leidtun
Meaning
to regret, to be sorry (with the cause of the regret as the subject and the person feeling regret as the indirect object)
Concepts
Synonyms
Schuld bewusst sein
Reue zeigen
im Büßerhemd gehen
Asche auf sein Haupt streuen
Asche aufs Haupt streuen
im Büßergewand herumlaufen
Translations
λυπάμαι
regretter μετανιώνω μετανοώ lipáme
rammaricarsi
berouwen
arrepender-se
lamentarFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈlaɪ̯ttuːn]
Etymology
leid + tun.
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