Use a brief expression of condolence, such as: "On this sad occasion we grieve with you".
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Condolence
//kənˈdoʊləns//
Synonyms for "condolence" (36 found)
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71 translations across 32 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- تَأْسِيَة noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- تَعْزِيَة noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Armenian
3 entries- կարեկցանք noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
- ցավակցություն noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
- ցավակցություն noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- başsağlığı noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Belarusian
2 entries- спачува́нне noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
- спачува́нне noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Bulgarian
2 entries- съболе́знования noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- съчу́вствие noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
Catalan
1 entries- condol noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 吊慰 noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- 同情 noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
- 哀悼 noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- 愛心 /爱心 noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
Czech
3 entries- kondolence noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- soustrast noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
- soustrast noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Danish
1 entries- kondolence noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Dutch
1 entries- condoleance noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Estonian
2 entries- kaastundeavaldus noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- kaastunne noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Finnish
4 entries- myötätunto noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
- osanotto noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
- osanotto noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- pahoittelu noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
French
2 entries- condoléances noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- réconfort noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
Georgian
1 entries- თანაგრძნობა noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
German
3 entries- Anteilnahme noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
- Beileid noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
- Kondolenz noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Hungarian
1 entries- részvét noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Italian
2 entries- condoglianze noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- conforto noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
Japanese
4 entries- お悔やみ noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- 同情 noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
- 哀悼 noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- 弔意 noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Korean
3 entries- 동정 noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
- 애도 noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- 조의 noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Macedonian
1 entries- сочувство noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- kondolanse noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Polish
2 entries- kondolencje noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- współczucie noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
Portuguese
2 entries- condolência noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- pêsame noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Romanian
3 entries- compătimire noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
- condoleanțe noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- consolare noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
Russian
4 entries- соболе́знование noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
- соболе́знование noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- соболе́знования noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- сочу́вствие noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
Slovak
3 entries- kondolencia noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- sústrasť noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
- sústrasť noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Spanish
3 entries- condolencia noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- péname noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- pésame noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Swedish
1 entries- kondoleans noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Tagalog
3 entries- hingaba noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- paghihingaba noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- pakikiramay noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Tashelhit
1 entries- afcad noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Turkish
2 entries- başsağlığı noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
- taziye noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Ukrainian
2 entries- співчуття́ noun (comfort, support or sympathy — see also condolences)
- співчуття́ noun (sympathy when someone has died — see also condolences)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Dan appreciated your letter of condolence.
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When his wife died, he received dozens of condolence cards.
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Antonio sent Rima a letter of condolence.
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