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purtroppo

unfortunately

adverb poor-TROP-poh Less Common

Usage Note

Purtroppo opens a sentence to express regret or bad news, much like English 'unfortunately.' It can stand alone as a one-word response ('Purtroppo.' = 'Unfortunately so.'), and unlike fortunatamente, it never softens bad news — it confirms it.

Examples

"Purtroppo non posso venire."

Natural Translation

Unfortunately I can't come.

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