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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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excusa N f

1. excusa (pretexto):

excusa: excuse

me inventé una excusa para no ir: I made up an excuse not to go

2. excusa <excusas fpl > (disculpas):

excusas: apologies pl

presentó sus excusas form: he made his apologies

I. excusar VB trans

1. excusar (disculpar):

excusar: to excuse

eso no excusa tu comportamiento: that does not excuse o justify your behavior

nos pidió que lo excusáramos por el retraso: he asked us to excuse him for the delay

nos pidió que lo excusáramos por el retraso: he apologized for the delay

la excusó diciendo que …: he made excuses for her saying that …

2. excusar (eximir) (excusar a alg. de algo):

los excusaron de asistir a la clase: they were excused from attending the class

lo excusaron del servicio activo: he was exempted from active service

3. excusar Spain form (evitar, omitir):

excuso decirle lo mal que me sentó aquel comentario: I hardly need tell you how much that remark upset me

se lo contó excusando los detalles más desagradables: he told them but spared them the more unpleasant details

se lo contó excusando los detalles más desagradables: he told them, omitting the more unpleasant details

II. excusarse VB vpr

excusarse: to apologize

se excusó por no haber venido antes: he apologized for not arriving earlier

se excusaron diciendo que estarían fuera: they declined o made their excuses saying that they would be away

socorrido (socorrida) excusa/recurso: handy

socorrido (socorrida) excusa/recurso: useful

admisible excusa: acceptable

una burda excusa: a flimsy excuse

una burda excusa: a cock-and-bull story

se parapetó tras la excusa de que estaba enferma: she tried to get out of it by saying she was ill

¡qué excusa tan pueril!: what a childish o puerile excuse!

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alibi (excuse): excusa f

beg off: dar una excusa

getout: excusa f

in the PONS Dictionary

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excusa N f

1. excusa (pretexto):

excusa: excuse

2. excusa (disculpa):

excusa: apology

presentar sus excusas: to apologize

3. excusa (justificación):

excusa: justification

I. excusar VB trans

1. excusar (justificar):

excusar: to justify

2. excusar (disculpar):

excusar: to excuse

3. excusar (eximir):

excusar: to let off

4. excusar (evitar):

excusar: to avoid

5. excusar (+ inf):

excusas venir: you don't have to come

II. excusar VB refl

excusarse de algo: to apologize for sth

parapetarse tras una excusa: to hide behind an excuse

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to fabricate an excuse: inventar(se) una excusa

hoary old excuse: excusa f de siempre

to mouth an excuse: soltar la excusa de rigor

pitiful excuse: excusa f pobre

to manufacture an excuse/a story: inventar una excusa/un cuento

did the teacher buy your excuse?: ¿se tragó el profesor tu excusa?

to excuse sb for sth: excusar a alguien por algo

excuse: excusa f

in the PONS Dictionary

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excusa [es·ˈku·sa] N f

1. excusa (pretexto):

excusa: excuse

2. excusa (disculpa):

excusa: apology

presentar sus excusas: to apologize

3. excusa (justificación):

excusa: justification

I. excusar [es·ku·ˈsar] VB trans

1. excusar (justificar):

excusar: to justify

2. excusar (disculpar):

excusar: to excuse

3. excusar (eximir):

excusar: to let off

4. excusar (evitar):

excusar: to avoid

5. excusar (+ inf):

excusas venir: you don't have to come

II. excusar [es·ku·ˈsar] VB refl

excusarse de algo: to apologize for sth

parapetarse tras una excusa: to hide behind an excuse

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to brew up a story/an excuse: inventarse una historia/excusa

to fabricate an excuse: inventar(se) una excusa

hoary old excuse: excusa f de siempre

to mouth an excuse: soltar la excusa de rigor

pitiful excuse: excusa f pobre

to manufacture an excuse/a story: inventar una excusa/un cuento

excuse: excusa f

presente
yo	excuso
tú	excusas
él/ella/usted	excusa
nosotros/nosotras	excusamos
vosotros/vosotras	excusáis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	excusan

imperfecto
yo	excusaba
tú	excusabas
él/ella/usted	excusaba
nosotros/nosotras	excusábamos
vosotros/vosotras	excusabais
ellos/ellas/ustedes	excusaban

indefinido
yo	excusé
tú	excusaste
él/ella/usted	excusó
nosotros/nosotras	excusamos
vosotros/vosotras	excusasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	excusaron

futuro
yo	excusaré
tú	excusarás
él/ella/usted	excusará
nosotros/nosotras	excusaremos
vosotros/vosotras	excusaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	excusarán

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

parapetarse tras una excusa: to hide behind an excuse

to give sb an excuse for sth: dar una excusa a alguien para algo

did the teacher buy your excuse?: ¿se tragó el profesor tu excusa?

hoary old excuse: excusa f de siempre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Son admisibles a los empleos, según las condiciones de la ley, que en ningún caso puede excluir los por sólo el motivo de su origen.

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Ello demuestra que tiene potencialidades para ir más lejos y encarar a fondo sus cifras de pobreza y exclusión que no son admisibles.

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Tal identificación política es admisible en el campo de la cultura; de hecho, allí dentro uno puede ser un talibán si quiere.

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Las ambientales establecen por lo general restricciones sobre el nivel de ruido admisible en diferentes ámbitos exteriores e interiores.

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La regla general será, pues, que toda demanda civil es, en principio, admisible, y que la inadmisión funcionará como excepción que tiene que estar justificada.

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