No. 4,089 in French
condoléances
Condoléances: expressions of sympathy for someone's loss.
In a sentence
Je tiens à vous présenter mes plus sincères condoléances.
I would like to offer you my most sincere condolences.
Here, 'condoléances' is used as an expression of sympathy during someone's time of grief or mourning.
Lors de son discours, il a exprimé des condoléances envers la famille endeuillée.
During his speech, he expressed condolences to the grieving family.
In this context, 'condoléances' signifies formal acknowledgment of loss offered to those affected by it.
Nous avons écrit une carte de condoléances pour la famille.
We wrote a condolence card for the family.
Here, 'condoléances' is used to represent a communicative medium, such as a card, expressing sympathy for a loss.
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