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1 what
(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) pase lo que pase, sea lo que seawhat1 adj1. quéwhat time is it? ¿qué hora es?what cheese shall I buy? ¿qué queso compro?what is your address? ¿cuál es tu dirección?2. quéwhat a lovely dress! ¡qué vestido más mono!what about...? ¿qué tal...? / ¿qué te parece...?what about a cup of tea? ¿qué tal una taza de té?what2 pron1. qué2. lo quedid you hear what he said? ¿has oído lo que ha dicho?tr[wɒt]1 (direct questions) qué■ what time is it? ¿qué hora es?■ what colour is it? ¿de qué color es?■ what kind of music do you like? ¿qué tipo de música te gusta?■ what film did you see? ¿qué película viste?2 (indirect questions) qué3 (exclamations) qué■ what a man! ¡qué hombre!■ what a smart car! ¡qué coche más chulo!■ what a pity! ¡qué lástima!■ what beautiful flowers! ¡qué flores más preciosas!4 (all the) todo,-a■ what little free time she has she spends with her family el poco tiempo libre que tiene lo pasa con su familia1 (direct questions) qué■ what is it? ¿qué es?■ what do you do? ¿a qué te dedicas?■ what are you doing? ¿qué haces?■ what's your name? ¿cómo te llamas?■ what's that for? ¿para qué sirve eso?■ what does this word mean? ¿qué significa esta palabra?■ what does she look like? ¿cómo es ella?■ what did he say? ¿qué dijo?2 (indirect questions) qué3 lo que1 ¡cómo!■ what! you've lost it! ¡cómo! ¡lo has perdido!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLand what not y tal, cosas por el estiloguess what? ¿sabes qué?or what? ¿o qué?to give somebody what for darle a alguien su merecidoto know what's what saber de qué va la cosa, estar al tantowhat about...? ¿qué tal...?, ¿qué te parece...?■ what about Friday? ¿qué tal el viernes?■ what about the cat? ¿y el gato qué?■ what about that drink you owe me? ¿qué hay de la copa que me debes?■ what about seeing a film? ¿qué te parece ver una película?what have you y talwhat if...? ¿y si...?■ what if there's no answer? ¿y si no contestan?what of it? ¿y qué?what with... and... entre... y..., con lo de... y...■ what with the wedding, the fire and everything con lo de la boda, el incendio y todowhat's more y ademáswhat ['hwɑt, 'hwʌt] adv1) how: cómo, cúantowhat he suffered!: ¡cómo sufría!2)what with : entrewhat with one thing and another: entre una cosa y otrawhat adjwhat more do you want?: ¿qué más quieres?what color is it?: ¿de qué color es?what an idea!: ¡qué idea!3) any, whatever: cualquiergive what help you can: da cualquier contribución que puedaswhat pronwhat happened?: ¿qué pasó?what does it cost?: ¿cuánto cuesta?I don't know what to do: no sé que hacerdo what I tell you: haz lo que te digo3)what for why: porqué4)what if : y siwhat if he knows?: ¿y si lo sabe?adj.• cuál adj.pron.• cuál pron.• que pron.• qué pron.
I hwɑːt, wɒt1) ( in questions) quéwhat's that? — ¿qué es eso?
what's the problem? — ¿cuál es el problema?
what is 28 divided by 12? — ¿cuánto es 28 dividido (por) 12?
what's `I don't understand' in Russian? — ¿cómo se dice `no entiendo' en ruso?
what do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?
what did you pay? — ¿cuánto pagaste?
what's the jacket made (out) of? — ¿de qué es la chaqueta?
I threw it away - you did what? — lo tiré a la basura - ¿qué?
what? — ( say that again) ¿cómo?, ¿qué?; ( expressing disbelief) ¿qué?, ¿que qué?
2) (in phrases)or what? — (colloq) ¿o qué?
are you stupid, or what? — ¿eres tonto o qué?
so what? — ¿y qué?
what about: but what about the children? y los niños ¿qué?; what about my work? - what about it? ¿y mi trabajo? - ¿y qué?; you know Julie's boyfriend? - yes, what about him? ¿conoces al novio de Julie? - sí ¿por qué?; what... for: what's this button for? ¿para qué es este botón?; what are you complaining for? ¿por qué te quejas?; to give somebody what for (colloq) darle* una buena a alguien (fam); what have you (colloq): she sells postcards and souvenirs and what have you vende postales, recuerdos y esas cosas or y demás; what if: what if she finds out? ¿y si se entera?; what... like: what's she like? ¿cómo es?; what does he look like? ¿cómo es físicamente?, ¿qué aspecto tiene?; what's his new film like? ¿qué tal es su nueva película?; what of: so we're not married: what of it? no estamos casados ¿y qué?; what's-her/-his/-its-name (colloq): go and ask what's-her-name next door ve y pregúntale a la de al lado ¿cómo se llama?; the what's-its-name o what-d' you call it is broken la cosa ésa está rota (fam), el chisme ése está roto (Esp, Méx fam); what with entre; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time — entre una cosa y otra, no he tenido tiempo
3)a) ( in indirect speech) qué(do) you know what? I'll ask him for a raise! — ¿sabes qué? or ¿sabes qué te digo? le voy a pedir aumento!
(I'll) tell you what,... — mira,...
b) ( relative use) lo queI don't know and, what's more, I don't care — no lo sé y lo que es más, no me importa
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1)a) ( in questions) quéwhat book are you reading? — ¿qué libro estás leyendo?
what color are the walls? — ¿de qué color son las paredes?
what more does he want? — ¿qué más quiere?
b) ( in indirect speech) quéshe didn't know what color to choose/what language they were speaking — no sabía qué color elegir/en qué idioma estaban hablando
c) (all of the, any)what few hotels there were were full — los pocos hoteles que había, estaban llenos
what little she owned she left to her son — lo poco que tenía, se lo dejó a su hijo
2) ( in exclamations) quéwhat a friend you've turned out to be! — (iro) valiente or vaya amigo has resultado ser tú!
