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1 תירוץ דחוק
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2 малоубедительная отговорка
Новый русско-английский словарь > малоубедительная отговорка
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3 неубедителен
unconvincing, unpersuasive, threadbare; inconclusiveнеубедително извинение a lame excuseнеубедителен аргумент a flimsy argumentтова е неубедително this does not carry conviction* * *неубедѝтелен,прил., -на, -но, -ни unconvincing, unpersuasive, threadbare; inconclusive; ( аргумент) thin, flimsy, flaky; \неубедителенно доказателство flimsy evidence; \неубедителенно извинение lame/flimsy excuse; това е \неубедителенно this does not carry conviction.* * *inconclusive; lame{leim}: a неубедителен excuse - неубедително извинение; unconvincing; unpersuasive* * *1. unconvincing, unpersuasive, threadbare;inconclusive 2. НЕУБЕДИТЕЛЕН аргумент a flimsy argument 3. неубедително извинение а lame excuse 4. това е неубедително this does not carry conviction -
4 слаб
1. (физически) weak(тънък) thin(мършав) lean, spare(хилав) feeble, puny(крехък, неустойчив) trail, slenderслаб в лицето thin in the face, thin-facedслаб в колената weak in the knees, weak-kneedслабо здраве poor/weak/delicate/feeble healthслабо зрение weak eyes, defective/poor eyesight2. (безсилен) weakслаба воля weak will, feebleness of will3. (лек нетраен) slight, light; flimsyслаб вятър a gentle/light breezeслаб дъжд a slight/gentle/soft rainслаб удар/натиск a slight/light blow/pressureслаб а преграда a fragile/frail partitionслаба следа a faint markслаб плат/материал cloth/material that wears easily, flimsy cloth/materialслаб конец thread that breaks easilyслаб възел a loose knotслаб искра тех. a thin spark4. (с малко сила) weak, faint, feeble(за питие, разтвор) weakслаб звук a weak/faint soundслаб глас a weak/faint/small voiceслаб дъх a faint scentслаб шум a slight/faint noiseслаб пулс a low/weak pulseслабо лекарство a weak/mild medicineслаб огън a low/gentle fireслаб ток ел, a weak currentслаба бира weak/thin/small beerслаба болка a slight painслаба светлина a faint/poor/dim lightслаб струя a thin stream, trickle5. (лек, незначителен, недостатъчен) slight, poorслаб наклон a gentle slopeслаба червенина a slight flushслаба ирония slight/gentle ironyслаби признаци slight symptomsслаба земя poor landслаб а реколта a poor crop, a crop failureслаба храна poor nourishment; a slender diet6. (незадоволителен, прен. несолиден) poor(за търговия, дисциплина) slackслаб интерес a low/mild interestслаб артист/писател/ученик a poor actor/writer/studentслаб довод a poor/feeble/lame/thin argumentслаб опит/протест a feeble attempt/protestслаб резултат a meagre resultслаб по граматика/математика weak in grammar/mathsслаба бележка a poor markслаба надежда a slender/slight/faint hopeслаба памет a poor/bad/weak memoryслаба подготовка poor preparationслаб а утеха poor consolation, cold comfortслаба страна a weak pointслабо извинение a slim/lame/flimsy excuseслабо посещение poor attendanceслаби изгледи slender chances7. същ. (слаба бележка) poor markслаба работа a poor thing/affair, pale stuff, разг. nothing to write home aboutслабо място a weak/blind point, a raw spot; foible, failingслабо познанство a slight/bowing acquaintanceслаб глагол грам. a weak verbслаб ми е ангелът