What does dédommager in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word dédommager in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use dédommager in French.
The word dédommager in French means compensate, compensate for, compensate for, indemnify for , compensate for. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word dédommager
compensateverbe transitif (indemniser financièrement) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") L'agence de voyages a dédommagé les touristes qui s'étaient retrouvés sans chambres. Ce voyage a été horrible, je compte bien me faire dédommager ! The tour operator paid compensation to the holidaymakers who had been left without rooms. |
compensate for(indemniser financièrement) Les voyageurs sont restés à quai cinq heures, aussi le voyagiste les a dédommagés pour le désagrément. The travellers remained on the quay for five hours, so the tour operator compensated them for the inconvenience. |
compensate for(figuré (compenser) Ces vivres dédommageront les villageois pour leur aide alimentaire aux naufragés. These provisions will compensate the villagers for the food they gave in aid to the shipwreck survivors. |
indemnify for , compensate forverbe transitif (dédommager) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Les victimes ont été indemnisées par le gouvernement pour le préjudice subi. The victims were compensated by the government for the damage they had suffered. |
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