar. |
| feel sorry vi + adj | (regret [sth]) | sentir⇒, lamentar⇒ vtr |
| | | sentirse mal loc verb + prep |
| | (cambio de sujeto) | darle pena a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | I feel sorry that I am unable to help her further. |
| | Siento no poder ayudarla más. |
| | Me siento mal por no poder ayudarla más. |
| | Me da pena no poder ayudarla más. |
| feel sorry for [sb] v expr | (feel pity, sympathy for [sb]) | sentir pena por alguien loc verb + prep |
| | | sentirse mal por alguien loc verb + prep |
| | | compadecerse de alguien v prnl + prep |
| | I feel sorry for the people who tried so hard but still didn't win. |
| | Siento pena por la gente que se esforzó mucho pero no pudo ganar. |
| I am sorry interj | slightly formal (apology) | lo siento loc interj |
| | | perdón interj |
| | | disculpa interj |
| | I am sorry, I made a mistake. |
| | Lo siento. He cometido un error. |
| I am sorry interj | slightly formal (sympathy) | siento interj |
| | | lamento interj |
| | I am sorry to hear about your mother's accident. |
| | Siento mucho el accidente de tu madre. |
| I am sorry for your loss interj | slightly formal (condolences) (formal) | mi sentido pésame expr |
| | (ustedeo; formal) | siento su pérdida, lamento su pérdida expr |
| | (tuteo, voseo; informal) | siento tu pérdida, lamento tu pérdida expr |
| | I have just heard the sad news about your sister. I am sorry for your loss. |
| | Acabo de enterarme de lo de su hermana; mi sentido pésame. |
| I'm sorry interj | informal (I apologize) | perdón interj |
| | | disculpa interj |
| | | lo siento, lo lamento loc interj |
| | (formal) | perdone, disculpe interj |
| | I'm sorry for breaking your favorite lamp! |
| | ¡Perdón por romper tu lámpara favorita! |
| I'm sorry interj | informal (I offer my sympathy) | lo siento loc interj |
| | | lo lamento loc interj |
| | I am sorry for your loss. |
I'm sorry for your loss,
Sorry for your loss interj | (condolences) (formal) | mi sentido pésame expr |
| | (ustedeo; formal) | siento su pérdida, lamento su pérdida expr |
| | (tuteo, voseo; informal) | siento tu pérdida, lamento tu pérdida expr |
| | I'm sorry for your loss; your father will be missed by all who knew him. |
| say sorry to [sb] for [sth] v expr | (apologize to [sb] for [sth] done) | pedir perdón por algo a alguien loc verb |
| sorry for yourself adj | (self-pitying) | sentir lástima por uno mismo loc verb |
| | There's no point in feeling sorry for yourself; you just have to move on with your life. |
| | The stray dog looked so sorry for himself that Sue's heart melted, and she took him home with her. |