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1 I owe you an apology.

Общая лексика: Я должен перед вами извиниться.

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I owe you an apology.
2 owe

owe [əʊ]

transitive verb

devoir ( to sb à qn)

• he owes me $5 il me doit 5 dollars

• I still owe him for the meal je lui dois toujours le (prix du) repas

• I owe you a lunch je vous dois un déjeuner

• you owe him nothing vous ne lui devez rien

• he owes his failure to his own carelessness il doit son échec à sa négligence

• to what do I owe the honour of...? qu'est-ce qui me vaut l'honneur de... ?

• I owe it to him to do that je lui dois bien de faire cela

• you owe it to yourself to make a success of it vous vous devez de réussir

• I owe my family my grateful thanks for their understanding je suis profondément reconnaissant à ma famille de sa compréhension

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[əʊ]
transitive verb

1) ( be indebted for) devoir [money, invention, life, success]

to owe something to somebody — devoir quelque chose à quelqu'un [failure, artistic style, money]

can I owe it to you? — ( borrowing money) est-ce que je peux te le rendre plus tard?

my mother, to whom I owe so much — ma mère, à qui je dois tant

I owe you one (colloq) ou a favour — je te revaudrai ça

he owes me one — (colloq) il me doit bien ça

2) ( be morally bound to give) devoir [duty, loyalty, explanation]

I owe you an apology — je te dois des excuses

you owe it to yourself to try everything — tu te dois de tout essayer

he thinks the world owes him a living — il s'imagine que tout lui est dû

English-French dictionary > owe
3 ♦ apology

♦ apology /əˈpɒlədʒɪ/
n.

1 scuse (pl.); parole (pl.) di scusa: to make an apology to sb., scusarsi con q.; fare le proprie scuse a q.; DIALOGO → - Birthday- I'll call her this evening and make my apologies, la chiamo stasera e le faccio le mie scuse; to offer one's apologies, presentare le proprie scuse; I owe you an apology, ti devo delle scuse; to send one's apologies, inviare le proprie scuse; DIALOGO → - Damaged goods- Please accept my apologies again, la prego di accettare di nuovo le mie scuse; letter of apology, lettera di scuse; an abject apology, umilissime scuse

2 (form.) apologia

● apology for, surrogato di; pallida imitazione di: I was shown into an apology for a waiting-room, fui fatto entrare in una stanzetta che avrebbe dovuto essere la sala d'aspetto □ I make no apology for, mi permetto di; mi sento libero di.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ apology
4 apology

plural - apologies; noun Please accept my apology for not arriving on time; He made his apologies for not attending the meeting.) disculpa

apology n disculpa

El plural de apology se escribe apologies

apology

tr[ə'pɒləʤɪ]

noun (pl apologies)

1 (for mistake) disculpa

■ I think I owe you an apology creo que debo pedirte disculpas

2 formal use (of beliefs) apología

3 (poor example) remedo

■ what an apology for a wedding cake vaya tarta nupcial más pobre

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to offer one's apologies disculparse

apology [ə'pɑləʤi] n, pl - gies : disculpa f, excusa f

apology

n.

• apología s.f.

• defensa s.f.

• disculpa s.f.

• excusa s.f.

ə'pɑːlədʒi, ə'pɒlədʒi
noun (pl - gies)

1)

a) ( expression of regret) (often pl) disculpa f, excusa f

please accept my apologies — le ruego me disculpe

to offer one's apologies — disculparse, excusarse (frml), presentar sus (or mis etc) disculpas or excusas (frml)

I owe you an apology — le debo una disculpa

to make no apology for something: I make no apology for bringing up the subject — no tengo ningún reparo en sacar el tema a colación

b) ( for not attending meeting) (BrE)

apologies from J Brown — J Brown envía sus excusas por no poder asistir

2) ( poor specimen)

apology for something: it's an apology for a team — es un remedo de equipo

[ǝ'pɒlǝdʒɪ]
N
1) (=expression of regret) disculpa f

letter of apology — carta f de disculpa

I demand an apology — exijo una disculpa

to make or offer an apology — disculparse, presentar sus excusas ( for por)

to make no apology or apologies for sth — no tener reparo en algo

I make no apologies for being blunt — no tengo ningún reparo en serle franco

please accept my apologies — le ruego me disculpe

I owe you an apology — te debo una disculpa

to send an apology — (at meeting) presentar sus excusas

there are apologies from Gerry and Jane — se han excusado Gerry y Jane

2) (Literat) apología f

3) pej

an apology for a stew — una birria de guisado

this apology for a letter — esta que apenas se puede llamar carta

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[ə'pɑːlədʒi, ə'pɒlədʒi]
noun (pl - gies)

1)

a) ( expression of regret) (often pl) disculpa f, excusa f

please accept my apologies — le ruego me disculpe

to offer one's apologies — disculparse, excusarse (frml), presentar sus (or mis etc) disculpas or excusas (frml)

I owe you an apology — le debo una disculpa

to make no apology for something: I make no apology for bringing up the subject — no tengo ningún reparo en sacar el tema a colación

b) ( for not attending meeting) (BrE)

apologies from J Brown — J Brown envía sus excusas por no poder asistir

2) ( poor specimen)

apology for something: it's an apology for a team — es un remedo de equipo

English-spanish dictionary > apology
5 apology

noun

1) Entschuldigung, die

make an apology [to somebody] for something — sich für etwas [bei jemandem] entschuldigen

you owe him an apology — Sie müssen sich bei ihm entschuldigen

please accept our apologies — wir bitten vielmals um Entschuldigung

2) (poor example of)

an apology for a... — ein erbärmliches Exemplar von...

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plural - apologies; noun Please accept my apology for not arriving on time; He made his apologies for not attending the meeting.) die Entschuldigung

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apo·logy

[əˈpɒləʤi, AM -ˈpɑ:l-]

n

1. (statement of regret) Entschuldigung f

to be full of apologies sich akk vielmals entschuldigen

to make [or offer] an \apology um Entschuldigung bitten

she owes him an \apology for... sie muss sich bei ihm dafür entschuldigen, dass...

2. (regrets)

▪ apologies pl Bedauern nt kein pl

please accept our apologies for the inconvenience we have caused wir bitten vielmals um Entschuldigung für die Unannehmlichkeiten, die wir Ihnen bereitet haben

to make apologies sich akk entschuldigen

to send one's apologies sich akk entschuldigen lassen

3. ( form: formal defence) Verteidigung f, Apologie f geh ( for für + akk)

4. ( esp hum fam: sorry sight)

what an \apology for a buffet! was soll denn das für ein armseliges Büfett sein!

