/paʁ.dɔ̃/
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Translation
sorry, pardon, forgiveness
Word origin
Deverbal of pardonner ('to forgive'), from Vulgar Latin perdonare ('to forgive fully'), from per- (intensive) and donare ('to give'). The English 'pardon' and 'donate' share the root donare.
- Origin
- Vulgar Latin
- Root
- perdonare
- English cognates
- pardon, donate
Examples
, - ' .
Sorry, could you repeat that please.
reaction veille.
He asked her for forgiveness for his reaction the day before.
, .
Sorry, I did not mean to hurt you.
, - , ' ?
Excuse me, could you repeat your question, please?
comportement .
I beg your pardon for my behaviour yesterday.
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