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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessupplication
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sy-pli-ka-sjɔ̃
"Il y avait de la supplication dans sa voix."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of making an emotional or earnest appeal to someone.
"Her eyes were full of pleading as she asked him to stay."
- 1
Expressing a strong, emotional request or entreaty.
"He gave his mother a pleading look when she refused to buy the toy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'plead', which originates from Old French 'pledier', stemming from the Medieval Latin 'placitare' meaning to hold a court or discuss a plea. Over centuries, the term evolved from formal legal argumentations into a broader sense of emotional entreaty or begging.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pleading" is said worldwide
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supplication
Transliteration: sy-pli-ka-sjɔ̃
"Il y avait de la supplication dans sa voix."
Flehen
Transliteration: fleːən
"Sein Flehen blieb ungehört."
supplica
Transliteration: ˈsup.pli.ka
"Ascoltò la sua supplica con compassione."
súplica
Transliteration: ˈsu.pli.ka
"Miró a su madre con una súplica en los ojos."
súplica
Transliteration: ˈsu.pli.kɐ
"O olhar dele era uma súplica silenciosa."
विनainti
Transliteration: vinati
Script: विनती
"उसकी आँखों में एक विनती थी।"
恳求
Transliteration: kěn qiú
"她用恳求的目光看着他。"
애원
Transliteration: aewon
"그녀의 눈빛은 애원을 담고 있었다."
懇願
Transliteration: kongan
"彼の懇願にもかかわらず、彼女は首を縦に振らなかった。"
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