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to justify oneself

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I. disculpar VB trans

disculpar
to excuse
disculpa mi tardanza
I am sorry I'm late
disculpa mi tardanza
I apologize for my lateness form
siempre sabe como disculpar sus errores
he always has an excuse for his mistakes
no se le puede disculpar algo así
there can be no excuse for doing something like that
no se le puede disculpar algo así
what he has done is unforgivable o inexcusable
su madre siempre lo está disculpando
his mother's always making excuses for him

II. disculpar VB intr

disculpe, no lo volveré a hacer
I'm sorry, I won't do it again
disculpe, no lo volveré a hacer
I apologize, I won't do it again form

III. disculparse VB vpr

disculparse
to apologize
se disculpó por su retraso
she apologized for being late
se disculpó con ella
he apologized to her
se disculpó con ella
he said sorry to her
si tuviera vergüenza, vendría a disculparse
if he had any (sense of) shame, he'd come and apologize
English
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to be resolved on sth we're resolved on this point: he must apologize
en esto no vamos a transigir: tiene que disculparse
they're the ones who should apologize
son ellos los que or quienes deberían disculparse
apologize
disculparse
to excuse oneself
disculparse
to offer an excuse
disculparse
he came to apologize — I should think so too!
vino a disculparse — ¡era lo menos que podía hacer!
to offer one's apologies
disculparse
to say sorry
disculparse
she told him he must apologize
le dijo que tenía que or debía disculparse

in the PONS Dictionary

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Spanish
English
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disculparse
to apologize
disculparse con alguien por algo
to apologize to sb for sth
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
to apologize unreservedly
disculparse profusamente
to be apologetic about sth
disculparse por algo
to justify oneself
disculparse
to make an apology
disculparse
apologize
disculparse
in the PONS Dictionary
to be apologetic about sth
disculparse por algo
to make an apology
disculparse
to justify oneself
disculparse
apologize
disculparse
presente
yodisculpo
túdisculpas
él/ella/usteddisculpa
nosotros/nosotrasdisculpamos
vosotros/vosotrasdisculpáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdisculpan
imperfecto
yodisculpaba
túdisculpabas
él/ella/usteddisculpaba
nosotros/nosotrasdisculpábamos
vosotros/vosotrasdisculpabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesdisculpaban
indefinido
yodisculpé
túdisculpaste
él/ella/usteddisculpó
nosotros/nosotrasdisculpamos
vosotros/vosotrasdisculpasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdisculparon
futuro
yodisculparé
túdisculparás
él/ella/usteddisculpará
nosotros/nosotrasdisculparemos
vosotros/vosotrasdisculparéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdisculparán
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disculparse con alguien por algo
to apologize to sb for sth

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Ni si quiera tuvieron verguenza deportiva para salir a matar o morir.
www.turiver.com
Es increíble, alguna gente cuando está sola pierde toda dignidad, cómo no les da vergüenza escribir esas cochinadas.
ficcionbreve.org
Uno no tiene que tener verguenza de usar aparatos auditivos.
weblog.maimonides.edu
Por no hablar de las actrices, treintañeras próximas a los 40 que se las dan de modernillas, incluyendo expresiones juveniles que dan vergüenza ajena.
franciscojosegarciaserrano.blogspot.com
No me sorprenden, pero sí me dan un poco de vergüenza algunos comentarios que hacía por aquellas épocas.
frasesrockeras.blogspot.com

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