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1 disculpar
v.1 to excuse.La evidencia disculpa al ladrón The evidence dispenses=exonerates the thiefdisculpen la tardanza I'm sorry for being latedisculpar a alguien (de o por algo) to forgive somebody (for something)discúlpame por haber olvidado tu cumpleaños please forgive me for forgetting your birthday2 to forgive, to exculpate, to absolve, to pardon.Elsa disculpa al ladrón Elsa forgives the thief.* * *1 (descargar de culpa) to excuse2 (perdonar) to excuse, forgive■ espero que ustedes sabrán comprender y disculpar a mi amigo I hope you will understand and forgive my friend■ ¡disculpe! excuse me!1 to apologize ( por, for), excuse oneself* * *verbto excuse, pardon* * *1.VT (=perdonar) to excuse, forgive¡discúlpeme! — I'm sorry!
le disculpan sus pocos años — his youth is an excuse, his youth provides an excuse
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to excuse2.disculpar vi3.disculpe, no lo volveré a hacer — I'm sorry o (frml) I apologize, I won't do it again
disculparse v pron to apologizese disculpó con ella — he apologized to her, he said sorry to her
* * *= make + apology, excuse.Ex. My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.Ex. Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.----* disculpándose = apologetically.* disculparse = apologise [apologize, -USA], eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* disculpe(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.* * *1.verbo transitivo to excuse2.disculpar vi3.disculpe, no lo volveré a hacer — I'm sorry o (frml) I apologize, I won't do it again
disculparse v pron to apologizese disculpó con ella — he apologized to her, he said sorry to her
* * *= make + apology, excuse.Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.
Ex: Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.* disculpándose = apologetically.* disculparse = apologise [apologize, -USA], eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* disculpe(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.* * *disculpar [A1 ]vtto excusedisculpa mi tardanza I am sorry I'm late, I apologize for my lateness ( frml)siempre sabe como disculpar sus errores he always has an excuse for his mistakesno se le puede disculpar algo así there can be no excuse for doing something like that, what he has done is unforgivable o inexcusablesu madre siempre lo está disculpando his mother's always making excuses for him■ disculparvidisculpe, no lo volveré a hacer I'm sorry o ( frml) I apologize, I won't do it againto apologizese disculpó por su retraso she apologized for being latese disculpó con ella he apologized to her, he said sorry to her* * *
disculpar ( conjugate disculpar) verbo transitivo
disculpa mi tardanza I am sorry I'm late
verbo intransitivo:◊ disculpe, no lo volveré a hacer I'm sorry o (frml) I apologize, I won't do it again
disculparse verbo pronominal
to apologize;
disculparse con algn to apologize to sb
disculpar verbo transitivo to excuse
' disculpar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
excusar
- salvarse
- subsanar
- justificar
English:
allowance
- excuse
- over
* * *♦ vtto excuse;disculpen la tardanza I'm sorry for being late;disculpen este desorden please forgive the mess;disculpar a alguien (por algo) [perdonar] to forgive sb (for sth);discúlpame por haber olvidado tu cumpleaños please forgive me for forgetting your birthday;discúlpame por lo que te dije please forgive me for what I said to you;disculpar algo a alguien [excusar] to forgive sb (for) sth;su madre se lo disculpa todo her mother forgives her everything;no pretendo disculparlo, pero la culpa no es sólo suya I'm not trying to make excuses for him, but he's not the only one to blame♦ vi(en imperativo)2. [perdonar]disculpa, no era mi intención ofenderte I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you* * *v/t excuse* * *disculpar vt: to excuse, to pardon* * *disculpar vb to excusedisculpa, están llamando a la puerta excuse me, there's someone at the door -
2 dispensar
v.1 to excuse, to forgive.¡dispense! excuse me!, pardon me!, I beg your pardon!2 to confer (rendir) (honores).3 to excuse.4 to dispense, to excuse, to forgive, to absolve.La maestra dispensó al nuevo alumno The teacher dispensed the new student.La enfermera dispensa analgésicos The nurse dispenses analgesics.* * *1 (conceder) to give, grant; (elogios) to confer2 (medicamentos) to dispense3 (eximir) to exempt, free4 (disculpar) to forgive, pardon\dispense excuse me, pardon me* * *verb1) to dispense2) excuse* * *1. VT1) (=conceder) [+ ayuda] to give; [+ honores] to grant; [+ atención] to pay; [+ acogida] to give, accord; [+ receta] to dispense2) (=perdonar) to excuse¡dispénseme usted! — I beg your pardon!, sorry!
