pardon

/ˈpɑːdən/ exclamation

Translation

› ( also US pardon me) a polite way of asking someone to repeat what they have just said

Affedersiniz!', 'Anlayamadım!', 'Efendim?', 'Pardon?'

"You'll need an umbrella." "Pardon?" "I said you'll need an umbrella."1153

Pardon me. › used to say 'sorry' after you have done something rude, for example after burping (= letting air from your stomach out of your mouth)

Efendim?!', 'Affedersiniz!', 'Özür dilerim!', 'Bağışlayın lütfen!', 'Çok affedersiniz

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(Definition of pardon exclamation from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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