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bénir

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Definition: to bless, to thank God for

Lors de la mort de ma mère, j'ai béni le ciel de l'assistance de mes amis - When my mother died, I thanked God for my friends' assistance.

Que dieu bénisse l'Amérique ! - God bless America!

Related: bénit (adj) - consecrated, holy

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