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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.) atvainot; piedot; attaisnot2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) atbrīvot (no pienākuma u.tml.)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.) atvainošanās; attaisnojums; aizbildināšanās* * *atvainošanās; attaisnojums; atrunāšanās; atvainot, piedot; attaisnot; atbrīvot -
2 flimsy excuse
vājš aizbildinājums -
3 glib excuse
ticams iegansts -
4 in excuse of
par attaisnojumu -
5 invalid excuse
nepārliecinoša aizbildināšanās -
6 lam excuse
neveikla aizbildināšanās -
7 lame excuse
aizbildināšanās -
8 sorry excuse
neveikla attaisnošanās -
9 specious excuse
maz ticams aizbildinājums -
10 thin excuse
vājš aizbildinājums -
11 to excuse oneself
atvainoties; atvainoties -
12 to feign an excuse
izdomāt attaisnojumu -
13 to invent an excuse
izdomāt attaisnojumu -
14 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?) izgudrot2) (to make up or think of (eg an excuse or story): I'll have to invent some excuse for not going with him.) izdomāt•- inventive
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15 condone
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16 feeble
['fi:bl](weak: The old lady has been rather feeble since her illness; a feeble excuse.) vārgs; nespēcīgs- feebly* * *vājš, niecīgs; nespēcīgs, vārgs -
17 gratuitous
1) ((derogatory) done, said etc without good reason or excuse or when not wanted: gratuitous insults.) nepelnīts2) (done, given etc without payment: gratuitous advice.) bezmaksas-* * *bezmaksas; nepelnīts -
18 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?) attaisnot2) (to be a good excuse for: Your state of anxiety does not justify your being so rude to me.) attaisnot•- justification* * *attaisnot -
19 limp
[limp] I adjective(lacking stiffness or strength; drooping: a limp lettuce; a limp excuse.) mīksts; ļengans; vārgsII 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.) klibot2. noun(the act of limping: He walks with a limp.) klibošana; klibums* * *klibošana, klibums; klibot; kleberēt; ļengans, mīksts -
20 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.) izgatavot2) (to invent (something false): He manufactured an excuse for being late.) izdomāt; safabricēt2. noun(the process of manufacturing: the manufacture of glass.) ražošana* * *izstrādāšana, ražošana, izgatavošana; izstrādājums, ražojums; safabricējums, izdomājums; izgatavotājs, safabricēt, fabrikants, ražotājs, izdomāt, rūpnieks; izgatavot, izstrādāt, ražot
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