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[ə'pɒlədZɪ]
n

1) (= expression of regret) Entschuldigung f

to make or offer sb an apology — jdn um Verzeihung bitten

to make or offer one's apologies — sich entschuldigen

Mr Jones sends his apologies — Herr Jones lässt sich entschuldigen

I owe you an apology — ich muss dich um Verzeihung bitten

are there any apologies? — lässt sich jemand entschuldigen?

I make no apology or apologies for the fact that... — ich entschuldige mich nicht dafür, dass...

2) (= poor substitute) trauriges or armseliges Exemplar (
for +gen)
an apology for a breakfast — ein armseliges Frühstück

3) (= defence) Rechtfertigung f, Apologie f

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apology [əˈpɒlədʒı; US əˈpɑ-] s

1. Entschuldigung f:

in apology for zur oder als Entschuldigung für;

please accept our apologies wir bitten vielmals um Entschuldigung;

make ( oder offer) sb an apology (for sth) → academic.ru/3151/apologize">apologize 1;

send one’s apologies sich entschuldigen lassen; → owe A 1

2. → apologia

3. umg minderwertiger Ersatz ( for für):

an apology for a meal ein armseliges Essen

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noun

1) Entschuldigung, die

make an apology [to somebody] for something — sich für etwas [bei jemandem] entschuldigen

you owe him an apology — Sie müssen sich bei ihm entschuldigen

please accept our apologies — wir bitten vielmals um Entschuldigung

2) (poor example of)

an apology for a... — ein erbärmliches Exemplar von...

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n.

Entschuldigung f.

Rechtfertigung f.

English-german dictionary > apology
6 owe

transitive verb,

owing

1) schulden

owe somebody something — jemandem etwas schulden

owe it to somebody to do something — es jemandem schuldig sein, etwas zu tun

I owe you an explanation — ich bin dir eine Erklärung schuldig

you owe it to yourself to take a break — du musst dir einfach eine Pause gönnen

can I owe you the rest? — kann ich dir den Rest schuldig bleiben?

owe [somebody] for something — [jemandem] etwas bezahlen müssen

I [still] owe you for the ticket — du kriegst von mir noch das Geld für die Karte (ugs.)

2) (feel gratitude for, be indebted for) verdanken

owe something to somebody — jemandem etwas verdanken

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[əu]
verb

(to be in debt to: I owe (him) $10.) schulden

- academic.ru/52849/owing">owing
- owing to
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owe

[əʊ, AM oʊ]

vt

1. (be in debt)

▪ to \owe sb sth [or sth to sb] jdm etw schulden [o schuldig sein]

▪ to \owe it to oneself to do sth es sich dat schuldig sein, etw zu tun

to \owe sb an explanation jdm eine Erklärung schuldig sein

to \owe sb thanks/gratitude [or to \owe thanks/gratitude to sb] ( form) jdm zu Dank verpflichtet sein

to \owe sb one ( fam) jdm noch was schuldig sein

2. (be indebted)

▪ to \owe sb sth jdm etw verdanken

I \owe it all to my parents ich habe alles meinen Eltern zu verdanken

3.

▶ to \owe sb a grudge einen Groll gegen jdn hegen

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[əʊ]
1. vt

1) money schulden, schuldig sein (sb sth, sth to sb jdm etw)

can I owe you the rest? —

I owe him a meal — ich bin ihm noch ein Essen schuldig, ich schulde ihm noch ein Essen

how much do I owe you? (in shop etc) — was bin ich schuldig?

2) reverence, obedience, loyalty schulden, schuldig sein (to sb jdm); allegiance schulden (to sb jdm)

3) (= be under an obligation for) verdanken (sth to sb jdm etw)

I owe my life to him — ich verdanke ihm mein Leben

of your visit? (iro) — und was verschafft mir die Ehre Ihres Besuches?

we owe it to them that we are alive today — wir haben es ihnen zu verdanken, dass wir heute noch leben

you owe it to yourself to keep fit —

we owe nothing to him, we owe him nothing — wir sind ihm (gar) nichts schuldig

I think you owe me an explanation — ich glaube, du bist mir eine Erklärung schuldig

2. vi

to owe sb for sth — jdm Geld für etw schulden

can I owe you for the rest? — kann ich Ihnen den Rest schuldig bleiben?

I still owe him for the meal — ich muss ihm das Essen noch bezahlen

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owe [əʊ]

A v/t

1. jemandem etwas schulden, schuldig sein ( beide:

for für):

owe sb money (respect, an explanation, etc);

you owe that to yourself (to your reputation) das bist du dir (deinem Namen) schuldig;

owe it to sb es jemandem schuldig sein ( to do zu tun);

I think I owe you an apology ich glaube, ich muss mich bei dir entschuldigen;

I owe you one umg du hast bei mir was gut; → grudge C

2. bei jemandem Schulden haben, jemandem Geld schulden:

I still owe him er bekommt noch Geld von mir ( for für)

3. etwas verdanken, zu verdanken haben (dat), jemandem Dank schulden für:

to this circumstance we owe our lives diesem Umstand verdanken wir unser Leben;

I owe him a lot ich habe ihm viel zu verdanken

4. obs besitzen

B v/i

1. Schulden haben:

how much does he owe? wie viel Schulden hat er?;

he still owes for his house er zahlt noch immer an seinem Haus ab

2. die Bezahlung schuldig sein ( for für)

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transitive verb,

owing

1) schulden

owe somebody something — jemandem etwas schulden

owe it to somebody to do something — es jemandem schuldig sein, etwas zu tun

I owe you an explanation — ich bin dir eine Erklärung schuldig

you owe it to yourself to take a break — du musst dir einfach eine Pause gönnen

can I owe you the rest? — kann ich dir den Rest schuldig bleiben?

owe [somebody] for something — [jemandem] etwas bezahlen müssen

I [still] owe you for the ticket — du kriegst von mir noch das Geld für die Karte (ugs.)

2) (feel gratitude for, be indebted for) verdanken

owe something to somebody — jemandem etwas verdanken

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v.

schulden v.

schuldig sein ausdr.

verdanken v.

