contrite
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The young samurai took a deep breath and bowed contritely. | El joven samurai respiró hondo y se inclinó arrepentido. |
There's no other way: on your knees contritely, hands together, thankful for eternity, for the sublime opportunity of this encounter. | No hay otra forma: de rodillas, contrito, con las manos juntas, agradecido eternamente por la sublime oportunidad de ese encuentro. |
To free ourselves from the grievous reactions to this offense we must contritely fall at the feet of the Vaisnava whom we have offended and beg their forgiveness. | Para liberarnos de las reacciones graves de esta ofensa debemos sumisamente postrarnos a los pies del Vaisnava a quien hemos ofendido y rogar por su perdón. |
Only then does the young man come to understand the real treasure of his father's love that he had ignored and left behind, and that fortunately, upon coming back contritely, he recovered. | Solo entonces, el joven alcanzó a comprender el verdadero tesoro del amor paterno que había ignorado y dejado atrás, y que, afortunadamente, al volver contrito, había recuperado. |
In Mapleton just its name because people assume an expression contritely and embarrassment (last one was Kevin), which explains his bizarre attitude to provoke his compatriots to see how far the pity that elicits can let you go. | En Mapleton solo su nombre porque la gente asume una expresión compungido y vergüenza (último uno era Kevin), lo que explica su actitud extraña para provocar a sus compatriotas para ver hasta qué punto la lástima que provoca puede dejar ir. |
If we foolishly make the mistake of uttering or writing such words of criticism, to protect ourselves from the devastating reaction to such a offense, we should humbly bow down at the feet of the teacher contritely begging him to forgive us for our offense. | Si cometemos tontamente el error de pronunciar o escribir tales palabras de crítica, para protegernos de la reacción devastadora de tal ofensa, deberíamos postrarnos humildemente a los pies del maestro rogándole con arrepentimiento que nos perdone por nuestra ofensa. |
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