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1 excusa
f.1 excuse (pretexto, motivo).2 apology.presentó sus excusas he apologizedpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: excusar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: excusar.* * *1 (pretexto) excuse2 (disculpa) excuse, apology\dar excusas to make excusesofrecer sus excusas / presentar sus excusas to apologize* * *noun f.* * *SF excusepresentar sus excusas — to make one's excuses, excuse o.s.
* * *a) ( pretexto) excusepresentó sus excusas — (frml) he made his apologies
* * *= excuse, apology, false pretence, pretence [pretense, -USA].Ex. The excuse for this is to allow a clerk to easily make a title entry for it.Ex. I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.Ex. Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.----* con la excusa de = in the name of, under the mantle of, under the flag of, under the guise of, in the guise of.* dar una excusa = give + excuse.* excusa justificada = justified excuse.* excusa muy pobre = lame excuse.* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.* excusas = alibi.* sin excusa justificada = unexcused.* * *a) ( pretexto) excusepresentó sus excusas — (frml) he made his apologies
* * *= excuse, apology, false pretence, pretence [pretense, -USA].Ex: The excuse for this is to allow a clerk to easily make a title entry for it.
Ex: I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.* con la excusa de = in the name of, under the mantle of, under the flag of, under the guise of, in the guise of.* dar una excusa = give + excuse.* excusa justificada = justified excuse.* excusa muy pobre = lame excuse.* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.* excusas = alibi.* sin excusa justificada = unexcused.* * *1 (pretexto) excuseme inventé una excusa para no ir I made up an excuse not to gopresentó sus excusas ( frml); he made his apologies* * *
Del verbo excusar: ( conjugate excusar)
excusa es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
excusa
excusar
excusa sustantivo femenino
b)
excusar ( conjugate excusar) verbo transitivo
b) ( eximir) excusa a algn de algo/hacer algo to excuse sb (from) sth/doing sth
excusarse verbo pronominal (frml)
excusa sustantivo femenino (pretexto) excuse: a ver con qué excusa viene esta vez, let's see what his excuse is this time
(disculpa) apology: eso no tiene excusa, there's no excuse for that
le presento mis excusas por llegar tan tarde, I apologize for arriving so late
excusar verbo transitivo (disculpar) to excuse
' excusa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acogerse
- desmontar
- historiada
- historiado
- inventar
- pero
- plausible
- socorrida
- socorrido
- admisible
- amañar
- burdo
- cuento
- débil
- tonto
- tragar
- verosímil
English:
apology
- cast-iron
- concoct
- excuse
- familiar
- flimsy
- lame
- paltry
- plead
- pretence
- pretense
- pretext
- serve up
- square
- water
- other
- pathetic
* * *excusa nf1. [pretexto, motivo] excuse;eso no es excusa para que se peleen that's no excuse for them to start fighting;que mintieras a tu hermano no tiene excusa there's no excuse for you lying to your brother;no busques más excusas don't keep trying to find excuses;¡nada de excusas! no excuses!2. [petición de perdón] apology;presentó sus excusas [en persona] he apologized;[a distancia] he sent his apologies* * *f1 excuse2:excusas pl apologies* * *excusa nf1) pretexto: excuse2) disculpa: apology* * *excusa n excuse -
2 excusa
• alibi• apology• excuse• justification -
3 excusa justificada
(n.) = justified excuseEx. I don't think that killing in polytheistic societies gives monotheistic religion the right to do the same, that's not a justified excuse.* * *(n.) = justified excuseEx: I don't think that killing in polytheistic societies gives monotheistic religion the right to do the same, that's not a justified excuse.
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4 excusa muy pobre
(n.) = lame excuseEx. This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head.* * *(n.) = lame excuseEx: This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head.
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5 excusa poco convincente
(n.) = lame excuseEx. This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head.* * *(n.) = lame excuseEx: This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head.