English-german dictionary > owe
7 apology apol·ogy n

[ə'pɒlədʒɪ]
scuse fpl

I demand an apology — esigo delle scuse

I owe you an apology — ti devo delle scuse

please accept my apologies — la prego di accettare le mie scuse

an apology for a lunch pej — un tentativo mal riuscito di pranzo

English-Italian dictionary > apology apol·ogy n
8 owe

owe [əʊ]

1 transitive verb

devoir;

∎ to owe sth to sb, to owe sb sth devoir qch à qn;

∎ you owe me £10 tu me dois 10 livres;

∎ how much or what do I owe you? combien est-ce que ou qu'est-ce que je vous dois?;

∎ how much do we still owe him for or on the car? combien nous reste-t-il à lui payer pour la voiture?;

∎ I still owe you for the petrol je vous dois encore l'essence;

∎ I owe you a beer je te dois une bière;

∎ he thinks society owes him a living il s'imagine avoir le droit de vivre aux crochets de la société;

∎ I think you owe him an explanation je pense qu'il a droit à une explication de ta part ou que tu lui dois une explication;

∎ we owe them an apology nous leur devons des excuses;

∎ you owe it to yourself to do your best vous vous devez à vous-même de faire de votre mieux;

∎ we owe this discovery to a lucky accident nous devons cette découverte à un heureux hasard;

∎ to what do we owe the honour of your visit? qu'est-ce qui nous vaut l'honneur de votre visite?;

∎ I owe it all to my parents je suis redevable de tout cela à mes parents;

∎ to owe sb a favour être redevable d'un service à qn;

∎ I owe my life to you je vous dois la vie;

∎ he owes his good looks to his mother il tient sa beauté de sa mère;

∎ I owe you one! à charge de revanche!

2 intransitive verb

être endetté;

∎ he still owes for or on the house il n'a pas encore fini de payer la maison

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9 owe

owe vtr

1 ( be indebted for) devoir [money, invention, life, success] ; to owe sth to sb tenir qch de qn [good looks, talent] ; devoir qch à qn [failure, money] ; I owe him £10 for the ticket je lui dois 10 livres pour le billet ; he still owes us for the ticket il nous doit encore de l'argent pour le billet ; I've forgotten my purse, can I owe it to you? j'ai oublié mon porte-monnaie, est-ce que je peux te le rendre plus tard? ; my mother, to whom I owe so much ma mère, à qui je dois tout ; I owe you one ○ ou a favour je te le revaudrai ; he owes me one ○ ou a favour il me doit bien ça ;

2 ( be morally bound to give) devoir [apology, duty, loyalty, explanation, thanks] ; you owe it to your parents to work hard tu dois à tes parents de travailler dur ; you owe it to yourself to try everything tu te dois de tout essayer ; don't think the world owes you a living ○ ! ne crois pas que le monde te doive quoi que ce soit! ;

3 ( be influenced by) to owe much/something to sb devoir beaucoup/quelque chose à qn ; his style owes much to the Impressionists son style doit beaucoup aux impressionnistes.

Big English-French dictionary > owe
10 apology

apology [ə'pɒlədʒɪ] (pl apologies)

noun

(a) (expression of regret) excuses fpl;

∎ to make/offer an apology faire/présenter des excuses;

∎ to make/send one's apologies faire/envoyer ses ex-cuses;

∎ they were full of apologies ils se sont confondus en excuses;

∎ I owe him an apology je lui dois des excuses;

∎ will you accept this gift by way of an apology? accepterez-vous ce cadeau avec mes excuses?;

∎ we demand an apology nous exigeons des excuses;

∎ please accept my sincere apology je vous présente mes plus sincères excuses;

∎ the director sends his apologies le directeur vous prie de l'excuser;

∎ a letter of apology une lettre d'excuses

(b) (defence) apologie f

(c) British pejorative (poor example)

∎ he's a mere apology for a man c'est un nul;

∎ an apology for a dinner un semblant de dîner

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > apology
11 apology

apology n

1 ( 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 sout ( apologia) apologie f (for de).

Big English-French dictionary > apology
12 owe

əu
verb

(to be in debt to: I owe (him) $10.) deber

- owing
- owing to

owe vb deber

David owes me £10 David me debe 10 libras

he owes a lot to his parents les debe mucho a sus padres

El gerundio de owe se escribe owing

owe

tr[əʊ]

transitive verb

1 (gen) deber

■ you owe me 10 pounds me debes 10 libras

■ you owe me an explanation me debes una explicación

■ you owe it to yourself te lo mereces

owe ['o:] vt, owed ; owing : deber

you owe me $10: me debes $10

he owes his wealth to his father: le debe su riqueza a su padre

owe

v.

• adeudar v.

• deber v.

• estar agradecido por v.

• tener deudas v.

əʊ
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( financially) deber, adeudar (frml)

to owe somebody something, owe something to somebody — deberle algo a alguien

I'll owe it to you — te lo quedo debiendo

to owe somebody for something — deberle algo a alguien

how much do I owe you for the tickets? — ¿cuánto te debo por las entradas?

b) (be obliged to give, do) \<\<explanation/apology/favor\>\> deber

take a break; you owe it to yourself — tómate un descanso, te lo has ganado

2)

a) ( be indebted for) deber

to what do we owe the pleasure of your company? — (hum) ¿a qué debemos el placer de tu compañía? (hum)

b) ( be influenced by) deber

2.

vi

to owe FOR something — deber algo

[ǝʊ]
1.

VT (gen) deber

to owe sb £2 — deber dos libras a algn

I'll owe it to you — te lo quedo a deber

to owe sb for a meal — deber a algn una comida

he claims he is still owed for the work — asegura que todavía se le debe dinero por el trabajo

he owes his life to a lucky chance — debe su vida a una casualidad

he owes his talent to his mother — le debe su talento a su madre

to what do I owe the honour of your visit? — ¿a qué debo el honor de su visita?

you owe it to yourself to come — venir es un deber que tienes contigo mismo

I owe it to her to confess — mi deber con ella me obliga a confesarlo

I think I owe you an explanation — creo que es necesaria una explicación
allegiance
2.

