- penitencia
- f.1 penance.hacer penitencia to do penance2 penitence, attrition.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: penitenciar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: penitenciar.* * *penitencia► nombre femenino1 RELIGIÓN (virtud) penitence; (castigo, sacramento) penance2 (pesadez) punishment* * *SF1) (=estado) penitence2) (=castigo) penance
en penitencia — as a penance
imponer una penitencia a algn — to give sb a penance
hacer penitencia — to do penance (por for)
* * *femenino1) (Relig) penanceen penitencia — as (a) penance
2) (en juegos) (Andes) forfeit; (castigo) (RPl fam) punishmentel maestro me puso en penitencia — the teacher punished me
está en penitencia — she's not allowed out, she's grounded (colloq)
* * *= penitence, repentance.Ex. The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.Ex. The book stands on the slippery ground between the picaresque and the Puritan repentance narratives such as the Pilgrim's Progress.* * *femenino1) (Relig) penanceen penitencia — as (a) penance
2) (en juegos) (Andes) forfeit; (castigo) (RPl fam) punishmentel maestro me puso en penitencia — the teacher punished me
está en penitencia — she's not allowed out, she's grounded (colloq)
* * *= penitence, repentance.Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.
Ex: The book stands on the slippery ground between the picaresque and the Puritan repentance narratives such as the Pilgrim's Progress.* * *penitenciafeminineA (Relig) penanceB1 (Andes) (en juegos) forfeitel que pierda deberá cumplir con una penitencia whoever loses will have to pay a forfeit2 (RPl fam) (castigo) punishmentel maestro me puso en penitencia the teacher punished mehoy no puede ir contigo porque está en penitencia she can't go with you today because she's not allowed out o (colloq) she's grounded* * *
penitencia sustantivo femenino
1 (Relig) penance;◊ en penitencia as (a) penance
2a) (Andes) (en juegos) forfeitb) (RPl fam) (castigo) punishment;◊ el maestro me puso en penitencia the teacher punished me
penitencia f Rel penance: ahora tengo que soportarle, esa es mi penitencia, having to put up with him now is my penance
'penitencia' also found in these entries:
English:
penance
* * *penitencia nf1. [religiosa] penance;hacer penitencia to do penance2. RP Fam [castigo] punishment;está en penitencia he's in disgrace;lo pusieron en penitencia they punished him* * *penitenciaf penitence* * *penitencia nf: penance, penitence
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.