How is the word expiation translated from French to English

English translation
Expiation
noun

Fait de réparer une faute commise.

The act of making up for a wrong.

Examples with “expiation”

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  • Il voyait ce travail comme l'expiation de ses fautes. — He saw the work as expiation for his sins.

  • L'expiation demande plus qu'une excuse rapide. — Expiation takes more than a quick apology.

  • Le bénévolat est-il pour lui une forme d'expiation ? — Is volunteering a form of expiation for him?

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