VI tener deudas

he owed for three coffees — debía tres cafés

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[əʊ]
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( financially) deber, adeudar (frml)

to owe somebody something, owe something to somebody — deberle algo a alguien

I'll owe it to you — te lo quedo debiendo

to owe somebody for something — deberle algo a alguien

how much do I owe you for the tickets? — ¿cuánto te debo por las entradas?

b) (be obliged to give, do) \<\<explanation/apology/favor\>\> deber

take a break; you owe it to yourself — tómate un descanso, te lo has ganado

2)

a) ( be indebted for) deber

to what do we owe the pleasure of your company? — (hum) ¿a qué debemos el placer de tu compañía? (hum)

b) ( be influenced by) deber

2.

vi

to owe FOR something — deber algo

English-spanish dictionary > owe
13 owe

[əʊ]
verbo transitivo

1) (be indebted for) dovere [invention, life, success, failure, talent]; dovere, essere debitore di [ money]

to owe sth. to sb. o sb. sth. dovere qcs. a qcn.; he still owes us for the ticket ci deve ancora dei soldi per il biglietto; I owe you a favour I owe you one colloq. a buon rendere; he owes me one colloq. mi deve un favore; his style owes much to the Impressionists — il suo stile ha preso molto dagli o deve molto agli impressionisti

2) (be morally bound to give) dovere [apology, duty, loyalty, explanation]

you owe it to yourself to try everything — è un dovere verso te stesso di fare ogni tentativo possibile

don't think the world owes you a living! — colloq. non credere che tutto ti sia dovuto!

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[əu]
verb

(to be in debt to: I owe (him) $10.) dovere

- owing
- owing to
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[əʊ]
verbo transitivo

1) (be indebted for) dovere [invention, life, success, failure, talent]; dovere, essere debitore di [ money]

to owe sth. to sb. o sb. sth. dovere qcs. a qcn.; he still owes us for the ticket ci deve ancora dei soldi per il biglietto; I owe you a favour I owe you one colloq. a buon rendere; he owes me one colloq. mi deve un favore; his style owes much to the Impressionists — il suo stile ha preso molto dagli o deve molto agli impressionisti

2) (be morally bound to give) dovere [apology, duty, loyalty, explanation]

you owe it to yourself to try everything — è un dovere verso te stesso di fare ogni tentativo possibile

don't think the world owes you a living! — colloq. non credere che tutto ti sia dovuto!

English-Italian dictionary > owe
14 deber

m.

duty.

los derechos y los deberes de los ciudadanos citizens' rights and duties

Ella tiene el deber de cuidarla She has the obligation to take care of her

v.

1 to owe.

deber algo a alguien to owe somebody something, to owe something to somebody

¿qué o cuánto le debo? how much is it?

Esa pobre mujer debe desde hace mucho That poor woman owes since long before

Esa mujer debe mil dólares That woman owes one thousand dollars.

2 to have to, to be bound to, to have got to, to must.

Ella debe cuidar de María She has to take care of Mary.

3 to be supposed to.

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deber

► verbo transitivo

1 (estar obligado a algo) to owe

■ debemos respeto a nuestros padres we owe respect to our parents

2 (dinero, cosa) to owe

■ te debo cincuenta euros I owe you fifty euros

► auxiliar

1 (obligación presente) must, have to, have got to

■ debo ir a comprar I must go shopping

■ debes acabar antes de que lleguen you have to finish before they arrive

2 (obligación pasada) should, ought to

■ debía haberlo comprado ayer I should have bought it yesterday

3 (obligación futura) must, have to, have got to

■ deberás tenerlo a las cinco you must have it ready by five o'clock

4 (obligación moral) should, ought to

■ no deberías haberlo hecho you shouldn't have done it

5 deber de (probabilidad) must; (negativa) can't

■ deben de ser las seis it must be six o'clock

■ debes de haberlo oído you must have heard it

■ no sé cuántas veces he debido de decírtelo I don't know how many times I must have told you

■ no deben de haber llegado they can't have arrived

► verbo pronominal deberse

1 (ser consecuencia) to be due (a, to)

■ esto se debe a su falta de interés this is due to his lack of interest

2 (tener una obligación) to have a duty (a, to)

■ un soldado se debe a su patria a soldier has a duty to his country

► nombre masculino deber

1 (obligación) duty, obligation

► nombre masculino plural deberes

1 (escolares) homework sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cumplir con su deber to do one's duty

hacer los deberes to do one's homework

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1. noun m.
duty
2. verb
1) must

2) ought to, should

3) to owe

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1.

VT [+ dinero, explicación, respeto] to owe

me debes cinco dólares — you owe me five dollars

¿qué le debo? — [en bares, tiendas] how much (is it)?, how much do I owe you?

me deben muchos favores — they owe me a lot of favours

te debo una disculpa — I owe you an apology

el teatro español debe mucho a Buero Vallejo — Spanish theatre owes a lot to Buero Vallejo

todo lo que he conseguido se lo debo a mi padre — I have my father to thank for everything I have achieved, I owe everything I have achieved to my father

2. VI

1) + infin
[obligación]
debo intentar verla — I must try to see her

no debes preocuparte — you mustn't worry

no debes comer tanto — you shouldn't eat so much

como debe ser — as it ought to o should be

debería cambiarse cada mes — it ought to o should be changed every month

habrías debido traerlo — you ought to have o should have brought it

no deberías haberla dejado sola — you shouldn't have left her alone

debíamos haber salido ayer — we were to have o should have left yesterday

2) + infin
[suposición]
debe (de) ser brasileño — he must be a Brazilian

debe (de) hacer mucho frío allí — it must be very cold there

debe (de) ser así — it must be like that, that's how it must be

he debido (de) perderlo — I must have lost it

no debe (de) ser muy caro — it can't be very dear

no debe (de) tener mucho dinero — he can't have much money

no debía (de) tener más de dieciocho años — she couldn't have been more than eighteen

no debía (de) andar lejos de los 200.000 libros — it can't have been far off 200,000 books

no debía (de) quedar ninguno vivo — it is unlikely that any survived

3.

See:

deberse

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I 1.
verbo transitivo

a) < dinero> to owe

exigen el pago de lo que se les debe — they're demanding to be paid what is owing to them

¿cuánto se debe? — how much do I/we owe you?

te debo las entradas de ayer — I owe you for the tickets from yesterday

b) <favor/visita/explicación> to owe

España le debe mucho al Islam — Spain owes a great debt to Islam

esta victoria se la debo a mi entrenador — I have to thank my coach for this victory
2.
deber v aux

1) ( expresando obligación)

deber + inf: debes decírselo you have to o you must tell her; deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her; la trató respetuosamente, como debe ser he treated her with respect, as he should; no debes usarlo you are not to o you must not use it; no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies; no deberías haberlo dejado solo — you shouldn't have left him alone

2) (expresando suposición, probabilidad)

a)

deber (de) + inf: deben (de) ser más de las cinco it must be after five o'clock; deben (de) haber salido they must have gone out; debe (de) estar ganando mucho — she/he must be earning a lot

b) ( en frases negativas)

no deben (de) saber la dirección — they probably don't know the address

no les debe (de) haber interesado — they can't have been interested
3.
deberse v pron

1) ( tener su causa en)

deberse a algo: se debió a un fallo humano it was caused by o was due to human error; todo se debe a que no estudia it's all due o down to the fact that she doesn't study; ¿a qué se debe este escándalo? — what's all this racket about?

