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rue

/ruː/

ruenoun

rues

Translations

ruePlante aromatique et médicinale.

The herbalist recommended using rue to help with digestive issues.

L'herboriste a recommandé d'utiliser la rue pour aider à soulager les problèmes digestifs.

regretSentiment de remords ou de tristesse.

He felt a deep rue for the harsh words he had spoken.

Il ressentait un profond regret pour les paroles dures qu'il avait prononcées.

Additional translations

pitiéSens archaïque.

Definitions

A perennial herb with yellow flowers and a strong smell, used in herbal medicine.

The herbalist recommended using rue to help with digestive issues.

Regret or sorrow.

He felt a deep rue for the harsh words he had spoken.

Pity or compassion; mercy (archaic).

The knight begged the king for rue, but none was granted.

Synonyms

rueverb

rued

Past Simple

rued

Past Participle

ruing

ing-form

/ruː/

Translations

regretter

He will rue the day he decided to ignore her advice.

Il regrettera le jour où il a décidé d'ignorer son conseil.

Definitions

To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for something.

He will rue the day he decided to ignore her advice.

Synonyms

regret

lament

repent

feel sorry for

be sorry about

rueadjective

/ruː/

Used attributively to qualify nouns that are related to or derived from the herb rue.

Translations

rueBotanique.

She brewed a soothing cup of rue tea.

Elle a préparé une tisane de rue apaisante.

navréSens vieilli : qui exprime le regret ou la tristesse.

With a rue expression, he apologized for his mistake.

Avec une expression navrée, il a présenté ses excuses pour son erreur.

Definitions

Relating to, made from, or characteristic of the herb rue.

She brewed a soothing cup of rue tea.

Feeling or showing regret or sorrow; sorrowful (archaic).

With a rue expression, he apologized for his mistake.

Feeling or showing regret; sorrowful; rueful (archaic).

With a rue expression, he admitted his mistake.