/peɾˈðon/
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Translation
sorry, pardon, forgiveness
Word origin
Deverbal of perdonar ('to forgive'), from Vulgar Latin perdonare, from per- (intensive) and donare ('to give'), from donum ('gift').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- perdonare
- English cognates
- pardon, donate, donation
Examples
, ¿ ?
Excuse me, could you tell me where the station is?
retraso, .
Sorry for the delay, I had a last-minute problem.
conflicto.
Asking for forgiveness is the first step to resolving the conflict.
.
He apologised to his mother with tears in his eyes.
, interrumpir .
Sorry, I did not mean to interrupt your conversation.
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