pardon

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French pardonner.

[edit] Pronunciation

(Canadian) IPA: /ˈpɑrdən/
(US) IPA: /ˈpɑɹɾn̩/

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Rhymes: -ɑː(r)dən

[edit] Noun

Singular
pardon

Plural
pardons

pardon (plural pardons)

Forgiveness for an offence.
- 1748: Samuel Richardson, Clarissa
  
  a step, that could not be taken with the least hope of ever obtaining pardon from or reconciliation with any of my friends;
(law) An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a person's criminal record, as if it had never been committed.
- 1974: President Gerald Ford, Proclamation 4311
  
  I... have granted and by these presents do grant a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States ...

[edit] Derived terms

I beg your pardon

[edit] Translations

forgiveness for an offence

American Sign Language: BentB@BaseHand-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterSternumhigh-UlnarAcross BentB@TipHand-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterSternumhigh-UlnarAcross
Arabic: إبراء ar(ar) ('ibraa') m., إعفاء ar(ar) ('i3faa') m.
Chinese:

Mandarin: 原諒 cmn(cmn), 原谅 cmn(cmn) (yuánliàng)

Finnish: anteeksianto fi(fi)
French: pardon fr(fr) m.
German: Vergebung de(de) f., Verzeihung de(de) f.
Japanese: 許し ja(ja) (ゆるし, yurushi)
Russian: прощение ru(ru) (proščénije) n.

releasing order

American Sign Language: BentB@BaseHand-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterSternumhigh-UlnarAcross BentB@TipHand-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterSternumhigh-UlnarAcross
Arabic: عفو ar(ar) (3afw) m., صفح ar(ar) (SafH) m.
Chinese:

Mandarin: 赦免 cmn(cmn) (shèmiǎn)
Czech: milost cs(cs) f.
Finnish: armahdus fi(fi)

French: grâce fr(fr) f.
German: Begnadigung de(de) f.
Hungarian: kegyelem hu(hu)
Japanese: 赦免 ja(ja) (しゃめん, shamen), 恩赦 ja(ja) (おんしゃ, onsha), 勘弁 ja(ja) (かんべん, kanben)
Polish: łaska pl(pl) f.
Russian: помилование ru(ru) (pomílovanije) n.

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Hebrew: חנינה (ĥanina) f.

Kurdish: به‌خشین, لێبووران
Spanish: indulto m.

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to pardon

Third person singular
pardons

Simple past
pardoned

Past participle
pardoned

Present participle
pardoning

to pardon (third-person singular simple present pardons, present participle pardoning, simple past and past participle pardoned)

(transitive) To forgive.
- 1599: William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
  
  O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, / That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!
- 1815: Jane Austen, Emma
  
  I hope you will not find he has outstepped the truth more than may be pardoned, in consideration of the motive.
(transitive, law) To grant an official pardon for a crime.

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations

to forgive

Arabic: عفا ar(ar) (3afaa), غفر ar(ar) (gháfara)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 原諒 cmn(cmn), 原谅 cmn(cmn) (yuánliàng), 寬恕 cmn(cmn), 宽恕 cmn(cmn) (kuānshù)
Finnish: antaa anteeksi

French: pardonner fr(fr)
German: verzeihen de(de), vergeben de(de)
Japanese: 許す ja(ja) (ゆるす, yurusu)
Russian: прощать ru(ru) (proščát') (impf.), простить ru(ru) (prostít') (pf.)
Spanish: perdonar es(es)

to grant an official pardon

Arabic: عفا ar(ar) (3afaa), عذر ar(ar) (3ádhara)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 赦免 cmn(cmn) (shèmiǎn)
Finnish: armahtaa fi(fi)
French: pardonner fr(fr), gracier fr(fr)

German: begnadigen de(de)
Japanese: 赦免する ja(ja) (しゃめんする, shamen-surú), 容赦する ja(ja) (ようしゃする, yōsha-surú), 勘弁する ja(ja) (かんべんする, kanben-surú)
Russian: помиловать ru(ru) (pomílovat')

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Translations to be checked

Arabic: اذن
French: grâce

Ido: indulgo
Swedish: förlåta, ursäkta

[edit] Interjection

Pardon?

Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.

Pardon?, What did you say?, Can you say that again?

[edit] Translations

interjection, request to repeat

Arabic: عفواً! ar(ar) (`áfwan!), ماذا قلت؟ ar(ar) (maadha qúlta? (to m.) / maadha qúlti? (to f.))
Chinese:

Mandarin: 請再說一遍 cmn(cmn), 请再说一遍 cmn(cmn) (qǐng zàishuō yī biàn)
French: désolé, excusez-moi, excuse-moi, pardon?, comment?, (plain) quoi fr(fr)
Finnish: Anteeksi?, Anteeksi kuinka?, Mitä? (colloquial)
German: pardon?, was? (colloquial), wie? (colloquial), wie bitte?, wie meinen? (dated)

Japanese: もう一回 ja(ja) (もういっかい, mō ikkai), もう一度 ja(ja) (もういちど, mō ichido) add いってください (itte kudasai) (to the end to make the request more polite), (plain) 何？ ja(ja) (なに？, nani?), え？ ja(ja) (e?)
Russian: прошу прощения ru(ru) (prošú proščénija), что вы сказали ru(ru) (što vy skazáli)?, (plain) что? ru(ru) (čto?) (read: što)
Spanish: ¿cómo?, ¿perdón?, ¿ah? (Colombia, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, colloquial), ¿eh? (Cuba, Spain, colloquial), ¿mande? (Mexico, colloquial)
Swedish: ursäkta?, förlåt?, va? (highly colloquial)

[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Deverbal of pardonner.

[edit] Pronunciation

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IPA: /paʁ.dɔ̃/, SAMPA: /paR.dO~/

[edit] Interjection

pardon

[edit] Noun

pardon m.

pardon, forgiveness

[edit] Anagrams

Alphagram: adnopr
pondra

[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

pardon

mercy

[edit] Synonyms

nåd

pardon

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