Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Perdoná-re, v. a.
1. to forgive, pardon. — la vita, to grant life to a criminal. — il debito,to forgive a debt; 2. to pardon, grant absolution;3. to abstain from doing any thing; s. m.Perdoná-tóre , f. Perdoná-tríce; adj. Perdoná-nte.
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