2) persona ( tener obligaciones hacia)

deberse a alguien — to have a duty to somebody

el artista se debe a su público — an artist has a duty to his/her public
II
masculino

1) ( obligación) duty

cumplió con su deber — he carried out o did his duty

faltó a su deber — he failed in his duty

siento que es un deber de conciencia ayudarlos — I feel morally bound to help them

2) deberes masculino plural ( tarea escolar) homework, assignment (AmE)

¿has hecho los deberes? — have you done your homework?

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I 1.
verbo transitivo

a) < dinero> to owe

exigen el pago de lo que se les debe — they're demanding to be paid what is owing to them

¿cuánto se debe? — how much do I/we owe you?

te debo las entradas de ayer — I owe you for the tickets from yesterday

b) <favor/visita/explicación> to owe

España le debe mucho al Islam — Spain owes a great debt to Islam

esta victoria se la debo a mi entrenador — I have to thank my coach for this victory
2.
deber v aux

1) ( expresando obligación)

deber + inf: debes decírselo you have to o you must tell her; deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her; la trató respetuosamente, como debe ser he treated her with respect, as he should; no debes usarlo you are not to o you must not use it; no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies; no deberías haberlo dejado solo — you shouldn't have left him alone

2) (expresando suposición, probabilidad)

a)

deber (de) + inf: deben (de) ser más de las cinco it must be after five o'clock; deben (de) haber salido they must have gone out; debe (de) estar ganando mucho — she/he must be earning a lot

b) ( en frases negativas)

no deben (de) saber la dirección — they probably don't know the address

no les debe (de) haber interesado — they can't have been interested
3.
deberse v pron

1) ( tener su causa en)

deberse a algo: se debió a un fallo humano it was caused by o was due to human error; todo se debe a que no estudia it's all due o down to the fact that she doesn't study; ¿a qué se debe este escándalo? — what's all this racket about?

2) persona ( tener obligaciones hacia)

deberse a alguien — to have a duty to somebody

el artista se debe a su público — an artist has a duty to his/her public
II
masculino

1) ( obligación) duty

cumplió con su deber — he carried out o did his duty

faltó a su deber — he failed in his duty

siento que es un deber de conciencia ayudarlos — I feel morally bound to help them

2) deberes masculino plural ( tarea escolar) homework, assignment (AmE)

¿has hecho los deberes? — have you done your homework?

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deber¹

¹ = duty [duties, -pl.], obligation.

Ex: Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.

Ex: At the same time, the Library acknowledges its obligation to cooperate with major abstracting and indexing services to build a comprehensive national bibliographic data base.

* consciente de los deberes de Uno = dutiful.

* cumplir (con) un deber = discharge + duty.

* deber ciudadano = civic duty.

* deber cumplido = duty accomplished.

* deberes = homework, school tasks, homework assignment, school work [schoolwork], class assignment, course assignment, student assignment.

* deber familiar = familial duty.

* deber moral = moral duty.

* deber profesional = professional duty.

* hacer el deber de Uno = do + Posesivo + part.

* hacer los deberes = do + homework.

* incumplimiento del deber = neglect of duty, breach of duty.

* más allá del deber = beyond the call of duty.

* negligencia en el cumplimiento del deber = dereliction of duty.

* no hacer los deberes = be asleep at the wheel.

* sentido del deber = sense of duty.

* tener el deber de = have + a responsibility to.

* tener un deber que cumplir con = have + a responsibility to.

deber²

² = must, ought to, owe.

Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.

Ex: Early in its discussions the Working Group concluded that the implementation of an international authority system ought to follow a phased approach.

Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS can then tell which borrowers owe the library money.

* debe por lo tanto deducirse que = it must therefore follow that.

* debe por lo tanto esperarse que = it must therefore follow that.

* debe por lo tanto ser lógico que = it must therefore follow that.

* debe por lo tanto ser una consecuencia lógica que = it must therefore follow that.

* deber haber ocurrido antes = be long overdue.

* debería existir = there + ought to be.

* debería haber = there + ought to be.

* debería(n) = should.

* deber pagarse = be payable.

* deber pensarse = thought + must be given.

* deber prestar atención = warrant + consideration.

* deberse = be due.

* deberse a = be due to, be caused by, be attributable to, boil down to.

* deber una multa = owe + fine.

* deber + Verbo = be + to be + Verbo.

* debe ser + Participio = be to be + Participio.

* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* mérito + deberse a = credit + be due to, credit + go to, be to the credit of.

* multa que se debe = unpaid fine.

* no actuar como se debe = be remiss.

* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.

* no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.

* no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus pastas = don't judge a book by its cover, don't judge a book by its cover.

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deber¹ [E1 ] [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

vt

1 ‹dinero› to owe

le deben 15.000 pesos/dos meses de sueldo they owe her 15,000 pesos/two months' salary

quieren que les paguen lo que se les debe they want to be paid what they are due o what is owing to them

no le debo nada a nadie I don't owe anything to anyone

¿cuánto or ( fam) qué se debe? how much o what do I/we owe you?

te debo las entradas de ayer I owe you for the tickets from yesterday

2 ‹favor/visita/explicación› to owe

le debo la vida I owe her my life

todavía le debo el regalo de cumpleaños I still owe him o haven't given him a birthday present

me debe carta ella a mí she owes me a letter, it's her turn to write to me

les debes respeto y obediencia you owe them respect and obedience

España le debe mucho al Islam Spain owes a great debt to Islam

esta victoria se la debo a mi entrenador I have my coach to thank for this victory

¿a qué debo este honor? to what do I owe this honor?

