navré

/navʁe/

adjective B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. sorry, distressed

    • Je suis navré de vous avoir dérangé.

      I'm sorry to have bothered you.

Similar words

déplorable

Close — deplorable and distressed overlap in describing a regrettable situation.

Practice

1 What does navré mean?

2 Fill the gap: Je suis ___ de vous avoir dérangé.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches navré?

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