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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesoffrir
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɔ.fʁiʁ
"Il a voulu offrir un cadeau à sa mère."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To present or proffer something for someone to accept or reject as so desired.
"She decided to offer her help with the community project."
- 1
An expression of readiness to do or give something, or a proposal of a price.
"They accepted our offer on the new house within twenty-four hours."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'offrian' (to offer in sacrifice) and Old French 'offrir', both stemming from the Latin 'offerre', composed of 'ob-' (towards) and 'ferre' (to bring or carry). Over centuries, the religious sacrificial connotation broadened significantly into general acts of presenting, proposing, or extending something to someone.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Offer" is said worldwide
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offrir
Transliteration: ɔ.fʁiʁ
"Il a voulu offrir un cadeau à sa mère."
anbieten
Transliteration: ˈanˌbiːtn̩
"Kann ich dir etwas zu trinken anbieten?"
offrire
Transliteration: ofˈfri.re
"L'azienda offre ottime opportunità di lavoro."
ofrecer
Transliteration: o.fɾeˈseɾ
"El hotel ofrece servicio de habitaciones gratuito."
oferecer
Transliteration: u.feˈseɾ
"Eles vêm para oferecer assistência técnica."
प्रस्ताव देना
Transliteration: prastav dena
"उसने मुझे नौकरी का प्रस्ताव दिया।"
提供
Transliteration: tí gōng
"这家公司为员工提供良好的福利。"
제안하다
Transliteration: jeanhada
"그들은 좋은 조건을 제안했다."
提供する
Transliteration: teikyō suru
"彼らは私たちに新しい仕事を提供してくれた。"
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