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1 forgive
[fə'gɪv]to forgive sb. sth. — perdonare qcs. a qcn.
to forgive sb. for doing — perdonare a qcn. d'aver fatto
* * *[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* * *[fə'gɪv]to forgive sb. sth. — perdonare qcs. a qcn.
to forgive sb. for doing — perdonare a qcn. d'aver fatto
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2 forgive for·give
[fə'ɡɪv](person, fault) perdonareto forgive sb for sth/for doing sth — perdonare qc a qn/a qn di aver fatto qc
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3 excuse *** ex·cuse n vb
[ɪks'kjuːz]1. nthere's no excuse for this — non ci sono scuse or scusanti per questo
on the excuse that... — con la scusa or il pretesto che...
2. vt1) (forgive) scusareexcuse me! — (to attract attention, apologize) scusi!, (when you want to get past) permesso!
now, if you will excuse me... — ora mi scusi ma...
excuse me? Am — come (dice), scusi?
2) (justify) giustificareto excuse o.s. (for (doing) sth) — giustificarsi (per (aver fatto) qc)
3)to excuse sb (from sth/from doing sth) — esonerare or dispensare qn (da qc/dal fare qc)to excuse o.s. (from sth/from doing sth) — farsi esonerare or dispensare (da qc/dal fare qc)
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4 pardon par·don
['pɒːdn]1. nperdono, scusa, Rel indulgenza, Law condono della pena, grazia2. vt(forgive) perdonare, Law graziareto pardon sb for sth/doing sth — perdonare qc a qn/qn per aver fatto qc
3. excl(apologizing) mi scusi!, (not hearing) scusi?, come?, prego?(I beg your) pardon? Am; pardon me? — prego?
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