вж. ангел* * *слаб,прил.1. ( физически) weak; ( тънък) thin; ( мършав) lean, spare; ( хилав) feeble, puny; ( крехък, неустойчив) frail, slender; \слаб в лицето thin in the face, thin-faced; \слабо зрение weak eyes, defective/poor eyesight;2. ( безсилен) weak, effete; \слаба воля weak will, feebleness of will; със \слаба воля weak-willed, weak of will;3. ( лек; нетраен) slight, light; flimsy; \слаб възел loose knot; \слаб вятър gentle/light breeze; \слаб дъжд slight/gentle/soft rain; \слаб плат/материал cloth/material that wears easily, flimsy cloth/material; \слаба искра техн. thin spark;4. (с малко сила) weak, faint, feeble, effete; (за питие, разтвор) weak; готвя на \слаб огън cook over a gentle/low fire, cook gently; \слаб звук weak/faint sound; \слаб огън low/gentle fire; \слаб пулс low/weak pulse; \слаб ток ел. weak current; \слаб шум slight/faint noise; \слаба болка slight pain; \слаба светлина faint/poor/dim light; \слаба струя thin stream, trickle; \слабо лекарство weak/mild medicine;5. ( лек, незначителен, недостатъчен) slight, poor; \слаб наклон gentle slope; \слаба реколта poor crop, crop failure; \слаба храна poor nourishment; slender diet; \слаби признаци slight symptoms;6. ( незадоволителен, прен. несолиден) poor; (за търговия, дисциплина) slack; \слаб артист/писател/ученик poor actor/writer/student; \слаб интерес low/mild interest; \слаб опит/протест feeble attempt/protest; \слаб по граматика/математика weak in grammar/maths; \слаб резултат meagre result; \слаба връзка slight connection, ( между хора) slender bond; \слаба надежда slender/slight/faint hope; \слаба памет poor/bad/weak memory; \слаба подготовка poor preparation; \слаба страна weak point; \слаба утеха poor consolation, cold comfort; \слабо посещение poor attendance;7. като същ. ( слаба оценка) poor mark; амер. разг. flunk; • намирам \слабото място на някого find the joint/chink in s.o.’s armour; get on the soft/blind side of s.o.; \слаб глагол език. weak verb; \слаба работа poor thing/affair, pale stuff, разг. nothing to write home about; \слабо място weak/blind point, raw spot; foible, failing; flaw; социално \слаб needy, in the lowest income bracket.* * *weak (и физически): слаб will - слаба воля, a слаб verb - слаб глагол (грам.); thin (тънък); delicate (за светлина); faint: a слаб sound - слаб звук, a слаб smile - слаба усмивка; feeble: слаб hopes - слаби надежди; light: слаб wind - слаб ветрец; slight ; meagre: Your results at the test are слаб. - Резултатите ти от теста са слаби.; mean ; mild (за лекарство); nerveless: He is a слаб painter. - Той е слаб художник.; powerless (звук отдалече); rickety ; scanty (за реколта); slack ; sleep (за надежда); slim ; small: your chances are слаб - шансовете ти са слаби; soft ; tenuous; watery (за цвят)* * *1. (безсилен) weak 2. (за питие, разтвор) weak 3. (за търговия, дисциплина) slack 4. (крехък, неустойчив) trail, slender 5. (лек 6. (лек, незначителен, недостатъчен) slight, poor 7. (мършав) lean, spare 8. (незадоволителен, прен. несолиден) poor 9. (с малко сила) weak, faint, feeble 10. (тънък) thin 11. (физически) weak 12. (хилав) feeble, puny 13. СЛАБ a връзка a slight connection, (между хора) a slender bond 14. СЛАБ а преграда a fragile/frail partition: СЛАБa следа a faint mark 15. СЛАБ а реколта a poor crop, a crop failure 16. СЛАБ а утеха poor consolation, cold comfort 17. СЛАБ артист/ писател/ученик a poor actor/writer/student 18. СЛАБ в колената weak in the knees, weak-kneed 