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v aux

A (expresando obligación) deber + INF:

debes decírselo you have to o you must tell her

deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her

deberás decírselo you will have to tell her

debería or debiera darte vergüenza you ought to be o you should be ashamed of yourself

la trató cortés y respetuosamente, como debe ser he treated her with courtesy and respect, as he should

no debes usarlo sin antes pedir permiso you are not to o you must not use it without asking first

no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies

no deberías or debías haberlo dejado solo or no debiste dejarlo solo you shouldn't have left him alone

B (expresando suposición, probabilidad)

1 deber ( DE) + INF:

ya deben (de) ser más de las cinco it must be after five o'clock

¡debes (de) estar muriéndote de hambre! you must be starving!

deben (de) haber salido they must have gone out

nos hemos debido (de) cruzar we must have passed each other

debe (de) estar ganando mucho más que eso she must be earning a lot more than that

le debe (de) doler mucho it must be very painful

ésos debieron (de) ser or deben (de) haber sido momentos muy duros that must have been a very difficult time

has debido (de) perderlo or debes (de) haberlo perdido you must have lost it

2

(en frases negativas): no deben (de) saber del accidente, si no habrían vuelto they can't know about the accident or they would have come back

¿por qué no ha llamado? — no debe (de) haber podido why hasn't he phoned? — he obviously hasn't been able to

la conferencia fue en francés, no deben (de) haber entendido nada the lecture was in French, I bet they didn't understand a word o they can't have understood a word

no les debe haber interesado or no les debió interesar they can't have been interested o presumably, they weren't interested

■ deberse

v pron

A (tener su causa en) deberse A algo:

el retraso se debe al mal tiempo the delay is due to the bad weather

el accidente se debió a un fallo humano the accident was caused by o was due to human error

¿a qué se debe este escándalo? what's all this racket about?

¿a qué se debe tan agradable sorpresa? to what do I owe such a pleasant surprise?

B «persona» (tener obligaciones hacia) deberse A algn; to have a duty TO sb

el artista se debe a su público an artist has a duty to his or her public

me debo antes que nada a mis pacientes my first responsibility o duty is to my patients

me debo a mis electores I have a duty to the people who voted for me

deber²

masculine

A (obligación) duty

cumplió con su deber he carried out o did his duty

faltó a su deber he failed in his duty, he failed to do his duty

el deber del soldado para con su patria a soldier's duty to his country

votar es un derecho y un deber del cuidadano voting is the right and duty of every citizen

tengo el triste deber de comunicarles el fallecimiento de … ( frml); it is my sad duty to inform you of the death of …

es un deber de conciencia ayudarlos I feel morally bound to help them

B deberes mpl (tarea escolar) homework, assignment ( AmE)

¿has hecho los deberes? have you done your homework?

nos ponen or mandan muchos deberes they set us a lot of homework

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deber 1 ( conjugate deber) verbo transitivo ‹dinero/favor/explicación› to owe;
◊ te debo las entradas de ayer I owe you for the tickets from yesterday

deber v aux
1 ( expresando obligación):
◊ debemos trabajar más we must work harder;

no debes usarlo you must not use it;
deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her;
no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies;
no deberías haberlo dejado solo you shouldn't have left him alone
2 (expresando suposición, probabilidad):
◊ deben (de) ser más de las cinco it must be after five o'clock;

deben (de) haber salido they must have gone out;
debe (de) estar enamorado she/he must be in love;
no deben (de) saber la dirección they probably don't know the address;
no les debe (de) interesar they can't be interested
deberse verbo pronominal
1 ( tener su causa en) deberse a algo to be due to sth;
◊ se debe a que no estudia it's due to the fact that she doesn't study;

¿a qué se debe este escándalo? what's all this racket about?
2 [ persona] ( tener obligaciones hacia) deberse a algn to have a duty to sb
deber 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( obligación) duty;
◊ cumplió con su deber he carried out o did his duty

2
◊ deberes sustantivo masculino plural ( tarea escolar) homework, assignment (AmE)

deber 1 sustantivo masculino
I duty: deberá cumplir con su deber, she must do her duty
II Educ deberes, homework sing
deber 2
I verbo transitivo
1 (tener una deuda) to owe: me debe una disculpa, he owes me an apology
le debe mucho a su entrenador, he owes a lot to his trainer
2 (+ infinitivo: estar obligado a) must, to have to: debe tomar el medicamento, he must take the medicine
debía hacerlo, I had to do it
ya debería estar aquí, he ought to be here‚ ¡debería darte vergüenza!, you should be ashamed of yourself! o shame on you! ➣ Ver nota en must 3 (para dar un consejo) should: deberías estar presente, you should be present
II verbo intransitivo ( deber + de + infinitivo: ser posible) (positivo) must: debe de haberlo oído en alguna parte, he must have heard it from somewhere
(negativo) can not: debe de estar dormido, he must be asleep
todavía no deben de haber llegado, they can't have arrived yet
' deber' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carga
- hacer
- imponerse
- incumplir
- incumplimiento
- obligación
- alto
- ciudadano
- cometido
- cumplimiento
- cumplir
- inexcusable
- ir
- satisfacción
- sentido
English:
accomplishment
- avoid
- before
- carry out
- civic
- discharge
- do
- duck
- duty
- immune
- job
- meet
- must
- need
- neglect
- ought
- owe
- service
- should
- suppose
- want
- bound
- call
- well

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deber

♦ nm
[obligación] duty;
mi deber es ayudar it is my duty to help;

es mi deber intentar detenerle it is my duty to try to stop him;

cumplir con el deber to do one's duty;

faltarás a tu deber si no acudes a la reunión you will be failing in your duty if you don't come to the meeting;

los derechos y los deberes de los ciudadanos citizens' rights and duties;

mantener la ciudad limpia es deber de todos keeping the city tidy is everyone's responsibility;

tiene un gran sentido del deber she has a great sense of duty;

tengo el triste deber de comunicarles la aparición del cuerpo de su hijo it is my sad duty to inform you that your son's body has been found

♦ deberes nmpl
[trabajo escolar] homework;
hacer los deberes to do one's homework;

nos han mandado muchos deberes para el fin de semana they've set o given us a lot of homework for the weekend

♦ vt

1. [adeudar] to owe;

deber algo a alguien to owe sb sth, to owe sth to sb;

¿qué o [m5] cuánto le debo? how much is it?, how much does it come to?;

¿qué se debe? how much is it?, how much does it come to?;

¿qué te debo del pan y la leche? what do I owe you for the bread and milk?;

me deben medio millón de pesos they owe me half a million pesos;

me debes una cena you owe me a meal out

2. [moralmente] to owe;

te debo la vida I owe you my life;

este éxito se lo debo a mis compañeros I owe this success to my colleagues, I have my colleagues to thank for this success;

creo que te debo una explicación I think I owe you an explanation;

debemos mucho a nuestros padres we owe our parents a lot;

no le debo nada a nadie I don't owe anybody anything;
Formal
¿a qué debemos el honor de su visita? to what do we owe the pleasure of your visit?;

