apology

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈpɒlədʒi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈpɑlədʒi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə pol′ə jē)

Inflections of 'apology' (n): npl: apologies
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
apology n (saying sorry)disculpa nf
 You owe me an apology.
 Me debes una disculpa.
apologies npl (expression of regret)disculpas nfpl
 Please accept my apologies for any distress I may have caused.
 Por favor acepta mis disculpas por cualquier molestia que pueda haberte causado.
an apology for [sth] n (poor example)remedo nm
  chiste nm
 Frankly, this place is an apology for a hotel.
 Francamente este lugar es un remedo de hotel.
 Francamente este lugar es un chiste de hotel.
apology for [sth/sb] n formal (apologia: defence of [sth], [sb]) (formal)apología de algo loc nom f
  justificación de algo loc nom f
 The biography reads as an apology for its subject's crimes.
 La biografía puede leerse como una apología de los crímenes de su sujeto.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
apology tour n US (to express regret publicly)gira de disculpas públicas nf + loc adj
  ronda de disculpas públicas nf + loc adj
make an apology v expr (say sorry)disculparse⇒ v prnl
owe [sb] an apology v expr (need to say sorry)deber una disculpa a loc verb
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'apology' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
beg pardon - I am sorry
Spanish:
disculpa - apología - deber una disculpa - desagravio - disculpas aceptadas - ofrecer una disculpa

Collocations: a [heartfelt, sincere] apology, a (formal) [written, public] apology, issue a formal apology [to, for], more...

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