[wɒt]what a lot of people! — cuánta gente!, qué cantidad de gente!
1. PRONOUNa)In direct questions, what can generally be translated by qué with an accent: quéwhat do you want now? — ¿qué quieres ahora?
what's in here? — ¿qué hay aquí dentro?
what is it now? — y ahora ¿qué?
what does he owe his success to?, to what does he owe his success? — frm ¿a qué debe su éxito?
what's a tractor, Daddy? — ¿qué es un tractor, papá?
Only use [¿qué es...?]/[¿qué son...?] to translate [what is]/[are] when asking for a [definition]. In other contexts use [¿cuál es?]/[¿cuáles son?]:what are capers? — ¿qué son las alcaparras?
what's the capital of Finland? — ¿cuál es la capital de Finlandia?
what's her telephone number? — ¿cuál es su número de teléfono?
However, not all expressions with [what] should be translated literally. Some require [qué] used adjectivally:what were the greatest problems? — ¿cuáles eran los mayores problemas?
what is the difference? — ¿qué diferencia hay?
what are your plans? — ¿qué planes tienes?
what's the Spanish for "pen"? — ¿cómo se dice "pen" en español?
what's your name? — ¿cómo te llamas?
b) (=how much) cuántowhat will it cost? — ¿cuánto va a costar?
what does it weigh? — ¿cuánto pesa?
what's nine times five? — ¿cuánto es nueve por cinco?
c) (=what did you say) cómo, quéwhat? I didn't catch that — ¿cómo? or ¿qué?, no he entendido eso
what did you say? — ¿cómo or qué dices?, ¿qué has dicho?, ¿qué dijiste? (LAm)
d) (Brit) † (as question tag) verdadit's getting late, what? — se está haciendo tarde ¿no? or ¿verdad?
a)In most cases, translate the pronoun what using either qué with an accent or lo que without an accent: qué, lo que•
he asked her what she thought of it — le preguntó qué or lo que pensaba de elloUse [cuál era]/[cuáles son] {etc} instead of [lo que era]/[lo que son] {etc} if [what was]/[are] {etc} does not relate to a definition:I asked him what DNA was — le pregunté qué or lo que era el ADN
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please explain what you saw — por favor, explique qué or lo que viocan you explain what's happening? — ¿me puedes explicar (qué es) lo que está pasando?
he explained what it was — explicó qué era or lo que era
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do you know what's happening? — ¿sabes qué or lo que está pasando?I don't know what's happening — no sé qué está pasando, no sé (qué es) lo que está pasando
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tell me what happened — cuéntame qué or lo que ocurriób) (=how much) cuánto3) (before an infinitive) qué4) (relative use) lo queI've no clothes except what I'm wearing — no tengo ropa, aparte de lo que llevo puesto
and what have you {or}3} what not * y qué sé yo qué más, y qué sé yo cuántas cosas más to give sb what for * regañar a algn know whatwhat it is to be rich and famous! — ¡lo que es ser rico y famoso!
it was full of cream, jam, chocolate and I don't know what — estaba lleno de nata, mermelada, chocolate y no sé cuántas cosas más
you know what? I think he's drunk — creo que está borracho, ¿sabes?
to know what's what * saber cuántas son cinco * or what? *I know what, let's ring her up — se me ocurre una idea, vamos a llamarla por teléfono
do you want it or what? — ¿lo quieres o qué?
are you coming or what? — entonces ¿vienes o no?
I mean, is this sick, or what? — vamos, que es de verdadero mal gusto, ¿o no?
say what you like,... digas lo que digas,..., se diga lo que se diga,.... so what? * ¿y qué?is this luxury or what? — esto sí que es lujo, ¿eh?
so what if it does rain? — ¿y qué, si llueve?
(I'll) tell you what se me ocurre una idea, tengo una idea what aboutso what if he is gay? — ¿y qué (pasa) si es gay?, ¿y qué importa que sea gay?
what about me? — y yo ¿qué?
what about next week? — ¿qué te parece la semana que viene?
"your car..." - "what about it?" * — -tu coche... -¿qué pasa con mi coche?
what about going to the cinema? — ¿qué tal si vamos al cine?, ¿y si vamos al cine?
what about lunch, shall we go out? — ¿y para comer? ¿salimos fuera? or ¿qué tal si salimos fuera?
what for? (=why) ¿por qué?; (=to what purpose) ¿para qué?what about people who haven't got cars? — ¿y la gente que no tiene coche?
what are you doing that for? — ¿por or para qué haces eso?
what if...? ¿y si...?what's that button for? — ¿para qué es ese botón?
what if this doesn't work out? — ¿y si esto no funciona?
what ofwhat if he says no? — ¿y si dice que no?
but what of the political leaders? — pero, ¿y qué hay de los líderes políticos?
what's...what of it? * — y eso ¿qué importa?
what's it like? (asking for description) ¿cómo es?; (asking for evaluation) ¿qué tal es?what's surprising is that we hadn't heard of this before — lo sorprendente es que no nos habíamos enterado antes
what's their new house like? — ¿cómo es su nueva casa?
what's his first novel like? — ¿qué tal es su primera novela?
and what's more... y, además,... what's that? (asking about sth) ¿qué es eso?; (=what did you say?) ¿qué has dicho?what will the weather be like tomorrow? — ¿qué tal tiempo va a hacer mañana?
what's worsewhat's that to you? * — ¿eso qué tiene que ver contigo?, ¿a ti qué te importa? *
what withand what's worse... — y lo que es peor...
what with the stress and lack of sleep, I was in a terrible state — entre la tensión y la falta de sueño me encontraba fatal
2. ADJECTIVEwhat dress shall I wear? — ¿qué vestido me pongo?
what colour is it? — ¿de qué color es?
