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plaindre.

to pity

8 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/plɛ̃dʁ/
  1. to pity

    transitive
  2. to complain

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French plaindre, pleindre, from Old French plaindre, pleindre, from Latin plangere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-.

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