indulgence

autocomplacencia, capricho

Permitirse o permitir a alguien disfrutar de algo agradable, a menudo más de lo conveniente.

En inglés sencillo: Allowing yourself or someone else to have something enjoyable, often more than is sensible.

• Chocolate is my favorite indulgence.
• An occasional indulgence can make a difficult day better.
• Their holiday was a week of pure indulgence.

Cómo se usa: indulgence in something (His indulgence in rich food affected his health.)

Sinónimos: self-indulgence

Antónimos: restraint

Expresiones frecuentes: occasional indulgence, self indulgence, indulgence in something

indulgencia, tolerancia

Disposición amable a perdonar errores o permitir conductas que normalmente se rechazarían.

En inglés sencillo: A kind willingness to forgive mistakes or allow behavior you would usually object to.

• She treated his mistakes with indulgence.
• I ask your indulgence while I explain the delay.
• His parents showed too much indulgence toward his bad behavior.

Sinónimos: tolerance, leniency

Antónimos: strictness

Expresiones frecuentes: ask your indulgence, with indulgence

indulgencia

En la fe católica, reducción de la pena aún pendiente por pecados ya perdonados.

En inglés sencillo: In Catholic belief, a reduction in punishment still owed for sins that have already been forgiven.

• The pope granted an indulgence.
• The historian studied the sale of indulgences.
• Pilgrims hoped to receive a plenary indulgence.

Expresiones frecuentes: plenary indulgence, grant an indulgence, receive an indulgence