19. СЛАБ в лицето thin in the face, thin-faced 20. СЛАБ възел a loose knot 21. СЛАБ вятър a gentle/light breeze 22. СЛАБ глагол грам. a weak verb 23. СЛАБ глас a weak/faint/small voice 24. СЛАБ довод a poor/feeble/lame/thin argument 25. СЛАБ дъжд a slight/gentle/soft rain 26. СЛАБ дъх a faint scent 27. СЛАБ звук a weak/faint sound 28. СЛАБ интерес a low/mild interest 29. СЛАБ искра mex. a thin spark 30. СЛАБ конец thread that breaks easily 31. СЛАБ ми е ангелът вж. ангел 32. СЛАБ наклон а gentle slope 33. СЛАБ огън a low/gentle fire 34. СЛАБ опит/протест a feeble attempt/protest 35. СЛАБ пo граматика/математика weak in grammar/maths 36. СЛАБ плат/материал cloth/material that wears easily, flimsy cloth/material 37. СЛАБ пулс a low/weak pulse 38. СЛАБ резултат a meagre result 39. СЛАБ струя a thin stream, trickle 40. СЛАБ ток ел, a weak current 41. СЛАБ удар/натиск a slight/light blow/pressure 42. СЛАБ шум a slight/faint noise 43. СЛАБa бележка a poor mark 44. СЛАБa бира weak/thin/small beer 45. СЛАБa болка a slight pain 46. СЛАБa воля weak will, feebleness of will 47. СЛАБa земя poor land 48. СЛАБa ирония slight/gentle irony 49. СЛАБa надежда a slender/slight/faint hope 50. СЛАБa памет a poor/bad/weak memory 51. СЛАБa подготовка poor preparation 52. СЛАБa работа a poor thing/affair, pale stuff, разг. nothing to write home about 53. СЛАБa светлина a faint/poor/dim light 54. СЛАБa страна a weak point 55. СЛАБa храна poor nourishment;a slender diet 56. СЛАБa червенина a slight flush 57. СЛАБo здраве poor/weak/delicate/feeble health 58. СЛАБo зрение weak eyes, defective/poor eyesight 59. СЛАБo извинение a slim/lame/ flimsy excuse 60. СЛАБo лекарство a weak/ mild medicine 61. СЛАБo място a weak/blind point, a raw spot;foible, failing 62. СЛАБo посещение poor attendance 63. СЛАБи изгледи slender chances 64. СЛАБи признаци slight symptoms 65. СЛАБо познанство a slight/ bowing acquaintance 66. водата е СЛАБа there's barely a trickle of water 67. готвя на СЛАБ огън cook over a gentle/low fire, cook gently 68. намирам СЛАБото място на някого find the joint/chink in s.o.'s armour 69. нетраен) slight, light;flimsy 70. социално СЛАБ needy, in the lowest income bracket 71. със СЛАБa воля weak-willed, weak of will 72. същ. 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5 burdo
adj.1 gross, ordinary, coarse, crude.2 gross.3 botchy.* * *► adjetivo1 (tejido) coarse, rough2 (persona) coarse, crude* * *ADJ1) [persona] coarse, rough2) [excusa, mentira] clumsy* * *- da adjetivoa) <persona/modales> coarseuna burda excusa — a flimsy excuse, a cock-and-bull story
c) <paño/tela> rough, coarse* * *= gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], boorish, tasteless, crass [crasser -comp., crassest -sup.], corn-fed.Ex. Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.Ex. He says he dislikes Rose way more because she is a big mouth, intolerant, boorish, know-it-all and always talking about her gay life.Ex. Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.Ex. In these new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.* * *- da adjetivoa) <persona/modales> coarseuna burda excusa — a flimsy excuse, a cock-and-bull story
c) <paño/tela> rough, coarse* * *= gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], boorish, tasteless, crass [crasser -comp., crassest -sup.], corn-fed.Ex: Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.