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she asked me what day she should come — me preguntó qué día tenía que venir•
he explained what ingredients are used — explicó qué ingredientes se usan•
what good would that do? — ¿de qué serviría eso?•
do you know what music they're going to play? — ¿sabes qué música van a tocar?•
did they tell you what time they'd be arriving? — ¿te dijeron a qué hora llegarían?2) (relative)Remember to put an accent on qué in exclamations as well as in direct and indirect questions:I gave him what money/coins I had — le di todo el dinero/todas las monedas que tenía
what a nuisance! — ¡qué lata!
what a fool I was! — ¡qué tonto fui!
what an ugly dog! — ¡qué perro más or tan feo!
what a lot of people! — ¡qué cantidad de gente!
what an excuse! — iro ¡buen pretexto!, ¡vaya excusa!
3.EXCLAMATION ¡qué!what! you sold it! — ¿qué? ¡lo has vendido!
what! you expect me to believe that! — ¿qué? ¿esperas que me crea eso?
what! he can't be a spy! — ¿qué? ¿cómo va a ser un espía?
you told him what? — ¿que le has dicho qué?
you what?"he's getting married" - "what!" — se casa - ¿cómo dices?
"I'm going to be an actress" - "you what?" * — -voy a hacerme actriz -¿cómo or qué dices?
I'm going to have a baby - you what? — -voy a tener un niño -¡¿que vas a tener un qué?!
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I [hwɑːt, wɒt]1) ( in questions) quéwhat's that? — ¿qué es eso?
what's the problem? — ¿cuál es el problema?
what is 28 divided by 12? — ¿cuánto es 28 dividido (por) 12?
what's `I don't understand' in Russian? — ¿cómo se dice `no entiendo' en ruso?
what do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?
what did you pay? — ¿cuánto pagaste?
what's the jacket made (out) of? — ¿de qué es la chaqueta?
I threw it away - you did what? — lo tiré a la basura - ¿qué?
what? — ( say that again) ¿cómo?, ¿qué?; ( expressing disbelief) ¿qué?, ¿que qué?
2) (in phrases)or what? — (colloq) ¿o qué?
are you stupid, or what? — ¿eres tonto o qué?
so what? — ¿y qué?
what about: but what about the children? y los niños ¿qué?; what about my work? - what about it? ¿y mi trabajo? - ¿y qué?; you know Julie's boyfriend? - yes, what about him? ¿conoces al novio de Julie? - sí ¿por qué?; what... for: what's this button for? ¿para qué es este botón?; what are you complaining for? ¿por qué te quejas?; to give somebody what for (colloq) darle* una buena a alguien (fam); what have you (colloq): she sells postcards and souvenirs and what have you vende postales, recuerdos y esas cosas or y demás; what if: what if she finds out? ¿y si se entera?; what... like: what's she like? ¿cómo es?; what does he look like? ¿cómo es físicamente?, ¿qué aspecto tiene?; what's his new film like? ¿qué tal es su nueva película?; what of: so we're not married: what of it? no estamos casados ¿y qué?; what's-her/-his/-its-name (colloq): go and ask what's-her-name next door ve y pregúntale a la de al lado ¿cómo se llama?; the what's-its-name o what-d' you call it is broken la cosa ésa está rota (fam), el chisme ése está roto (Esp, Méx fam); what with entre; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time — entre una cosa y otra, no he tenido tiempo
3)a) ( in indirect speech) qué(do) you know what? I'll ask him for a raise! — ¿sabes qué? or ¿sabes qué te digo? le voy a pedir aumento!
(I'll) tell you what,... — mira,...
b) ( relative use) lo queI don't know and, what's more, I don't care — no lo sé y lo que es más, no me importa
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1)a) ( in questions) quéwhat book are you reading? — ¿qué libro estás leyendo?
what color are the walls? — ¿de qué color son las paredes?
what more does he want? — ¿qué más quiere?
b) ( in indirect speech) quéshe didn't know what color to choose/what language they were speaking — no sabía qué color elegir/en qué idioma estaban hablando
c) (all of the, any)what few hotels there were were full — los pocos hoteles que había, estaban llenos
what little she owned she left to her son — lo poco que tenía, se lo dejó a su hijo
2) ( in exclamations) quéwhat a friend you've turned out to be! — (iro) valiente or vaya amigo has resultado ser tú!
what a lot of people! — cuánta gente!, qué cantidad de gente!