3) (=eximir) to exempt (de from)excuse (de from)me dispensaron del pago de la multa — they waived my fine, they excused me from payment of the fine
así el cuerpo queda dispensado de ese esfuerzo — thus the body is freed from that effort o relieved of that effort
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < honor> to give, accord (frml); < acogida> to give, extend (frml); <ayuda/protección> to give, afford (frml); < asistencia médica> to give; < medicamentos> to dispensele dispensaron un caluroso recibimiento — he was given o (frml) extended a warm reception
2)a) ( eximir)b) ( perdonar) to forgive2.dispensar vi to forgivedispense, por favor — excuse me
* * *= dispense.Ex. This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.----* dispensar de = dispense with.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < honor> to give, accord (frml); < acogida> to give, extend (frml); <ayuda/protección> to give, afford (frml); < asistencia médica> to give; < medicamentos> to dispensele dispensaron un caluroso recibimiento — he was given o (frml) extended a warm reception
2)a) ( eximir)b) ( perdonar) to forgive2.dispensar vi to forgivedispense, por favor — excuse me
* * *= dispense.Ex: This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.
* dispensar de = dispense with.* * *dispensar [A1 ]vtA ‹honor› to give, accord ( frml); ‹acogida› to give, extend ( frml); ‹ayuda/protección› to give, afford ( frml); ‹asistencia médica› to give; ‹medicamentos› to dispensele dispensaron un caluroso recibimiento he was given o ( frml) extended a warm receptionle dispensaron el honor de inaugurar el museo he was given o ( frml) accorded the honor of inaugurating the museumestablecimientos donde se dispensan jeringas gratis establishments where syringes are supplied o dispensed free of chargeB1 (eximir) dispensar a algn DE algo to exempt sb FROM sthfue dispensado del servicio militar he was exempted from military servicelo dispensaron del pago de la multa he was excused (from) payment of the fine, the fine was waivedla dispensaron de asistir a misa she was excused from attending mass2 (perdonar) to forgive■ dispensarvito forgivedispense, por favor excuse me, I beg your pardon* * *
dispensar ( conjugate dispensar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ honor› to give, accord (frml);
‹ acogida› to give, extend (frml);
‹ayuda/protección› to give, afford (frml);
‹ asistencia médica› to give;
‹ medicamentos› to dispense;◊ le dispensaron un caluroso recibimiento he was given o (frml) extended a warm reception
2a) ( eximir) dispensar a algn de algo to exempt sb from sth;
verbo intransitivo
to forgive;◊ dispense, por favor excuse me
' dispensar' also found in these entries:
English:
excuse
- release
- discharge
* * *♦ vt1. Formal [dar] [honores] to confer (a upon); [bienvenida, ayuda] to give (a to); [medicamentos] to dispense;[alimentos] to distribute;el público le dispensó una calurosa acogida the audience gave her a warm welcome;le fue dispensado el honor de ser el abanderado olímpico he was given the honour of being the standard bearer at the Olympicsles ruego me dispensen por el retraso please forgive the delay3. [eximir] to excuse, to exempt (de from);le dispensamos de asistir a clase he is excused from coming to class;lo dispensaron de hacer el servicio militar/el examen he was exempted from military service/taking the exam♦ viFormal¡dispense! excuse me!, pardon me!, I beg your pardon!* * *v/t2 ( eximir) excuse (de from)* * *dispensar vt1) : to dispense, to give, to grant2) excusar: to excuse, to forgive3) eximir: to exempt -
3 molestia
f.1 bother, trouble.ocasionar o causar molestias a alguien to cause somebody troublesi no es demasiada molestia if it's not too much troubleperdone la molestia, pero… sorry to bother you, but…tomarse la molestia de hacer algo to take the trouble to do something2 discomfort.* * *1 (incomodidad) bother, trouble; (fastidio) nuisance2 MEDICINA trouble, slight pain\no es molestia it's no troubleperdonen las molestias please excuse the inconvenienceser una molestia to be a nuisancesi no es molestia if you don't mindtomarse la molestia de hacer algo to take the trouble to do something* * *noun f.1) annoyance, bother, nuisance2) trouble* * *SF1) (=trastorno) bother, trouble¿me podrías llevar a casa, si no es mucha molestia? — could you take me home, if it's not too much bother o trouble?
perdone la molestia, pero... — sorry to bother you, but...
