condolences

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in Vietnamese Lời chia buồn, sự cảm thông

BrE /kənˈdɒlənsɪz/ AmE /kənˈdoʊlənsɪz/

noun en → vi

1 SYMPATHY [plural] B1

Lời chia buồn, sự cảm thông

words or actions that show sympathy for someone who is sad because of a death, an unpleasant experience, etc.

  • send condolences to somebody

Collocations offer condolences · express condolences

  • We send our deepest condolences.

    Chúng tôi gửi lời chia buồn sâu sắc nhất.

2 FORMAL [singular] C1

Lời chia buồn chính thức

a formal message of sympathy, especially one sent to a person who has lost someone close to them.

  • send condolences

Collocations a message of condolence · condolences from the company

  • The president sent his condolences.

    Tổng thống đã gửi lời chia buồn.