excuse in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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

1. excuse:

excuse (reason)
scusa f
excuse (reason)
giustificazione f
excuse (pretext)
scusa f
excuse (pretext)
pretesto m (for per; for doing, to do per fare)
to make or find an excuse
trovare una scusa
you're always making excuses!
trovi sempre delle scuse!
to be an excuse to do or for doing
essere una scusa per fare
I have a good excuse for not doing it
ho una buona ragione per non farlo
this gave me an excuse to leave early
questo mi diede una scusa per andare via presto
so what's his excuse this time?
e questa volta che scusa ha trovato?
is that the best excuse you can come up with?
non hai una scusa migliore?
any excuse for a day off work!
tutte le scuse sono buone per saltare un giorno di lavoro!
this is a poor excuse for a meal!
è un pasto davvero misero!
he's a poor excuse for a man!
è solo l'ombra di un uomo or un surrogato di uomo!

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

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1. excuse (forgive):

excuse person, rudeness
scusare
excuse error
perdonare
to excuse sb for doing
scusare qn per aver fatto
you could be excused for misinterpreting him
ti si può scusare per averlo capito male
if you'll excuse the expression
se mi si consente l'espressione
excuse me!
scusa(mi)! mi scusi! chiedo scusa!
excuse me, is this the London train?
mi scusi, è questo il treno per Londra?
excuse me for asking, but do you live here?
mi scusi se glielo chiedo or mi perdoni la domanda, ma lei abita qui?
you'll have to excuse me for not inviting you in
mi devi scusare se non ti invito a entrare
excuse me, but I think you're mistaken
scusa, ma credo che ti sbagli
excuse me, but I did not get the sack inf
mi spiace (tanto per te), ma non sono stato licenziato
if you'll excuse me, I have work to do
se mi vuoi scusare, ho del lavoro da fare
“would you like a drink?” - “excuse me?” Am
“vuoi qualcosa da bere?” - “(come) scusa?”
may I be excused? Brit (requesting permission from teacher) euph
posso uscire? posso andare al bagno?

IV.to excuse oneself VB refl [Brit ɪkˈskjuːz, ɛkˈskjuːz, Am ɪkˈskjuz]

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paltry excuse
meschino
jerk out reply, excuse, apology
farfugliare
concoct excuse, lie
inventare
dream up plan, excuse, idea, theory
escogitare, trovare

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excuse in the PONS Dictionary

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excuse1 [ɪks·ˈkju:z] VB trans

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timeworn excuse
banale
fabricate excuse
inventare
to mouth an excuse
tirare fuori la solita scusa
elaborate excuse
macchinoso, -a

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excuse Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to manufacture an excuse/a story
inventare una scusa/una storia
excuse me for being late
scusami per il ritardo
to brew up a story/an excuse
inventare una storia/una scusa
to excuse sb for sth
perdonare qn per qc
to excuse sb from sth
dispensare qn da qc
that excuse won't wash with me inf
questa scusa con me non attacca
to give sb an excuse for sth
dare a qu la scusa buona per (fare) qc
to be a poor excuse for sth
essere la brutta copia di qc
the teacher did not buy your excuse
il maestro non ha creduto alle tue scuse
excuse me, do you have the time?
scusi, che ore sono?

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Tax exemption does not excuse an organization from maintaining proper records and filing any required annual or special-purpose tax returns, e.g., and.
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As the officers intended, this gives them the excuse to frisk him.
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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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This provides the perfect excuse for unrighteousness by implying we can not be righteous even if we want to be.
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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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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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They are fictional beings commonly used as an explanation (or excuse) for typos.
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They are sitting on volcanoes - any excuse, any small excuse, and the violence is triggered.
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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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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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