Usage examples of "regrette" in French with translation to English

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Je regrette de dire cela. I regret to say this.
Je regrette d'y être allé. I regret going there.
Je regrette d'avoir dit cela. I regret having said so.
Je regrette d'être devenu professeur. I regret becoming a teacher.
Il regrette d'avoir perdu son temps. He regrets having wasted his time.
Je regrette d'avoir mangé ces huîtres. I regret eating those oysters.
Je regrette d'avoir négligé ma santé. I regret having neglected my health.
Je regrette de te l'avoir dit. I regret that I told you.
Je regrette profondément avoir causé l'accident. I deeply regret having caused the accident.
Je regrette de lui avoir dit cela. I regret having said that to him.
Je ne regrette rien de ma vie. [Manga] I regret nothing of my life.
Je regrette d'avoir fait une telle chose. I regret having done such a thing.
Je regrette d'avoir fainéanté toute ma jeunesse. I regret having idled away my youth.
Il regrette avoir été paresseux durant sa jeunesse. He regrets having been idle when young.
Je regrette de ne pas avoir travaillé plus dur. I regret that I did not work harder.
Je regrette de ne pas avoir tenu ma promesse. I regret not having kept my promise.
Je regrette de vous dire que vous aviez tort. I regret saying that you were wrong.
Il regrette d'avoir été paresseux pendant sa jeunesse. He regrets having been idle when he was young.
Ce qu'on donne aux méchants, toujours on le regrette. What you give to the nasty, you always regret.
Je regrette de ne pas pouvoir me joindre à vous. I regret not being able to join you.
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