Comp
Fam
deber una a alguien to owe sb one;

te debo una, compañero I owe you one, mate

♦ vi

1. (antes de infinitivo) [expresa obligación]
debo hacerlo I have to do it, I must do it;

deberían abolir esa ley they ought to o should abolish that law;

debes dominar tus impulsos you must o should control your impulses;

debería darles vergüenza they ought to be ashamed;

no deberías fumar tanto you shouldn't smoke so much;

no debes decir mentiras you mustn't o shouldn't tell lies;

no debiste insultarle you shouldn't have insulted her;
Fam
una película como debe ser a proper film, a film like films were meant to be

2. [expresa posibilidad]
el tren debe de llegar alrededor de las diez the train should arrive at about ten;

deben de haber llegado ya a casa they must o should be home by now;

deben de ser las diez it must be ten o'clock;

no debe de ser muy mayor she can't be very old;

no debe de hacer mucho frío it can't be very o that cold;

debe de ser extranjero he must be a foreigner;

debes de estar cayéndote de sueño you must be exhausted;

debo haberlo dejado en casa I must have left it at home

♦ See also the pronominal verb deberse

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deber

I m

1 duty

2

:

deberes pl homework sg

II v/t owe;

deber a alguien 500 pesos owe s.o. 500 pesos

III v/i

1 en presente must, have to;

debo llegar a la hora I must be on time, I have to be on time;

no debo llegar tarde I mustn’t be late

2 en pretérito should have;

debería haberme callado I should have kept quiet

3 en futuro will have to;

deberán terminar imediatamente they must finish o they will have to finish immediately

4 en condicional should;

¿qué debería hacer? what should I do?;

no deberías hacer eso you shouldn’t do that;

debería ser lo suficientemente largo that should be long enough

5 como suposición

:

debe de hacer frío it must be cold;

debe de tener quince años he must be about 15;

debe de hacer poco que viven aquí they can’t have lived here for long;

ya deben de haber llegado they must o should have arrived by now

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deber vt

: to owe

deber v aux

1) : must, have to

debo ir a la oficina: I must go to the office

2) : should, ought to

deberías buscar trabajo: you ought to look for work

3) (expressing probability) : must

debe ser mexicano: he must be Mexican

♦ See also the reflexive verb deberse

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deber¹ n duty [pl. duties]

es un deber del ciudadano pagar los impuestos it is every citizen's duty to pay taxes

cumplir con un deber to do your duty

deber² vb

1. (dinero, favor, etc) to owe

te debo 1.000 pesetas I owe you 1,000 pesetas

me debes un favor you owe me a favour

2. (estar obligado en presente) must / to have to

debemos respetar a los demás we must respect other people

3. (estar obligado en condicional) should / ought to

deberías ser menos impulsivo you should be less impulsive

deber de must

debe de haber aprobado porque está muy contento he must have passed because he's very happy

Spanish-English dictionary > deber
15 excuse

excuse [εkskyz]

1. feminine noun

excuse

• il a pris pour excuse qu'il avait à travailler he gave the excuse that he had work to do

2. plural feminine noun

excuses ( = regrets) apology

• faire des excuses

• présenter ses excuses to apologize

• je vous dois des excuses I owe you an apology

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ɛkskyz
nom féminin

1) ( justification) excuse ( à quelque chose for something)

ce n'est pas une excuse pour faire — it's no excuse for doing

en guise d'excuse — by way of an excuse

2) ( regret) apology

faire or présenter des excuses à quelqu'un — to offer one's apologies to somebody

exiger des excuses (de la part de quelqu'un) — to demand an apology from somebody

mille excuses — I'm terribly sorry

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ɛkskyz
1. nf

(= prétexte) excuse

Il trouve toujours une bonne excuse pour ne pas faire la vaisselle. — He always finds a good excuse for not doing the washing-up.

mot d'excuse ÉDUCATION — note from one's parent(s) (to explain absence etc), note

Vous devez apporter un mot d'excuse signé par vos parents. — You have to bring a note from your parents.

2. excuses nfpl

apology sg apologies

faire des excuses — to apologize

faire ses excuses — to make one's apologies

présenter ses excuses — to offer one's apologies

lettre d'excuses — letter of apology

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excuse nf

1 ( justification) excuse; ce n'est pas une excuse pour faire it's no excuse for doing; chercher une excuse/des excuses to look for an excuse/excuses; il trouve toujours de bonnes excuses pour ne pas venir he always manages to find an excuse for not coming; en guise or manière d'excuse by way of an excuse; avoir [qch] pour excuse to have [sth] as an excuse; trouver des excuses à qn to find excuses for sb; une excuse à qch an excuse for sth; sans excuse inexcusable;

2 ( regret) apology; faire or présenter des excuses à qn to offer one's apologies to sb, to apologize to sb; attendre/exiger des excuses (de la part de qn) to expect/demand an apology from sb; se confondre en excuses to apologize profusely; faire un geste d'excuse to make an apologetic gesture; avoir un sourire d'excuse to smile apologetically, to give an apologetic smile; une lettre d'excuse a letter of apology; mille excuses I'm terribly sorry; faites excuse○ controv forgive me.

Composé

excuse légale lawful excuse.

[ɛkskyz] nom féminin

1. [motif allégué] excuse, pretext

j'étais fatigué — ce n'est pas une excuse! I was tired — it's no excuse!

tu n'as aucune excuse you have no excuse

elle a donné pour excuse le manque d'argent she used lack of money as an excuse

trouver des excuses à quelqu'un to find excuses for ou to excuse somebody

la belle excuse! (ironique) what an ou that's some excuse!

faites excuse!

a. (humoristique) [regrets] I do apologize!

b. [objection] excuse me!

2. DROIT

excuse atténuante extenuating excuse

excuse légale legal excuse

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excuses nom féminin pluriel

apology

faire ou présenter ses excuses à quelqu'un to offer one's apologies ou to apologize to somebody

il vous fait ses plus plates excuses he apologizes to you most humbly

tu me dois des excuses you owe me an apology

les excuses

Présenter ses excuses

Sorry, I didn't see you there. Pardon, je ne vous avais pas vu

Pardon me! ou Excuse me! (après avoir éternué, par exemple) Pardon ! ou Excusez-moi !

Sorry to interrupt, but could someone show me the way out? Désolé de vous interrompre, mais est-ce que quelqu'un pourrait m'indiquer la sortie ?

I'm sorry about ou for the confusion this morning. Je suis désolé pour le malentendu de ce matin

I'm (terribly ou awfully) sorry if I offended you the other day. Si je t'ai vexé l'autre jour, je suis (vraiment) désolé

I'm really sorry, but I can't come on Saturday. Je suis désolé, mais je ne peux pas venir samedi

Pardon? What did you say? Pardon ? Vous disiez ?

