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(a) (explanation, justification) excuse f;∎ a feeble excuse une mauvaise excuse;∎ her excuse for not coming (in the past) son excuse pour n'être pas venue; (in the future) son excuse pour ne pas venir;∎ to give sth as one's excuse donner qch comme excuse;∎ that's no excuse ce n'est pas une excuse ou une raison;∎ that's no excuse for being rude ce n'est pas une raison ou une excuse pour être grossier;∎ there's no excuse for that kind of behaviour ce genre de comportement est sans excuse ou inexcusable;∎ there's no excuse for it c'est sans excuse, c'est inexcusable;∎ he has no excuse for not finishing the job on time il n'a pas d'excuse pour ne pas avoir terminé le travail à temps;∎ I don't want (to hear) any excuses! je ne veux pas d'excuse!;∎ well, what's your excuse this time? alors, quelle excuse as-tu trouvé cette fois?;∎ you'd better have a good excuse! tu as intérêt à avoir une bonne excuse!;∎ excuses, excuses! des excuses, toujours des excuses!;∎ he's always finding excuses for them/for their behaviour il est tout le temps en train de leur trouver des excuses/d'excuser leur comportement;∎ stop making excuses for him arrête de lui trouver des excuses;∎ I'm not making excuses for them je ne les excuse pas;∎ to make one's excuses s'excuser, présenter ses excuses;∎ make my excuses to them présente-leur mes excuses;∎ ignorance of the law is no excuse nul n'est censé ignorer la loi;∎ you've all been issued with a copy of the regulations, so from now on ignorance is no excuse vous disposez tous d'un exemplaire du règlement, vous êtes donc censés le connaître à partir de maintenant;∎ by way of (an) excuse en guise d'excuse∎ a poor excuse for a father un père lamentable;∎ this is a poor excuse for a bus service ce service d'autobus est lamentable∎ an excuse to do or for doing sth une excuse ou un prétexte pour faire qch;∎ it's only an excuse ce n'est qu'un prétexte;∎ any excuse will do n'importe quelle excuse ou n'importe quel prétexte fera l'affaire;∎ the government keeps finding excuses for not introducing reforms le gouvernement n'arrête pas de trouver des excuses pour retarder l'introduction de réformes;∎ he's looking for an excuse not to go to the party il cherche une excuse pour ne pas aller à la soirée;∎ to look for an excuse to celebrate chercher un prétexte pour faire la fête;∎ any excuse for a drink! toutes les excuses sont bonnes pour boire un verre!(a) (justify → bad behaviour) excuser;∎ his youth excuses him sa jeunesse l'excuse ou peut lui servir d'excuse;∎ he tried to excuse himself by saying that… il a essayé de se justifier en disant que…(b) (forgive → bad behaviour, person) excuser, pardonner;∎ you can excuse that in someone of his age c'est pardonnable chez quelqu'un de son âge;∎ I'll excuse your lateness (just) this once je te pardonne ton retard pour cette fois;∎ to excuse sb's absence excuser l'absence de qn;∎ he is unable to attend the meeting and asks to be excused il lui est impossible d'assister à la réunion et vous prie de bien vouloir l'en excuser;∎ now, if you will excuse me maintenant, si vous voulez bien m'excuser;∎ one could be excused for thinking that he was much younger on dirait ou croirait qu'il est beaucoup plus jeune;∎ excuse my interrupting, but… excusez-moi ou pardon de vous interrompre, mais…;∎ excuse me (to get past) pardon; (as interruption, to attract someone's attention) pardon, excusez-moi; American (as apology) pardon, excusez-moi;∎ excuse me, (but) aren't you…? excusez-moi, vous ne seriez pas…?;∎ ironic excuse me for asking! oh, ça va, je ne faisais que demander!, ce n'était qu'une question!;∎ ironic well, excuse me for mentioning it! oh, ça va, je n'en parlerai plus!;∎ to excuse oneself s'excuser;∎ if you'll excuse the expression si vous voulez me pardonner l'expression∎ to excuse sb from sth/doing sth dispenser qn de qch/de faire qch;∎ he is excused gym il est dispensé de gymnastique(d) (allow to go) excuser;∎ please may I be excused? (to go to lavatory) puis-je sortir, s'il vous plaît?; (from table) puis-je sortir de table, s'il vous plaît?
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