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(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) samme hvem/hva/hvorIadv. \/wɒt\/1) hva, hvor, hvilken, i hvilken grad• what does it matter?2) skal vi si, sånn, rundt, ca., ved• see you, what, about five3) (hverdagslig, gammeldags) ikke sant, eller hva• pretty bad song, what?ganske dårlig sang, eller hva?IIdeterm. \/wɒt\/ eller wot1) hvilke(n), hvilket• what country do you come from?• what are your reasons?• what colour is your house?• what size is he?• what day is it today?2) hva slags, hvilken type• what books do you read?• what answer is that?3) ( i utbrudd) for en, for et, hvilke(n), hvilket, så• what a fool!• what beautiful weather!• what an excuse!• what a pity!4) (all) den, (alt) det, (alle) de• you can wear what clothes you like!5) (hverdagslig, i relativsetninger) somIIIpron. \/wɒt\/ eller wot1) hva, hva som• what does it mean?• what's her name?• do you know what?2) hva (som), det (som), alt (hva)det denne byen trenger, er flere biler3) hvor, hvor mye, hvor mange, hvor høy• what age is he?• what money is there?• what salary do you get?• what time is it?4) ( i relativsetninger) hva, det, det som, noe som• but, what even you must see, he was lyingmen noe som du selv må innse, er at han løy• he told me what I knew already, that he was gayhan fortalte meg hva jeg visste fra før, at han var homse• what is interesting about this is...det som er interessant med dette, er...and\/or what have you ( hverdagslig) eller noe slikt, og jeg vet ikke hvaand what not ( hverdagslig) og jeg vet ikke hvabut what ( gammeldags) annet enn at, uten at, som ikkeor what? eller (hva)?• shall we go or what?skal vi gå, eller?so what? hva så?, og så?, hva gjør vel det?what? ( hverdagslig) hva?, hva sa du?, hva for noe? (hverdagslig, sist i setningen) eller hva?, ikke sant?• your late, what?du er sen, ikke sant?• you saw a what?• you did what?what about hva med• what about Kimberley?what-d'you-call-it ( hverdagslig) hva var det nå det het igjen, hva det nå heterwhat for av hvilken grunn, hvorfor• what did you do that for?• I shall give you what for!what ho! (spøkefullt, gammeldags) hallo!, hei du! hva står på?, hva skjer?what if hva om, tenk om, anta atwhat now? hva nå?what of it? hva så?, og så?, hva gjør vel det?what say ( hverdagslig) hva om, hva synes du om• what say we take a couple of days off?what's-her\/his-name hva var det nå hun\/han het igjen, hva hun\/han nå heter• why don't you invite what's-her-name to your party?what's-its-name hva var det nå det het igjen, hva det nå heterwhat's up? ( hverdagslig) hvordan går det?, står til?, hva skjer?what's what ( hverdagslig) hva som er hvawhat then? eller then what? hva gjør vi da?, og så?what though ( poetisk) hva gjør det omwhat with på grunn av• we can't go, what with the cats that must be fed and the garden that needs looking aftervi kan ikke dra på grunn av kattene som må ha mat og hagen som må passes på -
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excuse [εkskyz]1. feminine noun2. plural feminine noun* * *ɛkskyz1) ( justification) excuse ( à quelque chose for something)2) ( regret) apologyfaire or présenter des excuses à quelqu'un — to offer one's apologies to somebody
* * *ɛkskyz1. nf(= prétexte) excuseIl trouve toujours une bonne excuse pour ne pas faire la vaisselle. — He always finds a good excuse for not doing the washing-up.
mot d'excuse ÉDUCATION — note from one's parent(s) (to explain absence etc), note
Vous devez apporter un mot d'excuse signé par vos parents. — You have to bring a note from your parents.
2. excuses nfplapology sg apologies* * *excuse nf1 ( justification) excuse; ce n'est pas une excuse pour faire it's no excuse for doing; chercher une excuse/des excuses to look for an excuse/excuses; il trouve toujours de bonnes excuses pour ne pas venir he always manages to find an excuse for not coming; en guise or manière d'excuse by way of an excuse; avoir [qch] pour excuse to have [sth] as an excuse; trouver des excuses à qn to find excuses for sb; une excuse à qch an excuse for sth; sans excuse inexcusable;2 ( regret) apology; faire or présenter des excuses à qn to offer one's apologies to sb, to apologize to sb; attendre/exiger des excuses (de la part de qn) to expect/demand an apology from sb; se confondre en excuses to apologize profusely; faire un geste d'excuse to make an apologetic gesture; avoir un sourire d'excuse to smile apologetically, to give an apologetic smile; une lettre d'excuse a letter of apology; mille excuses I'm terribly sorry; faites excuse○ controv forgive me.excuse légale lawful excuse.[ɛkskyz] nom féminintrouver des excuses à quelqu'un to find excuses for ou to excuse somebodya. (humoristique) [regrets] I do apologize!b. [objection] excuse me!2. DROIT————————excuses nom féminin plurielfaire ou présenter ses excuses à quelqu'un to offer one's apologies ou to apologize to somebodyPrésenter ses excusesSorry, I didn't see you there. Pardon, je ne vous avais pas vuPardon me! ou Excuse me! (après avoir éternué, par exemple) Pardon ! ou Excusez-moi !Sorry to interrupt, but could someone show me the way out? Désolé de vous interrompre, mais est-ce que quelqu'un pourrait m'indiquer la sortie ?I'm sorry about ou for the confusion this morning. Je suis désolé pour le malentendu de ce matinI'm (terribly ou awfully) sorry if I offended you the other day. Si je t'ai vexé l'autre jour, je suis (vraiment) désoléI'm really sorry, but I can't come on Saturday. Je suis désolé, mais je ne peux pas venir samediPardon? What did you say? Pardon ? Vous disiez ?I apologize for my behaviour last night. Je m'excuse pour hier soirI'm afraid we're going to have to cancel dinner next week. J'ai bien peur que nous devions annuler le dîner de la semaine prochaineRépondre à des excusesThat's ou It's OK. Ce n'est pas graveDon't worry (about it), it doesn't matter. Ne t'en fais pas, ça ne fait rienLet's say no more about it. N'en parlons plusThere's no need to apologize. Ne vous excusez pasApology accepted. N'en parlons plus -