¡no es ninguna molestia, estaré encantado de ayudarte! — it's no trouble at all, I'll be happy to help!
"perdonen las molestias" — "we apologize for any inconvenience"
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ahorrarse la molestia de hacer algo — to save o.s. the bother o trouble of doing sth•
tomarse la molestia de hacer algo — to take the trouble to do sthno tenías que haberte tomado la molestia — you shouldn't have bothered o taken the trouble, you shouldn't have put yourself out
2) (Med) discomfortsi persisten las molestias, consulte a un especialista — if the discomfort o trouble persists, consult a specialist
* * *1)a) (incomodidad, trastorno) troubleperdona la molestia, pero... — sorry to bother you, but...
rogamos disculpen las molestias ocasionadas — (frml) we apologize for any inconvenience caused (frml)
b) ( trabajo)¿para qué te tomaste la molestia? — why did you bother to do that?
molestia DE + inf: ahórrate la molestia de ir save yourself the trip; se tomó la molestia de escribirnos — she took the trouble to write to us
2) ( malestar)molestias estomacales — stomach problems o upsets
no es un dolor, sólo una molestia — it's not a pain, just a feeling of discomfort
* * *= annoyance, discomfort, disruption, encumbrance, nuisance, pain, trial, embarrassment, aggravation, disturbance, irksomeness, mischief, ache, hassle, pest, irritant, soreness, niggling, niggle, self-effacement, inconvenience.Nota: Nombre.Ex. False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.Ex. Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.Ex. An academic library should be extendible to permit future growth with minimum disruption.Ex. Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.Ex. However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.Ex. For instance, if discharge is 'watery' or 'purulent,' vision is 'blurred,' pain is 'moderate,' then corneal trauma or infection is diagnosed.Ex. He wrote an article with the title 'The trials and traumas of authorship'.Ex. Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.Ex. One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the ' aggravation quotient'.Ex. A centralised system was chosen to ensure speedy receipt and dissemination with minimal disturbances.Ex. Teachers who keep reading records find that the light they throw on their work compensates for the irksomeness of the administrative chore of keeping them up to date.Ex. The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.Ex. Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.Ex. Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.Ex. Common factors affecting the quality of air in libraries include scents and other controllable irritants, dust mites, moulds and other inhaled substances associated with paper and books.Ex. While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.Ex. While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.Ex. Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.Ex. Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.Ex. The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.----* ahorrar la molestia = spare + Nombre + a problem.* ahorrar molestia = save + trouble.* ahorrarse la molestia de = obviate + the need for.* causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.* disculpe(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.* molestia de estómago = stomach ache.* molestias y dolores = aches and pains.* ocasionar molestias = cause + disruption.* perdone(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.* ser una molestia = be a pest.* sin molestias = hassle-free.* tomarse la molestia de = take + the trouble to, take + the time and effort, take + the time to + Infinitivo.* * *1)a) (incomodidad, trastorno) troubleperdona la molestia, pero... — sorry to bother you, but...
rogamos disculpen las molestias ocasionadas — (frml) we apologize for any inconvenience caused (frml)
b) ( trabajo)¿para qué te tomaste la molestia? — why did you bother to do that?
molestia DE + inf: ahórrate la molestia de ir save yourself the trip; se tomó la molestia de escribirnos — she took the trouble to write to us
2) ( malestar)molestias estomacales — stomach problems o upsets
no es un dolor, sólo una molestia — it's not a pain, just a feeling of discomfort
* * *= annoyance, discomfort, disruption, encumbrance, nuisance, pain, trial, embarrassment, aggravation, disturbance, irksomeness, mischief, ache, hassle, pest, irritant, soreness, niggling, niggle, self-effacement, inconvenience.Nota: Nombre.Ex: False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.
