apologies in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for apologies in the English»French Dictionary

apology [Brit əˈpɒlədʒi, Am əˈpɑlədʒi] N

1. apology (excuse):

apology

excuses fpl (for sth pour qc, for doing pour avoir fait)

to make an apology

s'excuser

to make/give one's apologies

faire/présenter ses excuses

to send one's apologies

envoyer ses excuses

Mrs X sends her apologies form

Mme X vous prie d'accepter ses excuses form

to owe sb an apology

devoir des excuses à qn

without apology

sans excuse

I make no apology for reminding you of John's contribution to the firm

je n'essaie pas de me justifier en vous rappelant la contribution de John à l'entreprise

to publish an apology JOURN

publier des excuses

2. apology (poor substitute):

an apology for sth

un semblant de qc

3. apology (apologia):

apology form

apologie f (for de)

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profuse apologies, praise, thanks

profus

jerk out reply, excuse, apology

bafouiller

please accept my humble apologies form

je vous prie d'accepter mes humbles excuses form

abject apology

servile

enter into explanations, apologies

se lancer dans

sincere person, apology, belief

sincère

Translations for apologies in the French»English Dictionary

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j'ai rengainé mes excuses inf

I kept my apologies to myself

excuse

apology

faire ou présenter des excuses à qn

to offer one's apologies to sb, to apologize to sb

attendre/exiger des excuses (de la part de qn)

to expect/demand an apology from sb

une lettre d'excuse

a letter of apology

‘étaient excusés’

‘apologies received from the following’

‘excusés’ (sur rapport)

‘apologies’

apologies in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for apologies in the English»French Dictionary

apology <-ies> [əˈpɒlədʒɪ, Am -ˈpɑ:lə-] N

1. apology (regret):

apology

excuses fpl

to be full of apologies

se confondre en excuses

to demand an apology from sb

exiger des excuses de la part de qn

to owe sb an apology

devoir des excuses à qn

to send one's apologies to sb

prier qn d'accepter ses excuses

2. apology form (formal defence):

apology for sth

apologie f de qc

Phrases:

an apology for a supper pej inf

un semblant de souper

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tender resignation, apologies

présenter

an abject apology

de plates excuses

a handsome apology

une bonne excuse

Translations for apologies in the French»English Dictionary

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faire de plates excuses

to make an abject apology

apologies Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be full of apologies

se confondre en excuses

to demand an apology from sb

exiger des excuses de la part de qn

to owe sb an apology

devoir des excuses à qn

to send one's apologies to sb

prier qn d'accepter ses excuses

apology for sth

apologie f de qc

an apology for a supper pej inf

un semblant de souper

an abject apology

de plates excuses

a handsome apology

une bonne excuse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Publicly ruining people, then backtracking with out-of-court settlements and mealy-mouthed apologies, is business as usual.

www.vancouversun.com

Apologies were sent off in every direction, sackcloth was worn and scapegoats were sought.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The strip was accompanied with multiple apologies for the black humor, and condolences to any losses.

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Many historical apologies for slavery and illiberal government were based on explicit or implicit voluntary contracts to alienate any natural rights to freedom and self-determination.

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There's a great challenge in store, but it doesn't pull any punches or make any apologies.

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No apologies or explanations about bureaucratic ineptitude will be enough to undo the damage caused by our nonappearance.

thehill.com

Twitterstorms now have a familiar playbook: outrage, castigation, a collective loss of proportion, the herd's humiliation of the victim, calls for apologies.

www.rferl.org

However, the victim said apologies would never go far enough.

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And in the last 10 years, we've been winning: lawsuits are being won, reparations are being paid, apologies are being made.

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It makes no apologies for having a female hero, and makes no big deal out of it, either.

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