Ex: He says he dislikes Rose way more because she is a big mouth, intolerant, boorish, know-it-all and always talking about her gay life.Ex: Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.Ex: In these new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.* * *burdo -da1 ‹persona/modales› coarse2 ‹mentira› blatant; ‹imitación› crudeuna burda calumnia a base calumny ( frml)una burda excusa a flimsy excuse, a cock-and-bull story3 ‹paño/tela› rough, coarse* * *
burdo◊ -da adjetivo
‹ imitación› crude;
‹ excusa› flimsy
burdo,-a adjetivo crude: es una burda imitación, it's a crude imitation
' burdo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burda
English:
gross
- clumsy
- coarse
- crude
- poor
- uncouth
* * *burdo, -a adj1. [lenguaje, modales] crude, coarse2. [tela] coarse3. [imitación, copia] cheap, crude;[manipulación, mentira] blatant* * *adj rough* * *burdo, -da adj1) : coarse, rough2) : crude, clumsyuna burda mentira: a clumsy lie♦ burdamente adj -
6 unnskyldning
apology, excuse, excuse* * *subst. apology, excuse, justification, extenuation (dårlig unnskyldning) poor excuse (tom unnskyldning) empty excuse (tynn unnskyldning) flimsy excuse -
7 неустойчивый
1) General subject: astatic, brittle, capricious, catching (о погоде), chameleonic, chancy, changeable, changeful, dicky, drunk, easy (о рынке), erratically, fluctuant, fluctuating, frail, impermanent, inconsistent, inconstant, infirm, instable, liquid, non-resistant, quaky, reeling, rickety, rocky (о предмете), rootless, sandy, scrofulous (о моральном облике), slippery, soft, staggering, teetery, tickle, ticklish, tickly, top heavy, top-heavy, tottery, unbalanced (о психике), unballasted, unequable, unsettled, unstable, unsteadfast, unsteady, vacillating, vagrant, versatile, waggly, wambly, weakly (морально), weathercock, whiffler, wibbly wobbly, wibbly-wobbly, wiggle waggle, wiggle-waggle, yielding, yo-yo, variable, shoddy (as in "shoddy workmanship." Ex: "This carpenter does shoddy work."), flimsy (this means "weak," as in "a flimsy cardboard box" or a "flimsy excuse"), schizophrenic, precarious2) Computers: transient4) Biology: fickle (напр. о культуре)5) Aviation: intermittent6) Medicine: nonsustained7) Colloquial: chancey, dotty, groggy, tippy (о предмете)8) Obsolete: various9) Military: amoeba-type10) Engineering: apt to change, shaky11) Agriculture: erratic (о температуре)12) Rare: sliding13) Mathematics: erratic, labile, negligible, uncertain14) Economy: soft (о ценах и т.п.)15) Automobile industry: walt16) Architecture: unstable (о цвете или пигменте, изменяющимся под воздействием солнечных лучей)18) Diplomatic term: wobbler19) Metallurgy: metastable20) Politics: mugwump (о члене какой-л. организации)21) Scottish language: coggly23) Information technology: fluctuation24) Oil: non-persistent, non-steady, nonpersistent, uneven25) Special term: astable26) Simple: yoyo29) Ecology: non-sustainable30) Business: fluid, off balance, transitional31) Drilling: weak32) Automation: nonsteady33) Oceanography: erratical34) Aviation medicine: seesaw35) Makarov: broken (о погоде), crazy, crazy (о строениях, кораблях и т.п.), erratic (о взглядах и т.п.), erratic (о т-ре), feverish, intolerable, intolerant, nonresistant, rocking, shifty, wavy, wobbly36) Gold mining: vulnerable to disintegration -
8 слабое оправдание
1) General subject: bad excuse, flimsy excuse, salvo, shabby excuse2) Mathematics: lame excuse -
9 marny
adj(pensja, grosz) paltry; (zdrowie, kucharz) pooriść (pójść perf) na marne — to go to waste
* * *a.1. (= kiepski, małowartościowy) lousy, flimsy; marny dochód miserable income; marny film lousy movie; marna wymówka flimsy excuse; marny twój los l. widok pot. you'll live to regret this, you'll rue the day; czeka kogoś marny koniec sb's going to meet a sticky end, sb's in for a sticky end; nie powiedzieć o kimś marnego słowa never speak ill of sb.2. lit. ( dziś tylko we frazach) (= bezcelowy) vain, futile; marne nadzieje vain expectations; pójść na marne go down the drain; wyrzucać pieniądze na marne squander money.3. (= słaby, chorowity) sickly, weak, ailing.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > marny
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10 alilaya
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11 отговорка
