ecause in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ecause 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

because [Am biˈkəz, Brit bɪˈkɒz] CONJ

1. because:

because

porque

he left because he wanted to

se fue porque quiso

because he loves her, he doesn't see it

como la quiere, no se da cuenta

but why? — because! inf

¿pero por qué? — ¡porque sí!

Phrases:

because of as prep

por

because of as prep

a or por causa de form

because of the thunderstorm

por la tormenta

because of the thunderstorm

debido a la tormenta

because of the thunderstorm

a causa de la tormenta form

I did it because of you

lo hice por ti

I was two hours late because of him

llegué con dos horas de retraso por su culpa

causeway [Am ˈkɔzˌweɪ, Brit ˈkɔːzweɪ] N

causeway (path)

paso m elevado

causeway (road)

carretera f elevada

I.cause [Am kɔz, Brit kɔːz] N

1.1. cause C (of accident, event):

cause

causa f

the cause of death is unknown

se desconoce la causa de la muerte

cause and effect

causa y efecto

1.2. cause U (reason, grounds):

cause

motivo m

cause

razón f

there's some cause for concern

existen motivos or razones para preocuparse

there's no cause for concern

no hay por qué preocuparse

I have every cause to regret it

tengo motivos sobrados para lamentarlo

without (good) cause

sin causa (justificada) or motivo (justificado)

she was furious, and with (good) cause

estaba furiosa, y con (toda la) razón

to show cause LAW

fundamentar

2.1. cause C (ideal, movement):

cause

causa f

to fight/die for the cause

luchar/morir por la causa

it's a good cause

es una buena causa

he worked for the cause of nuclear disarmament

trabajó en pro del desarme nuclear

they fought in the cause of freedom

lucharon en pro de la libertad

to make common cause with sb

hacer causa común con alguien

2.2. cause C (case) LAW:

cause

causa f

to plead sb's cause

abogar por alguien

II.cause [Am kɔz, Brit kɔːz] VB trans

cause

causar

to cause sb problems

causarle or ocasionarle problemas a alguien

to cause sb sorrow/pain

causarle tristeza/dolor a alguien

to cause sb/sth to + infin

hacer que alguien/algo +  subj

their criticism caused him to resign

sus críticas motivaron or provocaron su renuncia

their criticism caused him to resign

sus críticas hicieron que renunciara

this caused the rope to break

esto hizo que se rompiera la soga

the police caused the road to be closed form

la policía ordenó cerrar la calle

subordinate clause N LING

subordinate clause

oración f subordinada

escalator clause N

escalator clause (for cost increases)

cláusula f de revisión de precios

escalator clause (for wage increases)

cláusula f de escala móvil

exclusion clause N

exclusion clause

claúsula f excluyente

exclusion clause

claúsula f de exoneración de culpa

main clause N LING

main clause

oración f principal

noun clause N LING

noun clause

cláusula f sustantiva subordinada

noun clause

sustantiva f subordinada

ecause in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ecause 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

I.because [bɪˈkɒz, Am -ˈkɑ:z] CONJ

because

porque

just because he smiles doesn't mean he is in love inf

que sonría no significa que esté enamorado

because I said that, I had to leave

como dije eso, tuve que irme

not because I am sad but ...

no porque esté triste, sino...

why? — just because inf

¿por qué? — porque sí [o por nada en especial] inf

II.because [bɪˈkɒz, Am -ˈkɑ:z] PREP

because of

a causa de

because of me

por mi culpa

because of illness

por enfermedad

because of the fine weather

debido al buen tiempo

causeway [ˈkɔ:zˌweɪ, Am ˈkɑ:z-] N

1. causeway (road bridge):

causeway

carretera f elevada

2. causeway (pathway):

causeway

paso m elevado

I.cause [kɔ:z] N

1. cause (a reason for):

cause

causa f

cause

motivo m

he is the cause of all her woes

él es el causante de todas sus penas

this is no cause for ...

esto no justifica...

2. cause no pl (objective):

cause

causa f

3. cause (principle):

cause

causa f

to do sth in the cause of sth

hacer algo en pro de algo

4. cause LAW:

cause

pleito m

II.cause [kɔ:z] VB trans

cause

causar

cause an accident

provocar

to cause sb/sth to do sth

hacer que alguien/algo haga algo

to cause sb harm

ocasionar daños a alguien

this medicine may cause dizziness and nausea

este medicamento puede provocar mareos y náuseas

root cause N

root cause

causa f primordial

subordinate clause N LING

subordinate clause

frase f subordinada

relative clause N

relative clause

oración f relativa

principle clause N

principle clause

cláusula f principal

clause [klɔ:z, Am klɑ:z] N

clause

cláusula f

clause LING

oración f

I.pause [pɔ:z, Am pɑ:z] N

pause

pausa f

Phrases:

to give sb pause for thought form

dar que pensar a alguien

II.pause [pɔ:z, Am pɑ:z] VB intr

pause

hacer una pausa