atonement
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (reparation for a wrong)
a. la compensación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The team's big win today was an atonement for yesterday's loss.La gran victoria del equipo en el día de hoy fue una compensación por la derrota de ayer.
b. la reparación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They offered their help in atonement for their past crimes.Ofrecieron su colaboración como reparación por sus delitos pasados.
c. el desagravio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Juan dedicated a song to his girlfriend in atonement for having gotten drunk at her parents' house.Juan le dedicó una canción a su novia como desagravio por haberse emborrachado en casa de sus papás.
2. (expiation for sin)
a. la expiación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Sister Mary said a prayer for the atonement of any sins she may have committed and forgotten.Sor María rezó una oración como expiación de cualquier pecado que pueda haber cometido y olvidado.
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