жexcuse [-s], pretext [-'tekst]э́то всего́ лишь отгово́рка — this is a mere pretext
малоубеди́тельная отгово́рка — flimsy excuse
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12 דחה אותו בקנה
got rid of him with a flimsy excuse -
13 דחה אותו בקש
dismissed him with a flimsy excuse -
14 דחייה בקש
refusal based on a flimsy excuse, evasion -
15 nichtig
nichtig
void, invalid, null, insufficient, negatory, inept (Scot.), cancelled, moonshine, idle, without worth;
• teilweise nichtig void in part;
• für null und nichtig erklären to declare null and void, to defeat, to invalidate;
• Vertrag für null und nichtig erklären to nullify a contract;
• Bestimmung nichtig machen to make a clause void;
• nichtig werden to flaw;
• nichtiges Patent void patent;
• nichtiges Rechtsgeschäft void transaction;
• nichtiger Vertrag void contract;
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16 nichtiger Vorwand
nichtiger Vorwand
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17 fadenscheinig
* * *flimsy; threadbare* * *fa|den|schei|nig [-ʃainɪç]adj1) threadbare* * *1) ((of material) worn thin; shabby: a threadbare jacket.) threadbare2) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) thin* * *fa·den·schei·nig[ˈfa:dn̩ʃainɪç]eine \fadenscheinige Ausrede a poor [or lame] excuse2. (abgetragen) threadbare* * ** * ** * *2) (abgewetzt) threadbare < clothes>* * *adj.threadbare adj. -
18 dürftig
Adj.1. pej. (unzulänglich) poor; Einkommen, Mahlzeit: meag|re (Am. -er), paltry; Beleuchtung, Ausstattung etc.: scanty, sparse; Kleidung: scanty, skimpy; Argument: weak, flimsy, feeble; Ausrede, Erklärung: feeble, lame; Chance, Mehrheit: measly; Aussehen: puny, scrawny, feeble* * *slender; scanty; poor; needy; meagre; in short supply; exiguous; meager; paltry; penurious; bald; slim; tenuous; scant; unsubstantial; crummy* * *dụ̈rf|tig ['dʏrftɪç]1. adj2) (pej = unzureichend) miserable, pathetic (inf); Kenntnisse sketchy, scanty; Ausrede feeble, lame, pathetic (inf); Ersatz poor attr; (= spärlich) Haarwuchs, Pflanzenwuchs sparse; Bekleidung scanty, skimpy2. adv(= kümmerlich) beleuchtet poorly; gekleidet scantilydie Ernte ist dürftig ausgefallen — the harvest turned out to be quite meagre (Brit) or meager (US)
* * *1) ( informal) adjective (made up of small, unrelated pieces: We had a very bitty conversation; His essay was rather bitty.) bitty2) (thin and light: You'll be cold in those flimsy clothes.) flimsy3) (not well; badly: a poorly written essay.) poorly4) meagrely5) (poor or not enough: meagre earnings.) meagre* * *dürf·tig[ˈdʏrftɪç]I. adj\dürftige Unterkunft poor accommodationeine \dürftige Ausrede a feeble excuse\dürftige Kenntnisse scanty knowledge3. (spärlich) sparseII. adv scantily\dürftig ausfallen to be a poor outcome* * *1.2) (abwertend): (unzulänglich) poor <substitute, performance, light>; feeble, poor < explanation>; lame, feeble < excuse>; scanty <knowledge, evidence, results>; sparse < growth of hair>; paltry, meagre < income>2.2) (abwertend): (unzulänglich) skimpily, scantily < furnished>; poorly < attended>; < report, formulate> sketchily; thinly < concealed>* * *dürftig adj1. pej (unzulänglich) poor; Einkommen, Mahlzeit: meagre (US -er), paltry; Beleuchtung, Ausstattung etc: scanty, sparse; Kleidung: scanty, skimpy; Argument: weak, flimsy, feeble; Ausrede, Erklärung: feeble, lame; Chance, Mehrheit: measly; Aussehen: puny, scrawny, feeble* * *1.2) (abwertend): (unzulänglich) poor <substitute, performance, light>; feeble, poor < explanation>; lame, feeble < excuse>; scanty <knowledge, evidence, results>; sparse < growth of hair>; paltry, meagre < income>2.2) (abwertend): (unzulänglich) skimpily, scantily < furnished>; poorly < attended>; <report, formulate> sketchily; thinly < concealed>* * *adj.bald adj.paltry adj.poor adj.scanty adj. adv.poorly adv. -
19 excusa
f.1 excuse (pretexto, motivo).2 apology.presentó sus excusas he apologizedpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: excusar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: excusar.* * *1 (pretexto) excuse2 (disculpa) excuse, apology\dar excusas to make excusesofrecer sus excusas / presentar sus excusas to apologize* * *noun f.* * *SF excusepresentar sus excusas — to make one's excuses, excuse o.s.
