How to Say "atonement" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “atonement” is “redención” — B2 level.
Examples
La película trata sobre la redención de un hombre que cometió un gran error.
The movie is about the redemption of a man who made a big mistake.
Al final, encontró la redención a través del perdón.
In the end, he found redemption through forgiveness.
Buscaba la redención por sus actos del pasado.
He was seeking redemption for his past actions.
The -ción ending
Most words ending in '-ción' are feminine. Always use 'la' with 'redención'.
Using 'the' with abstract ideas
In Spanish, we usually include 'la' when talking about redención as a general concept, whereas English often skips 'the'.
Gender confusion
Mistake: “el redención”
Correction: la redención. Remember that -ción words are almost always feminine.
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