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consoler

to console, to comfort

verb kohn-soh-LEH Less Common

Origin: Latin consolari

Usage Note

Consoler means to comfort someone who is distressed — consoler un ami (to comfort a friend). The reflexive se consoler de means 'to get over / to console oneself for'. The related noun is la consolation, and a prix de consolation is a consolation prize. The agent noun le consolateur / la consolatrice means comforter.

Examples

"Elle a essayé de consoler son ami après l'échec."

Natural Translation

She tried to comfort her friend after the failure.

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