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1 excuse
1. [ɪks'kjuːs] n( justification) usprawiedliwienie nt, wytłumaczenie nt; ( untrue) wymówka f; ( reason (not) to do sth) pretekst m2. [ɪks'kjuːz] vt( justify) usprawiedliwiać (usprawiedliwić perf), tłumaczyć (wytłumaczyć perf); ( forgive) wybaczać (wybaczyć perf)to excuse sb from doing sth — zwalniać (zwolnić perf) kogoś z robienia czegoś
if you will excuse me — jeśli Pan/Pani pozwoli
to excuse o.s. for sth/for doing sth — tłumaczyć się (wytłumaczyć się perf) z czegoś/ze zrobienia czegoś
* * *1. [ik'skju:z] verb1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) wybaczać2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) zwolnić2. [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.) wytłumaczenie, usprawiedliwienie -
2 justify
['dʒʌstɪfaɪ]vtto be justified in doing sth — mieć słuszne powody, żeby coś (z)robić
* * *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?) usprawiedliwiać2) (to be a good excuse for: Your state of anxiety does not justify your being so rude to me.) tłumaczyć•- justification
См. также в других словарях:
excuse me — An expression used as an apology for any slight or apparent impropriety, esp as a request to pass, leave, interrupt or catch someone s attention or for contradicting a statement that has been made, or (US) when correcting oneself • • • Main Entry … Useful english dictionary
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ˌthink sth ˈup — phrasal verb to invent or imagine something, especially an excuse She d have to think up a good reason for being late.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
come — 1 /kVm/ verb past tense came past participle come MOVE 1 (I) a word meaning to move towards someone, or to visit or arrive at a place, used when the person speaking or the person listening is in that place: Come a little closer. | Sarah s coming… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English