excuse in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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

1. excuse:

excuse (reason)
excuse f
excuse (pretext)
prétexte m (for à, for doing pour faire, to do pour faire)
to make or find an excuse
trouver une excuse
you're always making excuses!
tu cherches toujours des prétextes!
to be an excuse to do or for doing
être un or servir de prétexte pour faire
I have a good excuse for not doing it
j'ai une bonne excuse pour ne pas le faire
this gave me an excuse to leave early
ceci m'a fourni un bon prétexte pour partir tôt
so what's his excuse this time?
alors c'est quoi son excuse, cette fois?
is that the best excuse you can come up with?
c'est tout ce que tu as trouvé comme excuse?
any excuse for a day off work!
toutes les excuses sont bonnes or tous les prétextes sont bons pour ne pas aller au travail!
this is a poor excuse for a meal!
c'est un piètre repas!
he's a poor excuse for a man!
c'est un homme minable!

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

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1. excuse (forgive):

excuse person, error, rudeness
excuser
to excuse sb for doing
excuser qn d'avoir fait
you could be excused for misinterpreting him
vous êtes excusable de l'avoir mal compris
if you'll excuse the expression
pardonnez-moi l'expression
excuse me!
excusez-moi!, pardon!
excuse me, is this the London train?
excusez-moi, est-ce que c'est le train de Londres?
excuse me for asking, but do you live here?
excusez-moi, mais est-ce que vous habitez ici?
you'll have to excuse me for not inviting you in
vous voudrez bien m'excuser de ne pas vous inviter à entrer
excuse me, but I think you're mistaken
excusez-moi, mais je crois que vous faites erreur
excuse me, but I did not get the sack inf
je regrette, mais je n'ai pas été viré inf
if you'll excuse me, I have work to do
si vous voulez bien m'excuser, j'ai du travail à faire
‘would you like a drink?’—‘excuse me?’ Am
‘vous voulez un verre?’—‘pardon?’
may I be excused? Brit (requesting permission from teacher) euph
est-ce que je peux sortir?, est-ce que je peux aller aux toilettes?
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paltry excuse
piètre
cook up excuse, story
inventer
cook up excuse, story
mijoter inf
dream up plan, excuse, idea, theory
concevoir, inventer
feeble argument, excuse
peu convaincant
jerk out reply, excuse, apology
bafouiller
wheel out excuse, statistics
ressortir

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tu es inexcusable
there's no excuse for it!
prétexte
excuse, pretext
un bon/mauvais prétexte
a good/poor excuse (pour faire for doing)
c'est un prétexte pour s'esquiver
it's just an excuse for getting away
il a saisi le premier prétexte venu pour refuser
he gave the first excuse that came into his head to refuse
être le prétexte de qc
to be used as an excuse for sth
tout est prétexte à sortir
any excuse will do to go out
donner qc comme prétexte , prendre prétexte de qc
to use sth as a pretext ou an excuse (pour faire to do, for doing)
donner à qn un prétexte , servir de prétexte à qn
to give sb an excuse (pour faire to do, for doing)
servir de prétexte à qc
to be an excuse for sth
alibi
excuse
il a invoqué l'alibi d'une importante réunion de travail
he gave an important business meeting as his excuse
servir d'alibi
to do as an excuse

excuse in the PONS Dictionary

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I.excuse [ɪkˈskju:z] VB trans

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lameness of excuse
faiblesse f
shabby excuse
minable
feeble excuse
faible
ready-made excuse
tout(e) fait(e)
flimsy excuse
faible

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excuse Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be ready with an excuse
avoir une excuse toute prête
that does not excuse her lying
ça n'excuse pas ses mensonges
excuse me calling for attention, apologizing
excuse(z)-moi
it's an excuse for missing work
c'est une excuse pour s'absenter du travail
an excuse for a film/teacher iron hum
un semblant de film/de prof
to be a poor excuse for sth
être une mauvaise excuse pour qc
there is no possible excuse for this
il n'y a aucune excuse pour ça
ignorance of the law is no excuse
nul n'est censé ignorer la loi
to think up a quick excuse
improviser une excuse
he uses that as an excuse
cela lui sert de prétexte
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Seven civilian deaths were also reported during the clampdown with some accusing the militia of using the clampdown as an excuse to stifle dissent.
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The excuse provides a mitigating factor for a group of persons sharing a common characteristic.
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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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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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The school didn't have a compound wall and louts passing by used that as an excuse to tease the girls in class.
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An imaginary illness allegedly passed on by touchused as an excuse to avoid someone.
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They are sitting on volcanoes - any excuse, any small excuse, and the violence is triggered.
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There is a defence if the defendant had lawful authority or a reasonable excuse for carrying the instrument.
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They are fictional beings commonly used as an explanation (or excuse) for typos.
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