| Principal Translations |
apologize,
also UK: apologise vi | (say sorry) (coloquial) | pedir disculpas loc verb |
| | | disculparse⇒ v prnl |
| | | ofrecer una disculpa loc varb |
| | | pedir perdón loc verb |
| | If you hurt someone's feelings, you should apologize. |
| | Si hieres los sentimientos de otra persona, deberías pedir disculpas. |
apologize to [sb],
also UK: apologise to [sb] vi + prep | (say sorry to [sb]) | disculparse con v prnl + prep |
| | | pedirle disculpas a loc verb + prep |
| | | pedirle perdón a loc verb + prep |
| | (formal) | ofrecerle disculpas a loc verb + prep |
| | I apologized to Brenda for the incident and she forgave me. |
| | Me disculpé con Brenda por el incidente y ella me perdonó. |
apologize for [sth],
also UK: apologise for [sth] vi + prep | (say sorry for [sth]) | pedir perdón por loc verb + prep |
| | | disculparse por v prnl + prep |
| | | pedir disculpas por loc verb + prep |
| | (formal) | ofrecer disculpas por loc verb + prep |
| | Mark apologized for the delay in replying to my email. |
| | Mark pidió perdón por el retraso en responder a mi correo electrónico. |
apologise to [sb] for [sth],
also UK: apologise to [sb] for [sth] v expr | (say sorry to [sb] for [sth]) | disculparse con alguien por loc verb + prep |
| | | pedirle disculpas a alguien por loc verb + prep |
| | | pedirle perdón a alguien por loc verb + prep |
| | (formal) | ofrecerle disculpas a alguien por loc verb + prep |
| | You ought to apologize to Stephen for the way you treated him yesterday. |
| | Deberías disculparte con Stephen por el modo en que lo trataste ayer. |
apologise to [sb] for doing [sth],
also UK: apologise to [sb] for doing [sth] v expr | (say sorry to [sb] for doing [sth]) (a alguien) | pedir disculpas a alguien por algo loc verb |
| | | disculparse con alguien por algo loc verb |
| | Jane apologized to me for calling me a liar. |
| | Jane me pidió disculpas por haberme dicho mentirosa. |