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1 ♦ excuse
♦ excuse /ɪkˈskju:s/n. [cu]1 scusa; pretesto: to find an excuse, trovare una scusa; to invent an excuse, inventare una scusa; a flimsy (o feeble) excuse, una scusa debole; a lame excuse, una scusa che non regge; a plausible excuse, una scusa accettabile; The rain gave me an excuse to stay, la pioggia mi diede un pretesto per restare2 giustificazione; scusante; scuse (pl.): by way of excuse, per giustificarsi; come scusante; to have no excuse, non avere scusanti; That's no excuse!, non è una scusa valida!; to make one's excuses, fare le proprie scuse; without excuse, senza giustificazione; inescusabile; in excuse of, a giustificazione di● (fam.) excuse for a, misero esemplare di: that pathetic excuse for a tenor, quel tenore penoso; quel, si fa per dire, tenore.♦ (to) excuse /ɪkˈskju:z/v. t.1 scusare; perdonare: Do excuse the mess!, scusa il disordine!; DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- Excuse me!, scusa(mi)!; mi scusi!; ( anche, per passare) (con) permesso!; (dopo aver urtato q., USA) scusa!, scusi!, pardon!; Excuse me for not answering before, scusami per non averti risposto prima; DIALOGO → - On the Tube- Excuse me, does this train go to High Street Kensington?, mi scusi, questo treno va a High Street Kensington?2 scusare; giustificare: His youth excuses his mistake, la sua giovinezza giustifica il suo errore; to excuse an absence, giustificare un'assenza3 dispensare; esimere; esentare; esonerare; condonare: I cannot excuse you from the gym lessons, non posso esonerarti dalle lezioni di ginnastica; His position doesn't excuse him from being civil, la sua posizione non lo esime dall'essere educato; They will excuse him the fee, gli condoneranno il pagamento della tassa4 dare a (q.) il permesso di andarsene; scusare: If you'll excuse me…, col suo permesso… (o chiedo scusa, ma…; se mi vuole scusare…) ( devo andare); ( a un insegnante) May I be excused?, posso uscire? ( per andare al gabinetto)● to excuse oneself, scusarsi, chiedere scusa: I excused myself and left the room, mi sono scusato con lui e sono uscito dalla stanza; chiedere (e ottenere) di essere dispensato (da qc.); scusarsi (di non poter fare qc.); mandare le proprie scuse: I excused myself from singing, scusandomi declinai di cantare; She excused herself from the meeting at the last minute, all'ultimo momento ha mandato le proprie scuse non potendo partecipare all'incontro; allontanarsi chiedendo scusa □ (fam., iron.) Excuse me ( for living)!, scusami tanto!; chiedo umilmente scusa! NOTA D'USO: - I'm sorry o excuse me?-. -
2 lame
I [leɪm]1) (unable to walk) [person, animal] zoppo2) fig. [ excuse] zoppoII [leɪm]verbo transitivo azzoppare [person, animal]* * *[leim] 1. adjective1) (unable to walk properly: He was lame for weeks after his fall.) zoppo2) (not satisfactory; unacceptable: a lame excuse.) inconsistente2. verb(to make unable to walk properly: He was lamed by a bullet in the ankle.) azzoppare- lamely- lameness* * *[leɪm]zoppo (-a), (also), (fig: argument, excuse) zoppicanteto be lame — zoppicare, essere zoppo (-a)
2. vt* * *lame /leɪm/a.1 zoppo ( anche fig.); difettoso; imperfetto, zoppicante, che non regge; inefficace: lame in one leg, zoppo da una gamba; a lame excuse [argument], una scusa [un ragionamento] che non regge● (collett.) the lame, gli zoppi □ (fig.) lame duck, cosa inservibile (o gravemente danneggiata) (per es., una nave senza timone); fiasco, fallimento; (fin.) operatore di borsa insolvente; (econ.) azienda in difficoltà; (polit. USA) presidente (o senatore, governo ecc.) non rieletto ma ancora in carica, anatra zoppa (fig.) □ a lame man, uno zoppo □ ( di cavallo, ecc.) to go lame, azzopparsi.(to) lame /leɪm/v. t.3 (fig.) frustrare; rendere inefficace, debole.* * *I [leɪm]1) (unable to walk) [person, animal] zoppo2) fig. [ excuse] zoppoII [leɪm]verbo transitivo azzoppare [person, animal] -