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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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A n1 ( reason) excuse f ; ( pretext) prétexte m (for à ; for doing pour faire ; to do pour faire) ; to make ou find an excuse trouver une excuse ; you're always making excuses! tu cherches toujours des prétextes! ; to be an excuse to do ou for doing être or servir de prétexte pour faire ; I have a good excuse for not doing it j'ai une bonne excuse pour ne pas le faire ; this gave me an excuse to leave early ceci m'a fourni un bon prétexte pour partir tôt ; so what's his excuse this time? alors c'est quoi son excuse, cette fois? ; is that the best excuse you can come up with? c'est tout ce que tu as trouvé comme excuse? ; any excuse for a day off work! toutes les excuses sont bonnes or tous les prétextes sont bons pour ne pas aller au travail! ; this is a poor excuse for a meal! c'est un piètre repas! ; he's a poor excuse for a man! c'est un homme minable! ;2 ( justification) excuse f ; there's no excuse for cheating rien n'excuse or ne justifie la tricherie ; there's no excuse for such behaviour ce genre de conduite est inexcusable ; that's no excuse ce n'est pas une excuse or une raison ; without excuse sans excuse, sans motif valable.B excuses npl to make one's excuses présenter ses excuses (to à) ; to make excuses to sb s'excuser auprès de qn.C vtr1 ( forgive) excuser [person, error, rudeness] ; to excuse sb for doing excuser qn d'avoir fait ; you could be excused for misinterpreting him vous êtes excusable de l'avoir mal compris ; if you'll excuse the expression pardonnez-moi l'expression ; excuse me! excusez-moi!, pardon! ; excuse me, is this the London train? excusez-moi, est-ce que c'est le train de Londres? ; excuse me for asking, but do you live here? excusez-moi, mais est-ce que vous habitez ici? ; you'll have to excuse me for not inviting you in vous voudrez bien m'excuser de ne pas vous inviter à entrer ; excuse me, but I think you're mistaken excusez-moi, mais je crois que vous faites erreur ; excuse me, but I did not get the sack ○ je regrette, mais je n'ai pas été viré ○ ; if you'll excuse me, I have work to do si vous voulez bien m'excuser, j'ai du travail à faire ; ‘would you like a drink?’-‘excuse me?’ US ‘vous voulez un verre?’-‘pardon?’ ; may I be excused? GB euph ( requesting permission from teacher) est-ce que je peux sortir?, est-ce que je peux aller aux toilettes? ;3 ( exempt) dispenser (from de ; from doing de faire) ; to be excused from games être dispensé des cours d'éducation physique.D v refl to excuse oneself (from table, gathering) s'excuser ; to excuse oneself for sth/for doing s'excuser de qch/d'avoir fait. -
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a. excuser• one can be excused for not understanding what she says il est excusable qu'on ne comprenne pas ce qu'elle dit• and now if you will excuse me, I... et maintenant, si vous voulez bien m'excuser, je...• excuse me for wondering if... permettez-moi de me demander si...• excuse me! excusez-moi !2. nounexcuse f• his success was a good excuse for a family party ce succès a fourni le prétexte à une fête de famille━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque excuse est un verbe, le s se prononce z: ɪksˈkju:z ; lorsque c'est un nom, il se prononce s: ɪksˈkju:s.* * *1. [ɪk'skjuːs]noun ( self-justification) excuse f; ( pretext) prétexte m ( for something à quelque chose; for doing pour faire; to do pour faire)to be an excuse to do ou for doing — servir de prétexte pour faire
2. [ɪk'skjuːz]that's no excuse — ce n'est pas une excuse or une raison
transitive verbexcuse me! — ( bumping into somebody) excusez-moi!, pardon!; (beginning an inquiry, making polite correction) excusez-moi; ( making angry correction) je regrette, mais; ( not hearing properly) pardon?
may I be excused? — GB euph est-ce que je peux aller aux toilettes?
2) ( justify) justifier [intervention, procedure]; excuser [person]3) ( exempt) dispenser ( from something de quelque chose; from doing de faire) -
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1. transitive verbexcuse oneself — (apologize) sich entschuldigen
excuse me — Entschuldigung; Verzeihung
excuse me[, what did you say]? — (Amer.) Verzeihung[, was haben Sie gesagt]?
excuse me if I don't get up — entschuldigen Sie, wenn ich nicht aufstehe
I can be excused for confusing them — es ist verzeihlich, dass ich sie verwechselt habe
2) (release) befreienexcuse somebody [from] something — jemanden von etwas befreien
3) (allow to leave) entschuldigenif you will excuse me — wenn Sie mich bitte entschuldigen wollen
2. nounmay I be excused? — (euphem.): (to go to the toilet) darf ich mal austreten?
Entschuldigung, diegive or offer an excuse for something — sich für etwas entschuldigen
there is no excuse for what I did — was ich getan habe, ist nicht zu entschuldigen
I'm not trying to make excuses, but... — das soll keine Entschuldigung sein, aber...