* * *a) ( pretexto) excusepresentó sus excusas — (frml) he made his apologies
* * *= excuse, apology, false pretence, pretence [pretense, -USA].Ex. The excuse for this is to allow a clerk to easily make a title entry for it.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. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.Ex. Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.----* con la excusa de = in the name of, under the mantle of, under the flag of, under the guise of, in the guise of.* dar una excusa = give + excuse.* excusa justificada = justified excuse.* excusa muy pobre = lame excuse.* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.* excusas = alibi.* sin excusa justificada = unexcused.* * *a) ( pretexto) excusepresentó sus excusas — (frml) he made his apologies
* * *= excuse, apology, false pretence, pretence [pretense, -USA].Ex: The excuse for this is to allow a clerk to easily make a title entry for it.
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: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.* con la excusa de = in the name of, under the mantle of, under the flag of, under the guise of, in the guise of.* dar una excusa = give + excuse.* excusa justificada = justified excuse.* excusa muy pobre = lame excuse.* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.* excusas = alibi.* sin excusa justificada = unexcused.* * *1 (pretexto) excuseme inventé una excusa para no ir I made up an excuse not to gopresentó sus excusas ( frml); he made his apologies* * *
Del verbo excusar: ( conjugate excusar)
excusa es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
excusa
excusar
excusa sustantivo femenino
b)
excusar ( conjugate excusar) verbo transitivo
b) ( eximir) excusa a algn de algo/hacer algo to excuse sb (from) sth/doing sth
excusarse verbo pronominal (frml)
excusa sustantivo femenino (pretexto) excuse: a ver con qué excusa viene esta vez, let's see what his excuse is this time
(disculpa) apology: eso no tiene excusa, there's no excuse for that
le presento mis excusas por llegar tan tarde, I apologize for arriving so late
excusar verbo transitivo (disculpar) to excuse
' excusa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acogerse
- desmontar
- historiada
- historiado
- inventar
- pero
- plausible
- socorrida
- socorrido
- admisible
- amañar
- burdo
- cuento
- débil
- tonto
- tragar
- verosímil
English:
apology
- cast-iron
- concoct
- excuse
- familiar
- flimsy
- lame
- paltry
- plead
- pretence
- pretense
- pretext
- serve up
- square
- water
- other
- pathetic
* * *excusa nf1. [pretexto, motivo] excuse;eso no es excusa para que se peleen that's no excuse for them to start fighting;que mintieras a tu hermano no tiene excusa there's no excuse for you lying to your brother;no busques más excusas don't keep trying to find excuses;¡nada de excusas! no excuses!2. [petición de perdón] apology;presentó sus excusas [en persona] he apologized;[a distancia] he sent his apologies* * *f1 excuse2:excusas pl apologies* * *excusa nf1) pretexto: excuse2) disculpa: apology* * *excusa n excuse -
20 извинение
1. excuse, apology; pardonкато/за извинение by way of an apologyнесъстоятелно/лошо извинение a lame/poor excuse2. (обяснение) apology, explanation3. (оправдание) justification; excuse(повод) pretext4. (освобождаване от задьлжение) excuse (от, за from)* * *извинѐние,ср., -я 1. excuse, apology; pardon; искам \извинениее от някого ask/beg s.o.’s pardon, apologize to s.o., offer s.o. an apology; като/за \извинениее by way of an apology; моля за \извинениее I beg your pardon, I (must) apologize, excuse me, I am sorry; несъстоятелно/лошо \извинениее a flimsy/lame/poor excuse;2. ( обяснение) apology, explanation;4. ( освобождаване от задължение) excuse (от, за from).