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navré

sorry

adjective nah-VREH Rare

Also means

distressed

Usage Note

Navré conveys deeper, more sincere regret than désolé — use it when you want to sound genuinely grieved rather than simply apologetic. A fixed phrase is je suis navré de l'apprendre ('I am so sorry to hear that'). The feminine form is navrée and the verb navrer means 'to distress'.

Examples

"Je suis vraiment navré pour vous."

Natural Translation

I am truly sorry for you.

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