Ex: Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.Ex: An academic library should be extendible to permit future growth with minimum disruption.Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.Ex: For instance, if discharge is 'watery' or 'purulent,' vision is 'blurred,' pain is 'moderate,' then corneal trauma or infection is diagnosed.Ex: He wrote an article with the title 'The trials and traumas of authorship'.Ex: Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.Ex: One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the ' aggravation quotient'.Ex: A centralised system was chosen to ensure speedy receipt and dissemination with minimal disturbances.Ex: Teachers who keep reading records find that the light they throw on their work compensates for the irksomeness of the administrative chore of keeping them up to date.Ex: The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.Ex: Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.Ex: Common factors affecting the quality of air in libraries include scents and other controllable irritants, dust mites, moulds and other inhaled substances associated with paper and books.Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.Ex: Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.Ex: Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.Ex: The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.* ahorrar la molestia = spare + Nombre + a problem.* ahorrar molestia = save + trouble.* ahorrarse la molestia de = obviate + the need for.* causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.* disculpe(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.* molestia de estómago = stomach ache.* molestias y dolores = aches and pains.* ocasionar molestias = cause + disruption.* perdone(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.* ser una molestia = be a pest.* sin molestias = hassle-free.* tomarse la molestia de = take + the trouble to, take + the time and effort, take + the time to + Infinitivo.* * *A1(incomodidad, trastorno): siento causarte tantas molestias I'm sorry to be such a nuisance o to cause you so much trouble o to put you out like thisperdona la molestia, pero … sorry to bother you, but …no es ninguna molestia, yo te llevo it's no trouble at all, I'll take you there¿me podría cambiar el tenedor, si no es molestia? would you mind giving me a new fork, please?rogamos disculpen las molestias ocasionadas por el retraso ( frml); we apologize for any inconvenience caused by the delay ( frml)2(trabajo): ¿para qué te has tomado la molestia? why did you bother to do that?, you shouldn't have put yourself outmolestia DE + INF:ahórrate la molestia de ir save yourself the tripse tomó la molestia de escribirnos a cada uno en particular she took the trouble to write to each of us individuallyB(malestar): puede causar molestias estomacales it may cause stomach problems o upsets, it may upset the stomachlas molestias que suelen acompañar a los estados gripales the aches and pains often symptomatic of fluno es un dolor, sólo una ligera molestia it's not a pain, just a slight feeling of discomforta la primera molestia, me tomo un calmante as soon as it starts to hurt, I take a painkiller* * *
molestia sustantivo femenino
1a) (incomodidad, trastorno):
siento causarte tantas molestias I'm sorry to cause you so much trouble;
perdona la molestia, pero … sorry to bother you, but …
¿para qué te tomaste la molestia? why did you bother to do that?;
no es ninguna molestia it's no trouble o bother
2 ( malestar):◊ molestias estomacales stomach problems o upsets;
no es un dolor, solo una molestia it's not a pain, just a feeling of discomfort
molestia sustantivo femenino
1 (incomodidad) trouble: no quiero causar ninguna molestia, I don't want to cause any trouble
2 (trabajo, esfuerzo) bother: se tomó la molestia de venir, he took the trouble to come
3 (fastidio) nuisance
4 (dolor) slight pain
' molestia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
daño
- fastidiar
- fastidio
- fregado
- gaita
- incomodar
- trastorno
- ahorrar
- estorbo
- evitar
- joda
- joroba
- pasajero
- pesadez
- tomar
English:
annoyance
- bother
- discomfort
- inconvenience
- irritation
- nuisance
- palaver
- tiresomeness
- trouble
- pain
- put
