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Meaning of Condolence | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
kənˈdoʊləns

Definitions

  1. Comfort, support or sympathy.
    uncountable
  2. An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.
    countable, plural-normally

Equivalents

العربية التعزية
Čeština kondolence soustrast
Deutsch Anteilnahme Beileid Kondolenz
Suomi myötätunto osanotto pahoittelu surunvalittelu
Français réconfort
עברית נחמה
हिन्दी श्रद्धांजलि
Հայերեն կարեկցանք ցավակցություն
Bahasa Indonesia takziah
Italiano conforto
日本語 くやみ とむらい 同情 弔意 弔慰
ქართული თანაგრძნობა
한국어 동정 애도 조의
Македонски сочувство
Polski współczucie
Română compătimire consolare
Русский соболезнование сочу́вствие
Svenska deltagande kondoleans
Türkçe başsağlığı
Українська співчуття

Examples

“There was not much to do after the accident but offer what condolence I could.”
“I sent her a card expressing my condolences after her mother passed away.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

condolence card Condolences condoler Condoles condolet Condoling

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