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1 excuse
1. [ik'skju:z] verb1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) a scuza2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) a scuti (de)2. [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.) scuză -
2 invent
[in'vent]1) (to be the first person to make or use (eg a machine, method etc): Who invented the microscope?; When was printing invented?) a inventa2) (to make up or think of (eg an excuse or story): I'll have to invent some excuse for not going with him.) a inventa, a născoci•- inventive
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3 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) a fi pe cale să (...)English-Romanian dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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4 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) a fi pe cale să (...)English-Romanian dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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5 condone
[kən'dəun](to excuse or forgive: He could not condone lying.) a ierta, a trece cu vederea -
6 fabricate
['fæbrikeit](to make up something that is not true (a story, accusation etc): to fabricate an excuse.) a inventa, a născoci -
7 feeble
['fi:bl](weak: The old lady has been rather feeble since her illness; a feeble excuse.) slab- feebly -
8 gratuitous
1) ((derogatory) done, said etc without good reason or excuse or when not wanted: gratuitous insults.) nejustificat2) (done, given etc without payment: gratuitous advice.) gratuit -
9 justify
1) (to prove or show (a person, action, opinion etc) to be just, right, desirable or reasonable: How can the government justify the spending of millions of pounds on weapons when there is so much poverty in the country?)2) (to be a good excuse for: Your state of anxiety does not justify your being so rude to me.) a justifica•- justification -
10 lame
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11 limp
[limp] I adjective(lacking stiffness or strength; drooping: a limp lettuce; a limp excuse.) fleşcăit; şubredII 1. verb(to walk in an uneven manner (usually because one has hurt one's foot or leg): He twisted his ankle and came limping home.) a şchiopăta2. noun(the act of limping: He walks with a limp.) şchiopătat -
12 manufacture
[mænju'fæk ə] 1. verb1) (to make, originally by hand but now usually by machinery and in large quantities: This firm manufactures cars at the rate of two hundred per day.) a fabrica2) (to invent (something false): He manufactured an excuse for being late.) a inventa2. noun(the process of manufacturing: the manufacture of glass.) fabricare -
13 Miss
[mis]1) (a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech: Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?) domnişoară2) (a girl or young woman: She's a cheeky little miss!) fată, tânără -
14 not to mention
(used to emphasize something important or to excuse oneself for mentioning something relatively unimportant: He is rich and clever, not to mention handsome.) ca să nu mai vorbim de -
15 plausible
['plo:zəbl]1) (seeming reasonable or convincing: a plausible excuse.) plauzibil, verosimil2) (clever at talking persuasively but not to be trusted: a plausible fellow.) convingător, cu putere de convingere -
16 pretext
['pri:tekst](a reason given in order to hide the real reason; an excuse.) pretext -
17 sir
[sə:]1) (a polite form of address (spoken or written) to a man: Excuse me, sir!; He started his letter `Dear Sirs,...'.) domnule2) (in the United Kingdom, the title of a knight or baronet: Sir Francis Drake.) sir -
18 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) subţire2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) slab3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) apos, diluat4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) rărit5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) neconvingător2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) a (se) subţia, a (se) împrăştia- thinly- thinness
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19 valid
['vælid]1) ((of reasons, arguments etc) true; reasonable or acceptable: That is not a valid excuse.) valabil2) (legally effective; having legal force: He has a valid passport.) valid, valabil•- validly
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