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6 excusa de noticia de rechazo
• waiver of jury• waiver of performanceDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > excusa de noticia de rechazo
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7 excusa de protesto
• waiver of performance• waiver of restoration premium -
8 excusa muy floja
• lame• lame expression -
9 excusa para conocer
• disqualification to hear a case -
10 excusa poco creíble
• lame• lame expression -
11 no hay excusa que valga
no excuses -
12 con la excusa de
= in the name of, under the mantle of, under the flag of, under the guise of, in the guise ofEx. Historically, however, humans have always sought to capture and preserve -- in the name of efficiency, effectiveness, and/or predictability of outcomes -- such basic functions by institutionalizing them.Ex. In this woeful film, under the mantle of a 'bitter-sweet romantic comedy,' Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiments and fears run riot.Ex. When the news media in the United States serve as a megaphone for government policy, they do so under the flag of responsible journalism; when foreign media do the same, however, it is called 'propaganda'.Ex. Although the application of policies requires an exercise of judgment, violation of the policy under the guise of 'flexibility' should be avoided.Ex. Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships.* * *= in the name of, under the mantle of, under the flag of, under the guise of, in the guise ofEx: Historically, however, humans have always sought to capture and preserve -- in the name of efficiency, effectiveness, and/or predictability of outcomes -- such basic functions by institutionalizing them.
Ex: In this woeful film, under the mantle of a 'bitter-sweet romantic comedy,' Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiments and fears run riot.Ex: When the news media in the United States serve as a megaphone for government policy, they do so under the flag of responsible journalism; when foreign media do the same, however, it is called 'propaganda'.Ex: Although the application of policies requires an exercise of judgment, violation of the policy under the guise of 'flexibility' should be avoided.Ex: Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships. -
13 dar una excusa
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14 sin excusa justificada
(adj.) = unexcusedEx. Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.* * *(adj.) = unexcusedEx: Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.
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15 buena excusa
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16 como excusa
• by way of excuse• in exchange for• in expectation of -
17 con la excusa de
• on the port side• on the prowl• with the excuse of -
18 ignorancia de las leyes no excusa su cumplimiento
• ignorance of the law is no excuseDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > ignorancia de las leyes no excusa su cumplimiento
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19 ignorancia de las leyes no sirve de excusa
• ignorance of the law is no excuseDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > ignorancia de las leyes no sirve de excusa
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20 ignorancia no excusa de cumplir la ley
• ignorance of the law is no excuseDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > ignorancia no excusa de cumplir la ley
См. также в других словарях:
excusa — sustantivo femenino 1. Explicación que da una persona para justificarse o disculparse: Me presentó sus excusas por lo que había pasado. Espero su excusa por haber llegado tarde. 2. Pretexto que se pone para hacer o dejar de hacer una cosa: ¿Qué… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
excusa — ‘Acción de excusar(se)’ y ‘pretexto o disculpa’: «Solía rechazar esas invitaciones con absurdas excusas» (Contreras Nadador [Chile 1995]). No debe usarse, con este sentido, la grafía ⊕ escusa, que sí es válida, en cambio, con otro significado… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
excusa — s f 1 Motivo, razón o pretexto que uno alega para justifícarse por no cumplir con una responsabilidad o cometer una falta: Siempre tiene una excusa para no trabajar, preparar una excusa, servir de excusa 2 (Der) Manifestación hecha por un juez,… … Español en México
excusa — {{#}}{{LM E16947}}{{〓}} {{SynE17392}} {{[}}excusa{{]}} ‹ex·cu·sa› {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Motivo o pretexto que se alegan para eludir una obligación o para disculpar una falta: • Aceptó sus excusas y quedaron como amigos.{{○}} {{<}}2{{>}}… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
excusa — ► sustantivo femenino 1 Acción y resultado de excusar o excusarse. 2 Pretexto o disculpa que se usa para pedir perdón o para eludir una obligación: ■ se inventó una excusa para justificar su retraso. SINÓNIMO excusación justificación 3 DERECHO… … Enciclopedia Universal
excusa — (f) (Intermedio) argumento o razón, muy a menudo inverosímil, que se emplea para explicar o justificar una acción Ejemplos: El trabajo le sirvió como excusa para no ir a la fiesta con sus amigos, pero la verdad es que no tenía ganas de salir. Su… … Español Extremo Basic and Intermediate
excusa — sustantivo femenino disculpa*, exculpación, pretexto, rebozo, socapa, socolor, retrechería (coloquial), efugio*, evasiva, subterfugio, coartada, justificación* … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos
excusa — Derecho. Excepción o descargo … Diccionario de Economía Alkona
excusa — ex|cu|sa Mot Pla Nom femení … Diccionari Català-Català
excusa — Derecho. Excepción o descargo … Diccionario de Economía
excusa — f. Acción y efecto de excusar o excusarse. Motivo que se da para eludir una obligación o disculpar una falta … Diccionario Castellano