forgive

pardonner

Cesser d’être en colère contre quelqu’un et de vouloir le punir pour une mauvaise action.

En anglais simple : To stop being angry with someone and stop wanting to punish them for something wrong.

• Please forgive me.
• He forgave his brother for breaking the lamp.
• Will you ever forgive her for what she did?

Comment l'utiliser : forgive someone for something (She forgave him for the lie.); forgive someone for doing something (Can you forgive me for losing your book?)

Synonymes : pardon

Expressions courantes : forgive someone, forgive someone for something, please forgive me, forgive me

pardonner

Pardonner une mauvaise action sans vouloir punir la personne qui l’a commise.

En anglais simple : To accept a wrong act without wanting to punish the person who did it.

• I can forgive a small mistake.
• She forgave his rude behavior.
• Could you forgive such a serious betrayal?

Synonymes : pardon, excuse

Expressions courantes : forgive a mistake, forgive an insult, forgive something

remettre, effacer

Décider qu’une personne n’a plus à rembourser l’argent qu’elle doit.

En anglais simple : To decide that someone no longer has to pay back money they owe.

• The bank agreed to forgive the debt.
• Some student loans were forgiven last year.
• Will the lender forgive the remaining balance?

Synonymes : cancel, write off

Expressions courantes : forgive a debt, forgive a loan, forgive someone’s debt