3 lamé
I [leɪm]1) (unable to walk) [person, animal] zoppo2) fig. [ excuse] zoppoII [leɪm]verbo transitivo azzoppare [person, animal]* * *[leim] 1. adjective1) (unable to walk properly: He was lame for weeks after his fall.) zoppo2) (not satisfactory; unacceptable: a lame excuse.) inconsistente2. verb(to make unable to walk properly: He was lamed by a bullet in the ankle.) azzoppare- lamely- lameness* * *[leɪm]zoppo (-a), (also), (fig: argument, excuse) zoppicanteto be lame — zoppicare, essere zoppo (-a)
2. vt* * *lamé /ˈlɑ:meɪ/, ( USA) /lɑ:ˈmeɪ/ (franc.)a. e n.( moda) lamé.* * *I [leɪm]1) (unable to walk) [person, animal] zoppo2) fig. [ excuse] zoppoII [leɪm]verbo transitivo azzoppare [person, animal]
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lame excuse — A lame excuse is an explanation which is weak and unconvincing. If you re scared to do it, just say so. Don t just invent some lame excuse! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
lame excuse — bad excuse, weak excuse, poor explanation for not doing something … English contemporary dictionary
lame — lame1 [lām] adj. [ME < OE lama, akin to Ger lahm, ON lami < IE base * lem , to break > Russ lomat , to break] 1. crippled; disabled; esp., having an injured leg or foot that makes one limp 2. stiff and very painful [a lame back] 3. poor … English World dictionary
lame — lame1 [leım] adj [: Old English; Origin: lama] 1.) a) unable to walk properly because your leg or foot is injured or weak ▪ a lame dog go lame (=become lame) b) the lame [plural] people who are lame 2.) a lame explanation or exc … Dictionary of contemporary English
excuse — ex|cuse1 S2 [ıkˈskju:z] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 excuse me 2¦(forgive)¦ 3¦(from a duty)¦ 4¦(explain)¦ 5¦(from a place)¦ 6 excuse yourself 7 excuse me (for living)! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: excuser, from … Dictionary of contemporary English
excuse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 reason given ADJECTIVE ▪ perfect, wonderful ▪ excellent, good, great, legitimate, valid ▪ convincing … Collocations dictionary
lame — I UK [leɪm] / US adjective Word forms lame : adjective lame comparative lamer superlative lamest 1) a lame animal cannot walk very well because its leg or foot is damaged Her horse had gone lame. a) used for describing someone who is disabled… … English dictionary
lame — lame1 [ leım ] adjective 1. ) a lame animal cannot walk very well because its leg or foot is damaged: Her horse had gone lame. a ) used for describing someone who is disabled because their leg or foot is damaged. This word was accepted until the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lame — [[t]le͟ɪm[/t]] lamer, lamest 1) ADJ GRADED If someone is lame, they are unable to walk properly because of damage to one or both of their legs. He was aware that she was lame in one leg... David had to pull out of the Championships when his horse … English dictionary
lame — 1 adjective 1 unable to walk properly because your leg or foot is injured or weak: go lame (=become lame) 2 a lame explanation or excuse does not sound very believable: Nancy came out with some lame excuse about missing the bus again. see also:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lame´ness — lame1 «laym», adjective, lam|er, lam|est, verb, lamed, lam|ing. –adj. 1. not able to walk properly; having an injured leg or foot; … Useful english dictionary