What does disculpe in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word disculpe in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use disculpe in Spanish.

The word disculpe in Spanish means excuse, forgive, justify, explain, apologize, say sorry for, apologize for doing, apologies for, sorry for, apologies for, sorry for. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word disculpe

excuse, forgive

verbo transitivo (perdonar una falta)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Tienes que disculparlo: él no sabía que te ibas a enfadar cuando lo hizo.
You must forgive him. He didn't realize you would get angry when he did that.

justify, explain

verbo transitivo (justificar con razones)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El padre disculpó la ausencia su hijo asegurando que ese día estaba muy indispuesto.
The father justified his son's absence by stating that he was very unwell that day.

apologize

verbo pronominal (ofrecer disculpas) (US)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Sé que hice algo malo y me disculpo.
I know I did something wrong and I apologize.

say sorry for

(ofrecer disculpas por algo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
¡Discúlpate ya mismo por tu falta de respeto!
Say sorry for your lack of respect right now!

apologize for doing

(ofrecer disculpas por una acción) (US)

Andrés se disculpó por haber llegado tarde.
Andres apologized for arriving late.

apologies for, sorry for

expresión (educado: pedir perdón)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Disculpe por haber omitido su nombre en la lista de asistentes.
Apologies for having left your name off the attendance list.

apologies for, sorry for

expresión (educado: pedir perdón)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Espere un momento por favor y disculpe las molestias.
Wait a moment, and sorry for the inconvenience.

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