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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesréaffirmer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ré-a-fir-mé
"Le président a tenu à réaffirmer sa position."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To state something strongly again as a fact; to confirm or validate a previous statement, belief, or commitment.
"The committee met to reaffirm its dedication to environmental protection." - 2
To formally or officially validate a judgment, law, or decision previously made.
"The supreme court decided to reaffirm the lower court's ruling."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix re- (expressing repetition or intensive force) combined with affirm, originating from Latin affirmare (to make steady, strengthen), from ad- (to) + firmus (firm, strong). The verb entered Middle English via Old French affirmer in the 14th century, with the re- prefix added later to denote the act of strengthening or stating a position or belief anew.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reaffirm" is said worldwide
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réaffirmer
Transliteration: ré-a-fir-mé
"Le président a tenu à réaffirmer sa position."
bekräftigen
Transliteration: be-kräfti-gen
"Sie wollte ihre Loyalität noch einmal bekräftigen."
ribadire
Transliteration: ri-ba-di-re
"Il ministro ha voluto ribadire l'importanza dell'accordo."
reafirmar
Transliteration: re-a-fir-mar
"El gobierno busca reafirmar su compromiso con la paz."
reafirmar
Transliteration: re-a-fir-mar
"Ele aproveitou a oportunidade para reafirmar suas convicções."
पुष्टि करना
Transliteration: pushti karna
"उन्होंने अपने वादे की फिर से पुष्टि की।"
重申
Transliteration: chóngshēn
"发言人重申了他们的立场。"
재확인하다
Transliteration: jae-hwag-in-ha-da
"양국은 협력 의지를 재확인했습니다."
再確認する
Transliteration: sai-kaku-nin-suru
"両国は平和条約の重要性を再確認した。"
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