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rue

/ruː/

ruenoun

rues

Translations

рута

Rue is often used in traditional medicine.

Рута часто используется в традиционной медицине.

сожаление

He felt a deep sense of rue after his decision.

Он почувствовал глубокое сожаление после своего решения.

Additional translations

печаль

горечь

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

Gerund

/ruː/

Translations

раскаиваться

He will rue the day he made that decision.

Он будет раскаиваться в тот день, когда принял это решение.

сожалеть

She will rue her words when she realizes the truth.

Она будет сожалеть о своих словах, когда узнает правду.

Additional translations

оплакивать

горевать

скорбеть

Definitions

To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for something.

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

Synonyms

feel sorry for

be sorry about

regret

lament

repent

rueadjective

/ruː/

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

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.