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    Suppliante (en. Supplicant)

    /sy.pli.jɑ̃t/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    A person who asks for something with humility and emotion.
    The supplicant knelt before the king.
    La suppliante s'est agenouillée devant le roi.
    A term used in poetry to designate a woman who implores.
    In the poem, the supplicant implores the mercy of her beloved.
    Dans le poème, la suppliante implore la miséricorde de sa bien-aimée.
    A rhetorical figure that expresses a desperate plea.
    The author portrays the supplicant as a symbol of suffering.
    L'auteur dépeint la suppliante comme un symbole de souffrance.

    Etymology

    From the verb 'to supplicate' and the suffix '-ant'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to be in a supplicant position
    to be in a situation where one desperately asks for something.
    être en position suppliante
    to look with a supplicant's gaze
    to look with the hope of obtaining something.
    regarder d'un air suppliante

    Related Words

    to supplicate
    To ask for something insistently.
    supplier
    to implore
    To desperately seek help or mercy.
    implorer
    to pray
    To address a deity to ask for something.
    prier

    Slang Meanings

    To act foolishly to obtain something.
    He started crying like a supplicant for a few euros.
    Il s'est mis à pleurer comme une suppliante pour quelques euros.
    To humiliate oneself to get what one wants.
    She begged her ex to come back, like a supplicant.
    Elle a supplié son ex de revenir, comme une suppliante.