excuse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for excuse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.excuse VB trans [Am ɪkˈskjuz, Brit ɪkˈskjuːz, ɛkˈskjuːz]

1.1. excuse (forgive):

excuse mistake/misconduct

disculpar

excuse mistake/misconduct

perdonar

please excuse the bad handwriting/long delay in replying

disculpe or perdone la mala letra/la tardanza en contestar

excuse my interrupting or excuse me for interrupting, but …

perdóneme la interrupción, pero …

excuse my interrupting or excuse me for interrupting, but …

perdone que le interrumpa, pero …

excuse me! (attracting attention)

¡perdón!

excuse me! (attracting attention)

¡perdone (usted)! form

excuse me! (apologizing)

perdón

excuse me! (apologizing)

perdóneme (or perdóname etc.)

excuse me, can I get past?

(con) permiso, por favor

excuse me, can I get past?

¿me permite, por favor?

1.2. excuse (justify):

excuse conduct/rudeness

excusar

excuse conduct/rudeness

justificar

2. excuse (release from obligation):

excuse

disculpar

they asked to be excused

pidieron que los disculparan

please may I be excused? (used by schoolchildren)

señorita (or profesor etc.) ¿puedo ir al baño?

please may I be excused? (used by schoolchildren)

señorita (or profesor etc.) ¿puedo ir al servicio? Spain

to excuse sb (from) sth

dispensar or eximir a alguien de algo

II.excuse VB refl to excuse oneself

1. excuse (on leaving):

to excuse oneself

excusarse

she excused herself and left

se excusó y se fue

2. excuse (offer excuse):

to excuse oneself

excusarse

to excuse oneself

disculparse

III.excuse N [Am ɪkˈskjus, Brit ɪkˈskjuːs, ɛkˈskjuːs]

1. excuse (justification):

excuse

excusa f

there's no excuse for rudeness

la mala educación no tiene excusa

to offer an excuse

disculparse

to offer an excuse

pedir disculpas

to offer an excuse

pedir perdón

I refuse to make excuses for you any longer

no pienso seguir tratando de justificarte

2. excuse (pretext):

excuse

excusa f

excuse

pretexto m

that's just an excuse

eso no es más que una excusa or un pretexto

a good excuse

una buena excusa

a lame excuse

una excusa poco convincente

to make excuses

poner excusas

to make excuses

buscar pretextos

a birthday is a good excuse for a party

un cumpleaños es una buena excusa para una fiesta

he's a pathetic excuse for a man

no merece llamarse hombre

3. excuse <excuses, pl >:

excuse

excusas fpl

to make one's excuses

excusarse

excuse-me [ɪkˈskjuzmi] N

excuse-me

baile m de la escoba

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fabricate story/excuse

inventar(se)

that's his all-purpose excuse

es su pretexto de siempre

cook up excuse/alibi

inventarse

well-worn excuse

poco original

threadbare argument/excuse

trillado

threadbare argument/excuse

manido

rubbishy excuse/story

ridículo

rubbishy excuse/story

estúpido

Translations for excuse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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eximente

excuse

y valga la redundancia

if you'll excuse the repetition

excuse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for excuse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.excuse [ɪkˈskju:z] VB trans

1. excuse (justify):

excuse behaviour

justificar

excuse lateness

disculpar

to excuse sb for sth

excusar a alguien por algo

2. excuse (forgive):

excuse

perdonar

excuse me!

¡perdón!

3. excuse (allow not to attend):

to excuse sb from sth

dispensar a alguien de algo

4. excuse (leave):

after an hour she excused herself

después de una hora se disculpó y se fue

II.excuse [ɪkˈskju:z] N

1. excuse (explanation):

excuse

excusa f

excuse

agarradera f LatAm

2. excuse (pretext):

excuse

pretexto m

poor excuse

mal pretexto

to make excuses for sb

justificar a alguien

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timeworn excuse

trillado, -a

lameness of excuse

debilidad f

hoary old excuse

excusa f de siempre

to mouth an excuse

soltar la excusa de rigor

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atenuante

excuse

agarradera

excuse

excusa

excuse

eso no tiene disculpa

there is no excuse

disculpa

excuse

¡qué disculpa más tonta!

what a stupid excuse!

evasiva

excuse

excuse Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to manufacture an excuse/a story

inventar una excusa/un cuento

excuse me for being late

siento llegar tarde

did the teacher buy your excuse?

¿se tragó el profesor tu excusa?

to be a poor excuse for sth

ser una mala versión de algo

that excuse won't wash with me inf

esa excusa conmigo no cuela

if you will excuse the phrase

si me permite la expresión

excuse me, can I come through?

perdona, ¿puedo pasar?

your inexperience does not excuse such behaviour [or behavior Am]

tu inexperiencia no disculpa ese comportamiento

there's no excuse for what you've done

no hay justificación para lo que has hecho

to use sth as an excuse

escudarse en algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There is a defence if the defendant had lawful authority or a reasonable excuse for carrying the instrument.

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Er, excuse me, there are two spring tides and two neap tides every day of the year.

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As much as we love food, we love organized, large-scale events that give us an excuse to chow down even more.

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I don't expect the proles to figure any of this out, but the middle classes have no excuse.

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As the officers intended, this gives them the excuse to frisk him.

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Furthermore, the changeover to the euro should not serve as an excuse to increase prices.

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This provides the perfect excuse for unrighteousness by implying we can not be righteous even if we want to be.

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Then again, maybe you're just like everyone else, desperately looking for an excuse to skive off work and twirl around on your desk chair.

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They are always in search of some excuse to showdown each other.

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Tax exemption does not excuse an organization from maintaining proper records and filing any required annual or special-purpose tax returns, e.g., and.

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