perdón
pardon
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
Forgiveness, and the everyday word for saying sorry or excuse me
Encoding Strategies:
linguistic
pardon
to officially forgive someone
Perdón means pardon and is a direct cognate of the English word.
perdón
forgiveness, pardon
The act of forgiving someone, or being released from blame or punishment.
Le pedí perdón a mi hermana por llegar tardeI asked my sister for forgiveness for arriving late
El rey concedió el perdón al prisioneroThe king granted the prisoner a pardon
sorry, my apologies
Said on its own after doing something wrong. You are asking for a pardon in one word.
Perdón, no quería empujarteSorry, I didn't mean to push you
Perdón, me equivoqué de númeroMy apologies, I dialed the wrong number
excuse me, pardon
Said to get someone's attention or to interrupt politely. You are asking a small pardon in advance for the bother.
Perdón, ¿está ocupado este asiento?Excuse me, is this seat taken?
Perdón, ¿me repite la pregunta?Pardon, could you repeat the question?
con perdón
if you'll pardon me, no offense
A warning that what comes next might offend. You are asking for the pardon up front, before you say the thing.
Con perdón, esa idea me parece una tonteríaIf you'll pardon me, that idea seems silly to me
Con perdón de los presentes, el examen estuvo horribleNo offense to anyone here, the exam was awful