um Gnade bitten / flehen / winseln
to beg/plead for mercy
Türkçe: merhamet dilenmek
Watch out. Common mistake: 'winseln' is more degrading than 'bitten.'
In a sentence
Die Gefangene flehte den Wärter verzweifelt um Gnade an.
How it is used
Means 'to beg/plead for mercy.' Formal or emotional register, used in court, religious confession, or desperate pleas. Common mistake: 'winseln' is more degrading than 'bitten.'
Other verbs that go with Gnade
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
More from Gefühle und Geist
- von Sünde reinwaschento absolve from sin
- Kummer bereiten / machento cause someone grief or sadness
- den Vorteil nutzen / wahrnehmento take/use an advantage
- Vernunft annehmento accept reason
- Schmerz lindernto alleviate pain
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