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    Supplie (en. Beg)

    /sy.pli/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    An act of asking with great emotion or despair.
    His supplication was so touching that everyone was moved.
    Sa supplie était si touchante que tout le monde a été ému.
    A pressing request or demand.
    He made a supplication to get help.
    Il a fait une supplie pour obtenir de l'aide.

    Etymology

    From the verb 'supplier', derived from the Latin 'supplicare'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to make a supplication
    To ask for something insistently.
    faire une supplie
    desperate supplication
    Request made in a state of despair.
    supplie désespérée
    to grant a supplication
    To respond favorably to an insistent request.
    exaucer une supplie

    Related Words

    to beg
    To ask insistently.
    supplier
    to implore
    To ask with tears or with emotion.
    implorer
    to pray
    To ask fervently or in a religious manner.
    prier

    Slang Meanings

    Insistent request in an informal context.
    He makes his supplication to be let into the party.
    Il fait sa supplie pour qu'on le laisse entrer à la fête.
    To express oneself exaggeratedly to obtain something.
    She pleaded with her friends to accompany her, almost in tears.
    Elle a supplié ses amis de l'accompagner, presque en pleurant.