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1 poor excuse
невдале (неправдоподібне, слабке) виправдання -
2 a poor excuse is better than none
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a poor excuse is better than none
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3 poor
незаможний, бідний ( про людину); поганий; неякісний, недоброякісний; неправильний; неспроможний ( про боржника); непристойний ( про поведінку)- poor bodypoor person in receipt of relief — особа, яка отримує соціальну допомогу; бідняк, який отримує допомогу
- poor convict
- poor debtor
- poor excuse
- poor form of conduct
- poor law
- poor-law board
- poor poll
- poor-quality
- poor quality
- poor-quality repair
- poor school attendance
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4 excuse
In1) пробачення, вибачення2) виправдання3) привід; відмовкаlame (poor, thin) excuse — непереконлива відмовка
4) звільнення (від обов'язку)IIv1) вибачати, прощатиexcuse me! — вибачте!, даруйте!
please excuse my interruption — вибачте, що я вас перериваю
2) бути виправданням3):to excuse oneself — вибачатися; просити пробачення; виправдуватися
4) звільняти (від обов'язків, роботи)* * *I [ik'skjuːs] n1) вибачення2) виправдання; відмовка, привід; привід ( для чого-небудь)3) звільнення (від обов'язку, роботи)4) бракований екземпляр; сурогат; підробкаII [ik'skjuːz] v1) вибачати, прощати3) звільняти (від обов'язку, роботи)4) refl вибачатися; просити вибачення, прощення; просити дозволу вийти; відпрошуватися; просити звільнити (від чого-небудь); виправдуватися; відговорюватися чим-небудь; посилатися на що-небудь у своє виправдання -
5 a bad excuse is better than none
var: a bad excuse is better than none at allнепереконливе вибачення краще, ніж відсутність вибаченняEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a bad excuse is better than none
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6 _закон
always tell your doctor and your lawyer the truth fond of lawsuits, little wealth; fond of doctors, little health good laws spring from bad morals a good lawyer, a bad neighbor the greater the number of laws, the more thieves there will be ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it laws are silent when wars are waging laws catch flies, but let hornets go free laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed law-makers should not be law-breakers might goes before right necessity knows no law, but it is intimately acquainted with many lawyers not everything legally right is morally right one law for the rich and another for the poor possession is nine points of the law where law ends, tyranny begins
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(a) poor excuse for something — a pathetic/poor/sad/excuse for something informal phrase someone or something that is of very bad quality We have a failing economy and a pathetic excuse for a President. Thesaurus: something that is of very bad quality … Useful english dictionary
Poor — Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor law — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor man's treacle — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor man's weatherglass — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor rate — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor soldier — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
excuse — [ek skyo͞oz′, ikskyo͞oz′; ] for n. [, ekskyo͞os′] vt. excused, excusing [ME excusen < OFr escuser & L excusare, to free from a charge < L ex , from + causa, a charge: see CAUSE] 1. to try to free (a person) of blame; seek to exonerate 2. to … English World dictionary
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
excuse — excusable, adj. excusableness, n. excusably, adv. excusal, n. excuseless, adj. excuser, n. excusingly, adv. excusive, adj. excusively, adv. v … Universalium
excuse — verb (t) /əkˈskjuz / (say uhk skyoohz), /ɛk / (say ek ) (excused, excusing) 1. to regard or judge with indulgence; pardon or forgive; overlook (a fault, etc.): *The Supreme Court also has power to excuse a contravention where it is satisfied with …