* * *1. [ik'skju:z] verb1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) entschuldigen2. [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.) die Entschuldigung- academic.ru/25553/excusable">excusable* * *ex·cuseI. vt[ɪkˈskju:z, ek-]1. (forgive)\excuse the mess in my room entschuldige bitte meine Unordnungplease \excuse me for arriving late entschuldigen Sie bitte mein Zuspätkommento \excuse sb's behaviour jds Verhalten rechtfertigento \excuse sb's lateness über jds Unpünktlichkeit hinwegsehen▪ to \excuse sb [for] sth jdm etw entschuldigenmany of the war criminals were \excused their crimes vielen Kriegsverbrechern wurden ihre Verbrechen nicht angerechnetmay I be \excused from cricket practice? dürfte ich dem Cricket-Training fernbleiben?2. (attract attention)\excuse me! entschuldigen Sie bitte!, Entschuldigung!; (beg pardon) [ich bitte vielmals um] Entschuldigungmy name is Dedijer — \excuse me? mein Name ist Dedijer — wie bitte?; (on leaving)[if you'll] \excuse me wenn Sie mich jetzt entschuldigen würdenmay I be \excused? dürfte ich mal auf die Toilette gehen?II. n[ɪkˈskju:s, ek-]please make my \excuses at Thursday's meeting entschuldige mich bitte bei der Sitzung am Donnerstagthere is no \excuse for their behaviour ihr Verhalten lässt sich nicht entschuldigenpoor \excuse schlechte Ausredeto look for an \excuse nach einer Ausrede suchento make an \excuse sich akk entschuldigenI make no \excuses for my views ich entschuldige meine Ansichten nichtto be always making \excuses sich akk immer herausredenit was a miserable \excuse for a meal das war ein jämmerliches Essen* * *[ɪk'skjuːz]1. vt1) (= seek to justify) action, person entschuldigensuch rudeness cannot be excused — so eine Unhöflichkeit ist nicht zu entschuldigen
to excuse oneself — sich entschuldigen (for sth für or wegen etw)
he excused himself for being late —
he excused himself by saying that his English wasn't very good — zu seiner Entschuldigung sagte er, er spreche nicht gut Englisch
2)(= pardon)
to excuse sb — jdm verzeihento excuse sb for having done sth — jdm verzeihen, dass er etw getan hat
well, I think I can be excused for believing him — nun, man kann es mir wohl nicht übel nehmen, dass ich ihm geglaubt habe
if you will excuse the expression — wenn Sie mir den Ausdruck gestatten
well, excuse me for asking! — entschuldige, dass ich gefragt habe!
3)(= set free from obligation)
to excuse sb from (doing) sth — jdn von einer Sache befreien, jdm etw erlassenhe is excused attendance — er muss nicht unbedingt anwesend sein; (pupil) er ist vom Schulbesuch befreit
and now if you will excuse me I have work to do — und nun entschuldigen Sie mich bitte, ich habe zu arbeiten
2. n[ɪks'kjuːs]1) (= justification) Entschuldigung fthey had no excuse for attacking him — sie hatten keinen Grund, ihn anzugreifen
to give sth as an excuse —
he gave two reasons as an excuse for his action — er gab zwei Gründe zur Entschuldigung für seine Tat an
to make excuses for sb/sth — jdn/etw entschuldigen
they made excuses for not having done anything about it — sie brachten Ausreden an, warum sie nichts dagegen unternommen hatten
I have a good excuse for not going —
it was raining – well, that's your excuse — es hat geregnet – das ist wohl deine Ausrede or Entschuldigung
excuses, excuses! — nichts als Ausreden!
you're full of excuses — du hast immer eine Ausrede
he's only making excuses — er sucht nur nach einer Ausrede
a good excuse for a party — ein guter Grund, eine Party zu feiern
3) pl (= apology) Entschuldigung f4)* * *A v/t [ıkˈskjuːz]a) entschuldigen Sie!, Verzeihung!,b) darf ich mal durch oder vorbei?,c) entschuldigen Sie mich!,d) (als Widerspruch) keineswegs!, aber erlauben Sie mal!;excuse me for being late, excuse my being late verzeihen Sie, dass ich zu spät komme oder mein Zuspätkommen;excuse my interrupting you entschuldigen Sie die Unterbrechung;excuse me for living umg entschuldigen Sie, dass es mich gibt!;please excuse my mistake bitte entschuldigen Sie meinen Irrtum;excuse o.s. sich entschuldigen oder rechtfertigen;may I be excused? SCHULE darf ich mal austreten?2. Nachsicht mit jemandem habenI cannot excuse his conduct ich kann sein Verhalten nicht gutheißenbe excused from attendance von der Teilnahme befreit sein oder werden;be excused from duty dienstfrei bekommen;I must be excused from doing this ich muss es leider ablehnen, dies zu tun;I beg to be excused ich bitte, mich zu entschuldigen;he begs to be excused er lässt sich entschuldigen5. jemandem etwas erlassenB s [ıkˈskjuːs]1. Entschuldigung f:in excuse of als oder zur Entschuldigung für;make my excuses to her entschuldige mich bei ihr2. Entschuldigungs-, Milderungsgrund m, Rechtfertigung f:there is no excuse for his conduct für sein Verhalten gibt es keine Entschuldigung oder Rechtfertigung;without (good) excuse unentschuldigtfor für):make excuses Ausflüchte machen4. fig umg dürftiger Ersatz:a poor excuse for a car eine armselige Kutsche* * *1. transitive verb1) (forgive, exonerate) entschuldigenexcuse oneself — (apologize) sich entschuldigen
excuse me — Entschuldigung; Verzeihung
excuse me[, what did you say]? — (Amer.) Verzeihung[, was haben Sie gesagt]?
excuse me if I don't get up — entschuldigen Sie, wenn ich nicht aufstehe
I can be excused for confusing them — es ist verzeihlich, dass ich sie verwechselt habe
2) (release) befreienexcuse somebody [from] something — jemanden von etwas befreien
3) (allow to leave) entschuldigen2. nounmay I be excused? — (euphem.): (to go to the toilet) darf ich mal austreten?
Entschuldigung, diegive or offer an excuse for something — sich für etwas entschuldigen
there is no excuse for what I did — was ich getan habe, ist nicht zu entschuldigen
I'm not trying to make excuses, but... — das soll keine Entschuldigung sein, aber...
