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reconfortar

to comfort

verb rreh-kon-fohr-TAHR Rare

Also means

to reassure

Usage Note

Reconfortar conveys giving emotional warmth or relief to someone distressed — stronger than consolar (to console) and more affectionate in tone. The prefix re- here is intensive rather than meaning 'again'. A common collocation is una palabra que reconforta (a comforting word).

Examples

"Sus palabras me reconfortaron mucho."

Natural Translation

Her words comforted me greatly.

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