arrepentirse

Translation

v.prnl.

› (lamentar)

⇨ to regret

■ constr. 1. to regret + (that) 2. to regret + doing sth¿Te arrepientes de lo que has hecho?

Do you regret doing that?

⇨ to be sorry

Me arrepiento de lo que te dije

I'm sorry about what I said to you

⇨ to repent form

arrepentirse de sus pecados

to repent of one's sins

› (cambiar de opinión)

⇨ to change one's mind

Si te arrepientes sobre lo de ir a la playa, llámame

If you change your mind about going to the beach, give me a ring

⇨ to have second thoughts

(Definition of arrepentirse v.prnl. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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