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1 forgive
[fə'ɡiv]past tense - forgave; verb1) (to stop being angry with (someone who has done something wrong): He forgave her for stealing his watch.)2) (to stop being angry about (something that someone has done): He forgave her angry words.)•- forgiving -
2 generous
['‹enərəs]1) (willing to give a lot of money, time etc for some purpose: a generous giver; It is very generous of you to pay for our holiday.) örlátur2) (large; larger than necessary: a generous sum of money; a generous piece of cake.) ríflegur, stór3) (kind, willing to forgive: Try to be generous and forgive; a person's generous nature/remarks.) göfuglyndur; sáttfús•- generosity -
3 bygones: let bygones be bygones
(to forgive and forget past causes of ill-feeling.) láta hið liðna vera gleymtEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > bygones: let bygones be bygones
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4 condone
[kən'dəun](to excuse or forgive: He could not condone lying.) fyrirgefa, horfa framhjá -
5 excuse
1. [ik'skju:z] verb1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) afsaka2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) veita undanþágu, sleppa við2. [ik'skju:s] noun(a reason (given by oneself) for being excused, or a reason for excusing: He has no excuse for being so late.) afsökun -
6 forgave
past tense; see forgive -
7 forgiveness
[fə'ɡivnis]1) (the act of forgiving: He asked for forgiveness.) fyrirgefning2) (readiness to forgive: He showed great forgiveness towards them.) sáttfÿsi -
8 forgiving
adjective (ready to forgive (often): a forgiving person.) fús til að fyrirgefa -
9 hardly
1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) varla2) (only just; almost not: My feet are so sore, I can hardly walk; I had hardly got on my bicycle when I got a puncture.) með naumindum3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) tæplega -
10 intrusion
[-ʒən]noun ((an) act of intruding: Please forgive this intrusion.) það að ryðjast inn, uppátroðsla; truflun -
11 merciful
adjective (willing to forgive or to punish only lightly: a merciful judge.) miskunnsamur -
12 pardon
1. verb1) (to forgive: Pardon my asking, but can you help me?) afsaka, fyrirgefa2) (to free (from prison, punishment etc): The king pardoned the prisoners.) náða2. noun1) (forgiveness: He prayed for pardon for his wickedness.) fyrirgefning2) (a (document) freeing from prison or punishment: He was granted a pardon.) náðunarbréf3. interjection(used to indicate that one has not heard properly what was said: Pardon? Could you repeat that last sentence?) afsakaðu? ha?- I beg your pardon
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13 sin
[sin] 1. noun(wickedness, or a wicked act, especially one that breaks a religious law: It is a sin to envy the possessions of other people; Lying and cheating are both sins.) synd2. verb(to do wrong; to commit a sin, especially in the religious sense: Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.) syndga- sinner- sinful
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