penance

[US]/ˈpenəns/
[UK]/ˈpenəns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. hacer que alguien realice actos de auto-castigo para expiar por el pecado
n. auto-castigo; arrepentimiento
Word Forms
Pluralpenances

Phrases & Collocations

do penance

hacer penitencia

act of penance

acto de penitencia

penance ritual

ritual de penitencia

Example Sentences

They had confessed their sins and done their penance.

Habían confesado sus pecados y cumplido su penitencia.

he had done public penance for those hasty words.

había hecho penitencia pública por esas palabras apresuradas.

a hair shirt to penance him for his folly in offending.

una camisa de pelo para penitenciarlo por su locura al ofender.

She knelt at her mother’s feet in penance.

Se arrodilló a los pies de su madre en penitencia.

Are you willing to do penance for your sins,my son?

¿Estás dispuesto a hacer penitencia por tus pecados, hijo mío?

6 Therefore I reprehend myself, and do penance in dust and ashes.

6 Por lo tanto, me reprendo a mí mismo y hago penitencia en polvo y cenizas.

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