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1 apology
apology [əˈpɒlədʒɪ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━‼|/b] [b]apology ≠ apologie* * *[ə'pɒlədʒɪ]1) ( excuse) excuses fpl ( for something pour quelque chose; for doing pour avoir fait)to make/give one's apologies — faire/présenter ses excuses
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apology n1 ( excuse) excuses fpl (for sth pour qch ; for doing pour avoir fait) ; to make an apology s'excuser ; to make/give one's apologies faire/présenter ses excuses ; to send one's apologies envoyer ses excuses ; Mrs X sends her apologies sout Mme X vous prie d'accepter ses excuses sout ; to owe sb an apology devoir des excuses à qn ; without apology sans excuse ; I make no apology for reminding you of John's contribution to the firm je n'essaie pas de me justifier en vous rappelant la contribution de John à l'entreprise ; to publish an apology Journ publier des excuses ;2 ( poor substitute) an apology for sth un semblant de qch ; -
3 tender
tender ['tendə(r)](a) (affectionate → person) tendre, affectueux, doux (douce); (→ heart, smile, words, look) tendre; (→ memories) doux (douce);∎ they bade each other a tender farewell ils se sont fait de tendres adieux;∎ ironic I leave him to your tender mercies je l'abandonne à vos soins∎ my knee is still tender mon genou me fait encore mal;∎ that's rather a tender subject c'est un sujet assez délicat;∎ figurative to touch sb on a tender spot toucher le point sensible de qn(c) (meat, vegetables) tendre∎ she gave her first concert at the tender age of six elle a donné son premier concert alors qu'elle n'avait que six ans;∎ to be of tender years être d'âge tendre(b) (money, fare) tendre;∎ to tender sth to sb tendre qch à qnfaire une soumission;∎ to tender for a contract faire une soumission pour une adjudication, soumissionner une adjudication4 noun(a) (statement of charges) soumission f;∎ to make or put in a tender for sth soumissionner ou faire une soumission pour qch;∎ to invite tenders for a job, to put a job out to tender mettre un travail en adjudication;∎ by tender par voie d'adjudication;∎ a call for tender un appel d'offres(d) (supply vehicle) véhicule m ravitailleur;∎ British (fire) tender voiture f de pompier
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make no apologies for something — make no aˈpology/aˈpologies for sth idiom if you say that you make no apology/apologies for sth, you mean that you do not feel that you have said or done anything wrong Main entry: ↑apologyidiom … Useful english dictionary
make no apology for something — make no aˈpology/aˈpologies for sth idiom if you say that you make no apology/apologies for sth, you mean that you do not feel that you have said or done anything wrong Main entry: ↑apologyidiom … Useful english dictionary
apology — a|pol|o|gy S3 [əˈpɔlədʒi US əˈpa: ] n plural apologies [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: apologia written or spoken defense , from Greek, from apo ( APOCALYPSE) + logos speech ] 1.) [U and C] something that you say or write to show that you … Dictionary of contemporary English
tie — [taɪ] verb tied PTandPP tying PRESPART tie up phrasal verb [transitive] 1. tie ↔ something up to use money for something so that it is not easily available to be used for anything else … Financial and business terms
present — pres|ent1 W2S2 [ˈprezənt] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place)¦ 2¦(memory)¦ 3¦(time)¦ 4 the present day 5 the present 6 all present and correct 7 present company excepted ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin praes … Dictionary of contemporary English
one — one1 W1S1 [wʌn] number 1.) the number 1 ▪ They had one daughter. ▪ one hundred and twenty one pounds ▪ Come back at one (=one o clock) . ▪ Katie s almost one (=one year old) . 2.) one or two a small number of people or things = ↑a few ▪ There ar … Dictionary of contemporary English