* * *n.Ausflucht f.Ausrede -n f.Entschuldigung f. v.entschuldigen v. -
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1. ik'skju:z verb1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) perdonar, excusar2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) dispensar
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.) excusaexcuse1 n excusawhat's your excuse for being late? ¿qué excusa tienes por llegar tarde?excuse2 vb1. disculpar / perdonarwill you excuse me for a moment? ¿me disculpas un momento?2. dispensar / permitir faltarexcuse me! ¡oiga! / ¡perdón!1 (apology) disculpa2 (pretext) excusa■ his excuse for being late was that he had missed the train su excusa por llegar tarde fue que había perdido el tren1 perdonar, disculpar2 (justify) justificar3 (exempt) dispensar, eximir; (military) rebajar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLexcuse me (when interrupting) perdone 2 (when leaving) disculpe, con permiso 3 (to get somebody's attention) oiga, por favor 4 (to apologize) perdón, perdone 6 (asking for repetition) ¿cómo?, ¿perdón?to make one's excuses pedir disculpasmay I be excused? ¿puedo salir un momento?1) pardon: disculpar, perdonarexcuse me: con permiso, perdóneme, perdón2) exempt: eximir, disculpar3) justify: excusar, justificarexcuse [ɪk'skju:s, ɛk-] n1) justification: excusa f, justificación f2) pretext: pretexto m3)to make one's excuses to someone : pedirle disculpas a alguienn.• disculpa s.f.• excusa s.f.• pretexto s.m.v.• disculpar v.• disimular v.• dispensar v.• excusar v.• perdonar v.
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1. ɪk'skjuːz1)a) ( forgive) \<\<mistake/misconduct\>\> disculpar, perdonarexcuse my interrupting o excuse me for interrupting, but... — perdóneme la interrupción, pero..., perdone que le interrumpa, pero...
excuse me! — ( attracting attention) perdón!, perdone (usted)! (frml); ( apologizing) perdón, perdóneme (or perdóname etc)
excuse me, please — (con) permiso, ¿me permite, por favor?
b) ( justify) \<\<conduct/rudeness\>\> excusar, justificar*2) ( release from obligation) disculparplease may I be excused? — (used by schoolchildren) señorita (or profesor etc) ¿puedo ir al baño or (Esp) al servicio?
to excuse somebody (FROM) something — dispensar or eximir a alguien de algo
2.
v refla) ( on leaving) excusarseb) ( offer excuse) excusarse, disculparse
II ɪk'skjuːsa) ( justification) excusa fb) ( pretext) excusa f, pretexto mto make excuses — poner* excusas
c) excuses pl excusas fpl1.[ɪks'kjuːs]N (=justification) excusa f, disculpa f ; (=pretext) pretexto mon the excuse that... — con el pretexto de que...
what's your excuse this time? — ¿qué excusa or disculpa me das esta vez?
2. [ɪks'kjuːz]VT1) (=forgive) disculpar, perdonarexcuse me! — (asking a favour) por favor, perdón; (interrupting sb) perdóneme; (when passing) perdón, con permiso; (=sorry) ¡perdón!; (on leaving table) ¡con permiso!
excuse me? — (US) ¿perdone?, ¿mande? (Mex)
now, if you will excuse me... — con permiso...
may I be excused for a moment? — ¿puedo salir un momento?
2) (=justify) justificarto excuse o.s. (for sth/for doing sth) — pedir disculpas (por algo/por haber hecho algo)
3) (=exempt)to excuse sb (from sth/from doing sth) — dispensar or eximir a algn (de algo/de hacer algo)
to excuse o.s. (from sth/from doing sth) — dispensarse (de algo/de hacer algo)
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1. [ɪk'skjuːz]1)a) ( forgive) \<\<mistake/misconduct\>\> disculpar, perdonarexcuse my interrupting o excuse me for interrupting, but... — perdóneme la interrupción, pero..., perdone que le interrumpa, pero...
excuse me! — ( attracting attention) perdón!, perdone (usted)! (frml); ( apologizing) perdón, perdóneme (or perdóname etc)
excuse me, please — (con) permiso, ¿me permite, por favor?
b) ( justify) \<\<conduct/rudeness\>\> excusar, justificar*2) ( release from obligation) disculparplease may I be excused? — (used by schoolchildren) señorita (or profesor etc) ¿puedo ir al baño or (Esp) al servicio?
to excuse somebody (FROM) something — dispensar or eximir a alguien de algo
2.
v refla) ( on leaving) excusarseb) ( offer excuse) excusarse, disculparse
II [ɪk'skjuːs]a) ( justification) excusa fb) ( pretext) excusa f, pretexto mto make excuses — poner* excusas
c) excuses pl excusas fpl -
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1. ik'skju:z verb1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) unnskylde2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) frita; gi lov til å gå2. 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.) unnskyldning, påskudd, begrunnelse (for)unnskylde--------unnskyldningIsubst. \/ɪkˈskjuːs\/, \/ekˈskjuːs\/1) unnskyldning, forsvar, bortforklaring, påskudd, begrunnelse• what's his excuse?2) fritak (fra forpliktelse), (melding om) avbud• do you have a written excuse?3) ( hverdagslig) surrogat, erstatningbeyond excuse utilgiveligin excuse of for å unnskyldemake an excuse unnskylde segmake excuses komme med bortforklaringermake excuses for somebody forsvare noen, finne unnskyldninger for noen, unnskylde noenmake something an excuse bruke noe som et påskuddoffer an excuse unnskylde segIIverb \/ɪkˈskjuːz\/, \/ekˈskjuːz\/1) unnskylde2) gi fri, frita, la slippedu kan gå \/ du slipper å bli igjenask to be excused be om å få gå, be om å få gå fra bordetexcuse from frita fra, frita forexcuse me ( irritert utrop) unnskyld meg unnskyld, beklager, jeg ber om unnskyldningexcuse oneself for something unnskylde seg for noe, be om unnskyldning for noeexcuse oneself from something be om å få slippe noe, be seg fri fra noe, takke nei til noeplease, may I be excused? ( skolevesen) kan jeg gå på toalettet? -
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I [ɪk'skjuːs] nоправдание, объяснение, отговоркаThat is no excuse. — Это не может служить оправданием.
