"I'm afraid so" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} I'm afraid so
  1. Unfortunately, yes; I regret that that is so. Synonyms: I am afraid so, 'fraid so [informal] Translations (unfortunately, yes): Ongelukkig ja. (Afrikaans), 恐怕是的 (kǒngpà shìde) (Chinese Mandarin), 恐怕有 (kǒngpà yǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), ik ben bang van wel (Dutch), niin kai (Finnish), luulen niin (Finnish), leider schon (German), attól tartok (Hungarian), attól tartok, igen (Hungarian), ég er hræddur um það (Icelandic), jeg er redd for det (Norwegian), obawiam się, że tak (Polish), niestety, tak (Polish), receio que sim (Portuguese), infelizmente, sim (Portuguese), к сожале́нию (k sožaléniju) (Russian), бою́сь, что да́ (bojúsʹ, što dá) (Russian), jag är rädd för det (Swedish), korkarım ki öyle (Turkish)

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          "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
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          "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
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          "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
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          "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
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          "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
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          "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
          "word": "ég er hræddur um það"
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
          "word": "jeg er redd for det"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
          "word": "obawiam się, że tak"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
          "word": "niestety, tak"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
          "word": "receio que sim"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
          "word": "infelizmente, sim"
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          "word": "к сожале́нию"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
          "word": "jag är rädd för det"
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      "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
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      "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
      "word": "niin kai"
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      "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
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      "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
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      "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
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      "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
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      "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
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      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
      "word": "jeg er redd for det"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
      "word": "obawiam się, że tak"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
      "word": "niestety, tak"
    },
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      "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
      "word": "receio que sim"
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      "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
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      "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
      "word": "к сожале́нию"
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      "sense": "unfortunately, yes",
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