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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrendere omaggio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈrendere oˈmaddʒo
"La folla si è riunita per rendere omaggio al defunto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To show honor or deep admiration for someone, typically by attending a funeral or visiting a memorial site.
"Hundreds of citizens gathered at the city square to pay their respects to the fallen soldiers." - 2
To offer formal greetings or acknowledgment of someone's authority, status, or achievements.
"The visiting delegations came to pay respect to the elder leader before the negotiations began."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrase combines the Middle English 'paien' (from Old French 'paier', ultimately from Latin 'pacare', meaning to appease or satisfy) with 'respect' (from Latin 'respectus', meaning regard or looking back at). Over centuries, the collocation evolved to signify the formal rendering of honor, deference, or tribute to someone, especially the deceased.
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rendre hommage
Transliteration: ʁɑ̃dʁ ɔmaʒ
"Nous sommes venus rendre hommage à notre ancien professeur."
die letzten Ehre erweisen
Transliteration: diː ˈlɛtstən ˈeːʁə ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪzn̩
Script: die letzte Ehre erweisen
"Viele Menschen kamen, um ihm die letzte Ehre zu erweisen."
rendere omaggio
Transliteration: ˈrendere oˈmaddʒo
"La folla si è riunita per rendere omaggio al defunto."
presentar sus respetos
Transliteration: pɾesenˈtaɾ sus ɾesˈpetos
"Vinieron a presentar sus respetos a la familia."
prestar homenagens
Transliteration: pɾesˈtaɾ omeˈnɐ̃ʒis
"Amigos e familiares vieram prestar homenagens."
श्रद्धांजलि देना
Transliteration: shraddhanjali dena
"लोग नेताजी को श्रद्धांजलि देने आए।"
致敬
Transliteration: zhì jìng
"人们聚集在一起向英雄致敬。"
조의를 표하다
Transliteration: joeui-reul pyohada
"많은 사람들이 고인에게 조의를 표하기 위해 모였다."
敬意を表する
Transliteration: keii o hyosuru
"私たちは彼の功績に敬意を表する。"
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