excuse

excuse
1. ik'skju:z verb
1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) perdonar, excusar
2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) dispensar

2. ik'skju:s noun
(a reason (given by oneself) for being excused, or a reason for excusing: He has no excuse for being so late.) excusa
excuse1 n excusa
what's your excuse for being late? ¿qué excusa tienes por llegar tarde?
excuse2 vb
1. disculpar / perdonar
will you excuse me for a moment? ¿me disculpas un momento?
excuse the mess perdona el desorden
2. dispensar / permitir faltar
the teacher excused her from doing PE el profesor le dispensó de hacer educación física
excuse me! ¡oiga! / ¡perdón!
El gerundio de excuse se escribe excusing
excuse
tr[(n) ɪk'skjʊːs; (vb) ɪk'skjʊːz]
noun
1 (apology) disculpa
there's simply no excuse for this esto no admite ninguna disculpa
2 (pretext) excusa
his excuse for being late was that he had missed the train su excusa por llegar tarde fue que había perdido el tren
transitive verb
1 perdonar, disculpar
please excuse my handwriting perdone mi letra
excuse me for being late siento llegar tarde
2 (justify) justificar
nothing can excuse such violent conduct no hay nada que justifique una conducta tan violenta
3 (exempt) dispensar, eximir; (military) rebajar
you may be excused gym today hoy te dispensamos (de) la clase de gimnasia
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
excuse me (when interrupting) perdone 2 (when leaving) disculpe, con permiso 3 (to get somebody's attention) oiga, por favor 4 (to apologize) perdón, perdone 6 (asking for repetition) ¿cómo?, ¿perdón?
to make one's excuses pedir disculpas
may I be excused? ¿puedo salir un momento?
excuse [ɪk'skju:z, ɛk-] vt, -cused ; -cusing
1) pardon: disculpar, perdonar
excuse me: con permiso, perdóneme, perdón
2) exempt: eximir, disculpar
3) justify: excusar, justificar
excuse [ɪk'skju:s, ɛk-] n
1) justification: excusa f, justificación f
2) pretext: pretexto m
3)
to make one's excuses to someone : pedirle disculpas a alguien
excuse
n.
disculpa s.f.
excusa s.f.
pretexto s.m.
v.
disculpar v.
disimular v.
dispensar v.
excusar v.
perdonar v.

I
1. ɪk'skjuːz
transitive verb
1)
a) (forgive) \<\<mistake/misconduct\>\> disculpar, perdonar

excuse my interrupting o excuse me for interrupting, but ... — perdóneme la interrupción, pero ..., perdone que le interrumpa, pero ...

excuse me! — (attracting attention) perdón!, perdone (usted)! (frml); (apologizing) perdón, perdóneme (or perdóname etc)

excuse me, please — (con) permiso, ¿me permite, por favor?

b) (justify) \<\<conduct/rudeness\>\> excusar, justificar*
2) (release from obligation) disculpar

please may I be excused? — (used by schoolchildren) señorita (or profesor etc) ¿puedo ir al baño or (Esp) al servicio?

to excuse somebody (FROM) something — dispensar or eximir a alguien de algo


2.
v refl
to excuse oneself
a) (on leaving) excusarse
b) (offer excuse) excusarse, disculparse

II ɪk'skjuːs
noun
a) (justification) excusa f

there's no excuse for rudeness — la mala educación no tiene excusa

b) (pretext) excusa f, pretexto m

to make excuses — poner* excusas

c) excuses pl excusas fpl

to make one's excuses — excusarse

1.
[ɪks'kjuːs]
N (=justification) excusa f , disculpa f ; (=pretext) pretexto m

there's no excuse for this — esto no admite disculpa

it's only an excuse — es un pretexto nada más

on the excuse that ... — con el pretexto de que ...

to make excuses for sb — presentar disculpas por algn

he's only making excuses — está buscando pretextos

he made his excuses and left — presentó sus excusas y se marchó

he gives poverty as his excuse — alega su pobreza

what's your excuse this time? — ¿qué excusa or disculpa me das esta vez?

2. [ɪks'kjuːz]
VT
1) (=forgive) disculpar, perdonar

to excuse sb sth — perdonar algo a algn

excuse me! — (asking a favour) por favor, perdón; (interrupting sb) perdóneme; (when passing) perdón, con permiso; (=sorry) ¡perdón!; (on leaving table) ¡con permiso!

excuse me? — (US) ¿perdone?, ¿mande? (Mex)

now, if you will excuse me ... — con permiso ...

if you will excuse me I must go — con permiso de ustedes tengo que marcharme

may I be excused for a moment? — ¿puedo salir un momento?

2) (=justify) justificar

that does not excuse his conduct — eso no justifica su conducta

to excuse o.s. (for sth/for doing sth) — pedir disculpas (por algo/por haber hecho algo)

3) (=exempt)

to excuse sb (from sth/from doing sth) — dispensar or eximir a algn (de algo/de hacer algo)

to excuse o.s. (from sth/from doing sth) — dispensarse (de algo/de hacer algo)

after ten minutes he excused himself — después de diez minutos pidió permiso y se fue

to ask to be excused — pedir permiso

I must ask to be excused this time — esta vez les ruego que me dispensen or disculpen

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I
1. [ɪk'skjuːz]
transitive verb
1)
a) (forgive) \<\<mistake/misconduct\>\> disculpar, perdonar

excuse my interrupting o excuse me for interrupting, but ... — perdóneme la interrupción, pero ..., perdone que le interrumpa, pero ...

excuse me! — (attracting attention) perdón!, perdone (usted)! (frml); (apologizing) perdón, perdóneme (or perdóname etc)

excuse me, please — (con) permiso, ¿me permite, por favor?

b) (justify) \<\<conduct/rudeness\>\> excusar, justificar*
2) (release from obligation) disculpar

please may I be excused? — (used by schoolchildren) señorita (or profesor etc) ¿puedo ir al baño or (Esp) al servicio?

to excuse somebody (FROM) something — dispensar or eximir a alguien de algo


2.
v refl
to excuse oneself
a) (on leaving) excusarse
b) (offer excuse) excusarse, disculparse

II [ɪk'skjuːs]
noun
a) (justification) excusa f

there's no excuse for rudeness — la mala educación no tiene excusa

b) (pretext) excusa f, pretexto m

to make excuses — poner* excusas

c) excuses pl excusas fpl

to make one's excuses — excusarse


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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