reconciliar

to reconcile

reconciliar(rreh-kohn-see-lyahr)

transitive verb

1. (to bring together)

a. to reconcile

La Navidad parece reconciliar a quienes están enfadados.

Christmas seems to reconcile those who are angry at each other.

reconciliarse

pronominal verb

2. (to accept reluctantly)

a. to reconcile oneself

Me reconcilié con la idea de tener que estudiar todo el fin de semana.

I reconciled myself to the idea of having to study all weekend.

3. (religious)

a. to become reconciled

Ana se reconcilió a las doctrinas de la iglesia y volvió a asistir a misa.

Ana became reconciled to the Church's doctrines and started going to mass again.

b. to come to terms with

Tras la conversación con el cura, me reconcilié con la Iglesia y recuperé mi fe.

After talking to the priest, I came to terms with the Church and recovered my faith.

reciprocal verb

4. (to solve disagreements)

a. to make up

Mi madre y mi padre se reconciliaron después de la pelea.

My mother and father made up after the fight.

b. to reconcile

Nos reconciliamos, pero nuestra amistad ya no es lo que era.

We reconciled, but our friendship is not what it used to be.

c. to be reconciled

María y Julia se reconciliaron tras discutir meses antes.

Maria and Julia were reconciled after arguing months earlier.

d. to become reconciled

Me reconcilié con mi padre después de varios años sin hablarnos.

I became reconciled with my father after several years of not speaking to each other.

e. to make peace

Alejandra y yo nos reconciliamos porque ambas admitimos tener parte de la culpa.

Alejandra and I made peace because we both admitted to being partly to blame.