* * *molestia nf1. [incomodidad] bother, trouble;este ruido es una molestia this noise is annoying;es una molestia vivir lejos del trabajo it's a nuisance living a long way from work;ahórrese molestias y pague con tarjeta save yourself a lot of trouble and pay by credit card;¿te llevo a la estación? – ahórrate la molestia, iré en taxi shall I give you a Br lift o US ride to the station? – don't bother, I'll get a cab;si no es demasiada molestia if it's not too much trouble;no es ninguna molestia it's no trouble;perdone la molestia, pero… sorry to bother you, but…;(les rogamos) disculpen las molestias (causadas) we apologize for any inconvenience caused;tomarse la molestia de hacer algo to go to o to take the trouble to do sth;¡no tenías por qué tomarte tantas molestias! you didn't have to go to such trouble!, you shouldn't have!2. [malestar] discomfort;siento molestias en el estómago my stomach doesn't feel too good;se retiró porque sentía algunas molestias en la rodilla he came off because his knee wasn't quite right* * *f ( incordio) nuisance;tomarse la molestia de go to the trouble of* * *molestia nf1) fastidio: annoyance, bother, nuisance2) : troublese tomó la molestia de investigar: she took the trouble to investigate3) malestar: discomfort* * *molestia n1. (incomodidad) trouble2. (dolor) slight pain3. (fastidio) nuisance / bother -
4 disculpa
f.1 excuse (pretexto).dar disculpas to make excusespedir disculpas a alguien (por) to apologize to somebody (for)2 apology, excuse, exculpation, exoneration.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: disculpar.* * *1 excuse, apology\dar disculpas to make excusespedir disculpas a alguien to apologize to somebody* * *noun f.1) apology2) excuse* * *SF1) (=pretexto) excuse2) (=perdón) apology* * *femenino apologyun error que no tiene or no admite disculpa — an inexcusable error
* * *= apology, excuse, exoneration.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. The excuse for this is to allow a clerk to easily make a title entry for it.Ex. An attempt is made to explain why, of all people Popper ever criticized for historicism, Charles Darwin alone was singled out for exoneration.----* pedir disculpas = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* * *femenino apologyun error que no tiene or no admite disculpa — an inexcusable error
* * *= apology, excuse, exoneration.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: The excuse for this is to allow a clerk to easily make a title entry for it.Ex: An attempt is made to explain why, of all people Popper ever criticized for historicism, Charles Darwin alone was singled out for exoneration.* pedir disculpas = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* * *A(perdón): le pido disculpas por mi tardanza please excuse me o I apologize for being lateve y pídele disculpas go and apologize to himme debe una disculpa she owes me an apologyun error que no tiene or no admite disculpa an inexcusable errorno hay disculpas para lo que hice there is no excuse for what I didB (pretexto, excusa) pretext, excusese fue antes con la disculpa de que tenía otro compromiso he left early on the pretext of having another appointmentsiempre que llega tarde me sale con alguna disculpa every time she's late she comes out with some excuse* * *
Del verbo disculpar: ( conjugate disculpar)
disculpa es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
disculpa
disculpar
disculpa sustantivo femenino
apology;
un error que no tiene disculpa an inexcusable error;
pedir(le) disculpas (a algn) por algo to apologize (to sb) for sth
disculpar ( conjugate disculpar) verbo transitivo
disculpa mi tardanza I am sorry I'm late
verbo intransitivo:◊ disculpe, no lo volveré a hacer I'm sorry o (frml) I apologize, I won't do it again
disculparse verbo pronominal
to apologize;
disculpase con algn to apologize to sb
disculpa sustantivo femenino excuse: te debe una disculpa, she owes you an apology o excuse
♦ Locuciones: pedir disculpas a alguien, to apologize to sb
disculpar verbo transitivo to excuse
' disculpa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balbucear
- deber
- excusa
- mascullar
- nada
- disculpar
- justificación
English:
abject
- apologetic
- apology
- pardon
- tender
- sorry
* * *disculpa nf1. [excusa, perdón] apology;le debo una disculpa por lo de ayer I owe you an apology for what happened yesterday;pedir disculpas a alguien (por) to apologize to sb (for);les pido disculpas por el retraso I apologize for the delay;acércate y pídeles disculpas come and apologize to them2. [pretexto] excuse;dar disculpas to make excuses;no hay disculpa que valga there's no excuse, there can be no excuse;* * *f apology;pedir disculpas a alguien apologize to s.o. ( por for)* * *disculpa nf1) : apology2) : excuse* * *disculpa n2. (excusa) excuse¿cuál fue su disculpa? what was his excuse?
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