I apologize for my behaviour last night. Je m'excuse pour hier soir

I'm afraid we're going to have to cancel dinner next week. J'ai bien peur que nous devions annuler le dîner de la semaine prochaine

Répondre à des excuses

That's ou It's OK. Ce n'est pas grave

Don't worry (about it), it doesn't matter. Ne t'en fais pas, ça ne fait rien

Let's say no more about it. N'en parlons plus

There's no need to apologize. Ne vous excusez pas

Apology accepted. N'en parlons plus

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > excuse
16 disculpa

f.

1 excuse (pretexto).

dar disculpas to make excuses

pedir disculpas a alguien (por) to apologize to somebody (for)

2 apology, excuse, exculpation, exoneration.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: disculpar.

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disculpa

► nombre femenino

1 excuse, apology

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar disculpas to make excuses

pedir disculpas a alguien to apologize to somebody

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noun f.

1) apology

2) excuse

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SF

1) (=pretexto) excuse

2) (=perdón) apology

pedir disculpas a algn por algo — to apologize to sb for sth

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femenino apology

me debe una disculpa — she owes me an apology

un error que no tiene or no admite disculpa — an inexcusable error

pedir(le) disculpas (a alguien) por algo — to apologize (to somebody) for something

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= 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.

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* pedir disculpas = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.

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femenino apology

me debe una disculpa — she owes me an apology

un error que no tiene or no admite disculpa — an inexcusable error

pedir(le) disculpas (a alguien) por algo — to apologize (to somebody) for something

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= 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.

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disculpa

feminine

A

(perdón): le pido disculpas por mi tardanza please excuse me o I apologize for being late

ve y pídele disculpas go and apologize to him

me debe una disculpa she owes me an apology

un error que no tiene or no admite disculpa an inexcusable error

no hay disculpas para lo que hice there is no excuse for what I did

B (pretexto, excusa) pretext, excuse

se fue antes con la disculpa de que tenía otro compromiso he left early on the pretext of having another appointment

siempre que llega tarde me sale con alguna disculpa every time she's late she comes out with some excuse

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Del verbo disculpar: ( conjugate disculpar)

disculpa es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
disculpa
disculpar
disculpa sustantivo femenino
apology;
◊ me debe una disculpa she owes me an 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
a) ‹error/falta/comportamiento› to forgive, excuse;

◊ le disculpó la indiscreción he forgave her her indiscretion;

disculpa mi tardanza I am sorry I'm late
b) ‹ persona› to make excuses for;

◊ su madre siempre lo está disculpando his mother's always making excuses for him

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

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disculpa nf

1. [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 them

2. [pretexto] excuse;

dar disculpas to make excuses;

no hay disculpa que valga there's no excuse, there can be no excuse;

su conducta no admite o [m5] tiene disculpa her behaviour is inexcusable

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disculpa

f apology;

pedir disculpas a alguien apologize to s.o. ( por for)

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disculpa nf

1) : apology

2) : excuse

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disculpa n

1. (perdón) apology [pl. apologies]

acepta mis disculpas accept my apologies

2. (excusa) excuse

¿cuál fue su disculpa? what was his excuse?

pedir disculpas to apologize

Spanish-English dictionary > disculpa
17 win|ny2

Ⅰ adj. 1. (ponoszący winę) guilty (czegoś of sth)
- on jest wszystkiemu winny it’s all his fault, he’s entirely to blame

- wszyscy jesteśmy winni (temu bałaganowi) we are all to blame a. at fault (for this mess)

- czuć się winnym to feel guilty, to have a guilty feeling

- czuł się winny wypadku he felt guilty about the accident

- czuł się wobec niej winny he felt guilty about a. towards her

- czuję się trochę winny I feel some guilt a. a certain amount of guilt

- uznać kogoś winnym to find a. declare a. pronounce sb guilty

- sąd uznał go winnym morderstwa the court found a. adjudged książk. him (to be) guilty of murder
2. (o dłużniku) owing
- jestem mu winna pieniądze I owe him money

- jestem wam winny wyjaśnienie przen. I owe you an explanation
Ⅱ winien adj. praed. 1. (ponoszący winę) guilty
- uznano, że oskarżony był winien zbrodni the accused was found guilty of the crime

- sam sobie jestem winien I only have myself to blame, it’s my own fault

- nikt nie jest winien no one’s to blame, it’s nobody’s fault
2. (o dłużniku) owing
- ile jestem winien za książki? how much a. what do I owe for the books?

- winnam ci przeprosiny/wyjaśnienie I owe you an apology/explanation

- słowa wdzięczności jestem winien organizatorom I owe (my) gratitude to the organizers
3. Fin., Księg. debit
- strona winien the debit side

- zapisać a. zaksięgować coś po stronie winien to enter a. record sth on the debit side
Ⅲ win|ny m, winna f person to blame, culprit
- winnych kradzieży surowo ukarano those guilty of stealing were severely punished

- nie był jedynym winnym he wasn’t the only one to blame

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > win|ny2
18 przeprosin|y

plt (G przeprosin) apology sg, apologies
- przyjąć przeprosiny to accept sb’s apology a. apologies

- przysłać bukiet kwiatów na przeprosiny to send a bunch of flowers as an apology

- winna ci jestem przeprosiny I owe you an apology

- zostali zobowiązani do umieszczenia w prasie stosownych przeprosin they were obliged to place an official apology in the press

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > przeprosin|y
19 ИЗВИНЕНИЯ

@Извините
Сопровождение делегаций

I'm sorry/excuse me
@Простите
Сопровождение делегаций

I'm very sorry/excuse me/pardon me
@Виноват
Сопровождение делегаций

Sorry/My fault
@Я должен извиниться перед вами @Прошу прощения за
Сопровождение делегаций

I must apologize to you/I owe you an apology I apologize for/Please excuse me for
@Не хотел вас обидеть
Сопровождение делегаций

I didn't mean/want to offend you
@Я оговорился
Сопровождение делегаций

I slipped up/said the wrong thing/ erred
@Я причинил вам столько забот
Сопровождение делегаций

I've been such a bother/caused you so much trouble/given you such headaches
@

Словарь переводчика-синхрониста (русско-английский) > ИЗВИНЕНИЯ
20 Прошу прощения за

Сопровождение делегаций

I must apologize to you/I owe you an apology I apologize for/Please excuse me for

Русско-английский словарь переводчика-синхрониста > Прошу прощения за

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