English-Spanish translations for forgive

• perdonar
  Téngase la bondad de perdonar mi acento en alemán, pero no me atrevo a citar a Bismark en inglés. Please forgive my German accent, but I would not dare quote Bismarck in English.
  Si no lo hacemos, los votantes nunca nos lo perdonarán. If that is not done, the voters will never forgive us.
  Estoy seguro que el Sr. De Roo me va a perdonar, ya que es muy simpático. I know Mr de Roo will forgive me as he is a very nice man.
• disculpar
  Si se trata de eso, puedo disculpar su inoportunismo. If that is the case, I can forgive you for your bad timing.
  Espero que sepan entender y disculpar tan sonora ausencia. I hope that you can understand and forgive such a blatant absence.
  Hemos tendido a disculpar a la administración rusa una gran cantidad de prácticas contrarias a la democracia. We had a tendency to forgive the Russian administration a great many undemocratic actions.

Definition of forgive

• To pardon; to waive any negative feeling or desire for punishment, retribution, or compensation
• To accord forgiveness

Examples

• Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.
• Only the brave know how to forgive...A coward never forgave; it is not in his nature. - Laurence Sterne

Related words

• forgiveness
• forgiven
• forgiver
• unforgiveness
• forgive and forget
• debt forgiveness