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1. [ik'skju:z] verb1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) desculpar2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) dispensar2. [ik'skju:s] noun(a reason (given by oneself) for being excused, or a reason for excusing: He has no excuse for being so late.) desculpa* * *ex.cuse[ikskj'u:s] n 1 escusa, desculpa, apologia, perdão. he advanced an excuse / ele apresentou sua escusa. he offered an excuse / ele pediu desculpa. 2 pretexto, alegação. he always makes excuses / ele tem sempre desculpas, ele sempre inventa pretextos. 3 justificação. he has an excuse for his mistake / ele tem uma desculpa para o seu engano. 4 escapatória, subterfúgio, evasiva. • [ikskj'u:z] vt 1 desculpar, escusar, perdoar. excuse my haste / desculpe minha pressa. excuse my saying so / não leve a mal se eu lho digo. I beg to be excused / peço desculpar-me. he can be excused all his errors / todos os seus erros lhe podem ser perdoados. 2 justificar. I can’t excuse his behaviour / eu não posso desculpar o seu comportamento. 3 pretextar. 4 dispensar, isentar. I was excused from attendance / fui dispensado de comparecer. he was excused the tax / perdoaram-lhe o imposto.
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