Kilo Lingo

/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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