Pardonnez (en. Forgive)

par-don-nez

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To grant forgiveness to someone.

He decided to forgive his friend.

Il a décidé de pardonner à son ami.

To excuse a fault or an offense.

She asked him to forgive her mistake.

Elle lui a demandé de pardonner son erreur.

To free oneself from resentments towards a person.

We must learn to forgive in order to move forward.

Nous devons apprendre à pardonner pour avancer.

From Old French 'pardoner', derived from Latin 'pardonare', meaning 'to give again'.

forgive me

Expresses a request for forgiveness.

pardonnez-moi

I forgive you

Means that one grants forgiveness to someone.

je vous pardonne

forgive and forget

Idea of not holding a grudge.

pardonner et oublier

pardon

Act of forgiving.

pardon

repentance

Feeling of regret for a fault.

repentir

grudge

Feeling of persistent resentment.

rancune

absolution

Act of forgiving, often in a religious context.

absolution

A gesture to ease tensions.

He offered a pardon to calm things down.

Il a fait un pardon pour calmer les choses.

Letting something go without holding a grudge.

She said it was fine, that she forgave the situation.

Elle a dit que c'était bon, qu'elle pardonnait la situation.