disculpar
Possible Results:
disculpó
disculpo
disculpar
disculpar(
dees
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kool
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pahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (to pardon)
Por favor, discúlpame por haber roto la guitarra.Please, forgive me for breaking the guitar.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
2. (to ask forgiveness)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Disculpe, por favor. ¿Me dice dónde está la parada del metro?Excuse me, please. Can you tell me where the subway station is?
Disculpa, no te he visto trabajando allí. Me pondré los cascos.I'm sorry, I didn't see you there working. I'll put headphones in.
disculparse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
3. (to admit guilt)
Si te disculparas, quizás te perdonaría.If you apologized, perhaps he'd forgive you.
b. to apologise (United Kingdom)
Puede esperar el tiempo que quiera pero yo no pienso disculparme.He can wait as long as he likes but I've no intention of apologising.
disculpartransitive verbintransitive verbpronominal verb
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (general)
a. to excuse
disculpen la tardanzaI'm sorry for being late
disculpar a alguien (de o por algo)to forgive somebody (for something)
discúlpame por haber olvidado tu cumpleañosplease forgive me for forgetting your birthday
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
2. (perdonar)
a.
disculpa, no era mi intención ofenderteI'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
3. (general)
a. to apologize
después de su mala actuación, se disculpó con el públicoafter his bad performance he apologized to the audience
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Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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