* * *apology: offer s.o. an извинение - моля някого за извинение; excuse; extenuation; justification; palliation; pardon: beg s.o.'s извинение - искам извинение; pretext* * *1. (noвод) pretext 2. (обяснение) apology, explanation 3. (оправдание) justification;excuse 4. (освобождаване от задьлжение) excuse (от, за from) 5. excuse, apology;pardon 6. искам ИЗВИНЕНИЕ от някого ask/beg s.o.'s pardon, apologize to s.o., offer s.o. an apology 7. като/за ИЗВИНЕНИЕ by way of an apology 8. моля за ИЗВИНЕНИЕ I beg your pardon, I (must) apologize, excuse me, I am sorry 9. несъстоятелно/лошо ИЗВИНЕНИЕ a lame/poor excuse 10. няма ИЗВИНЕНИЕ за nothing can excuse
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См. также в других словарях:
flimsy excuse — poor explanation, insubstantial defense, inadequate justification … English contemporary dictionary
flimsy — [flim′zē] adj. flimsier, flimsiest [< ?] 1. thin and easily broken or damaged; poorly made and fragile; frail 2. ill conceived and inadequate; ineffectual [a flimsy excuse] n. pl. flimsies Chiefly Brit. 1. a sheet of thin paper, as used for… … English World dictionary
flimsy — flim|sy [ˈflımzi] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Probably from FILM1 very thin layer ] 1.) flimsy cloth or clothing is light and thin ▪ a flimsy cotton dress 2.) something that is flimsy is not strong or well made, and will break easily ▪ a flimsy … Dictionary of contemporary English
flimsy — UK [ˈflɪmzɪ] / US adjective Word forms flimsy : adjective flimsy comparative flimsier superlative flimsiest 1) light and not providing very much protection a flimsy cotton blouse 2) badly built or made, and so likely to break easily Thousands… … English dictionary
flimsy — flim|sy [ flımzi ] adjective 1. ) light and not providing very much protection: a flimsy cotton blouse 2. ) badly built or made, and so likely to break easily: Thousands live in flimsy huts in the hills surrounding the capital. 3. ) not very… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flimsy — /ˈflɪmzi / (say flimzee) adjective (flimsier, flimsiest) 1. without material strength or solidity: a flimsy material; a flimsy structure. 2. weak; inadequate; not carefully thought out: a flimsy excuse; a flimsy argument. –noun (plural flimsies)… …
flimsy — I. adjective (flimsier; est) Etymology: perhaps alteration of 1film + sy (as in tricksy) Date: circa 1702 1. a. lacking in physical strength or substance < flimsy silks > b. of inferior materials and workmanship 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
flimsy — flimsily, adv. flimsiness, n. /flim zee/, adj., flimsier, flimsiest, n., pl. flimsies. adj. 1. without material strength or solidity: a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure. 2. weak; inadequate; not effective or convincing: a flimsy excuse. n. 3. a… … Universalium
flimsy — [ˈflɪmzi] adj 1) made of a thin or light substance a flimsy cotton blouse[/ex] 2) badly made and likely to break easily a flimsy wooden fence[/ex] 3) not very reliable, or not easy to believe a flimsy excuse[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Flimsy — Flim sy, a. [Compar. {Flimsier}; superl. {Flimsiest}.] [Cf. W. llymsi naked, bare, empty, sluggish, spiritless. Cf. {Limsy}.] Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without reason or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
excuse — I n. 1) to find; make; make up an excuse for 2) to accept an excuse 3) to reject an excuse 4) an acceptable, good; convincing; feeble, flimsy, lame, poor, weak; glib; plausible; ready made; unacceptable; valid excuse 5) an excuse for (an excuse… … Combinatory dictionary