That is a poor/lame excuse. — Это неудачная отговорка/попытка оправдаться
- feeble excuse- ready-made excuse
- have an excuse for smth
- find excuse II [ɪk'skjuːs]1) извинять, прощатьNothing can excuse such neglect. — Ничто не может служить оправданием такой небрежности.
Excuse the interruption. — Простите, что я прервал вас.
- excuse smb- excuse smb for smth
- excuse smb for doing smth
- excuse me!2) освобождать- excuse smb from a lesson- excuse smb from doing smthHe excused himself and left the room. — Он извинился и вышел.
•USAGE:(1.) Русские Извините!, Простите! Соответствуют английским Excuse me, I'm sorry и Pardon?. Все три выражения используются тогда, когда что-то не расслышали и просят повторить то, что было сказано, или когда совершен какой-либо проступок, о котором сожалеют, и хотят извиниться: Sorry! (Excuse me!) What did you say? Простите, что Вы сказали?; Sorry (Excuse me), I didn't mean it. Простите, я не это хотел сказать. (2.) Только excuse me употребляется в тех случаях, когда о чем-либо просят или обращаются с вопросом: Excuse me, can you tell me the time? Простите, не скажете ли Вы сколько сейчас времени? (3.) Excuse me обычно употребляется в прямой речи, при непосредственном обращении к собеседнику. В косвенной речи русское "извиниться перед кем-либо" передается глаголом to apologize to smb (for smth) и реже to excuse oneself: I think you must apologize to him for having kept him waiting. Думаю, Вам надо перед ним извиниться за то, что Вы заставили его ждать. He excused himself and left the room Он извинился и вышел. (4.) See mind, v; USAGE (1.). (5.) See confuse, v -
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v 1. извинять, прощать: to excuse smb — прощать кого-либо; to excuse smb for smth — прощать кого-либо за что-либо; to excuse smb for doing smth, to excuse smb's doing smth — простить кому-либо какой-либо проступок; 2. извиняться: to excuse oneself (1). Русские Извините! Простите! соответствуют английским Excuse me и I'm sorry. Оба выражения используются тогда, когда что-то не расслышали и просят повторить то, что было сказано, или когда совершен какой-либо проступок, о котором сожалеют, и хотят извиниться:Sorry! (Excuse me!) What did you say? — Простите, что Вы сказали?
Sorry (Excuse me), I didn't mean it — Простите, я не это хотел сказать.
(2). Только excuse me употребляется в тех случаях, когда о чем-либо просят или обращаются с вопросом:Excuse me, can you tell me the time? — Простите, не скажете ли Вы сколько сейчас времени?
(3). Excuse me обычно употребляется в прямой речи, при непосредственном обращении к собеседнику. В косвенной речи русское извиниться перед кем-либо передается глаголом to apologize to smb (for smth) и реже to excuse oneself:I think you must apologize to him for having kept him waiting — Думаю, Вам надо перед ним извиниться за то, что Вы заставили его ждать.
He excused himself and left the room — Он извинился и вышел.
(4). See mind, v (1). (5). See confuse, v. -
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1. interrogative adjective1) (asking for selection) welch...what book did you choose? — welches Buch hast du ausgesucht?
what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?
I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt
what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?
2. exclamatory adjectivewhat more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?
1) (how great) was für3. relative adjectivewhat impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!
we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen
lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst
4. adverbI will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
1) (to what extent)2)what with... — wenn man an... denkt
5. interrogative pronounwhat with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?
what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?
what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch
and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]
what if...? — was ist, wenn...?
what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?
what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?
what do you say — or (Amer.)
what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?
[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf
[and] what then? — [na] und?
what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)
3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement6. relative pronounwhat is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
(that which) waswhat little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere
this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...
tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)
the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...
7. exclamatory pronounfor what it is — in seiner Art
* * *(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) gleichgültig wer, was, etc.* * *[(h)wɒt, AM (h)wʌt]I. pron\what happened after I left? was geschah, nachdem ich gegangen war?they asked me \what I needed to buy sie fragten mich, was ich kaufen müsse\what do you do? was machst du [beruflich]?\what's your address? wie lautet deine Adresse?\what's that called? wie heißt das?\what's your phone number? wie ist deine Telefonnummer?\what is your name? wie heißt du?\what are you looking for? wonach suchst du?\what on earth are you talking about? wovon redest du da bloß?\what in God's/heaven's name...? was um Gottes/Himmels willen...?\what in God's name did you think was likely to happen? was, um Gottes willen, hast du gedacht, würde passieren?\what's the matter [or \what's [up]]? was ist los?\what's [up] with Terry this week? was ist diese Woche mit Terry los?\what have we [or you] here? was haben wir denn da?\what have you here? is that a science project? was ist denn das? ist das ein wissenschaftliches Projekt?\what about sb/sth? ( fam) was ist mit jdm/etw?\what about Lila? — shall we invite her? was ist mit Lila? — sollen wir sie einladen?\what about taking a few days off? wie wäre es mit ein paar Tagen Urlaub?hey, \what about going to the movies? he, wie wär's mit Kino?you want a hammer and a screwdriver? \what for? du möchtest einen Hammer und einen Schraubenzieher? wofür?\what are these tools for? wofür ist dieses Werkzeug?\what is he keeping it secret for? warum hält er es geheim?I'll give you \what for if I catch you doing that again es setzt was, wenn ich dich noch einmal dabei erwische fam\what is sb/sth like? wie ist jd/etw?\what's the weather like? wie ist das Wetter?\what of it? was soll's?so not many people replied to the questionnaire — what of it, there were enough es haben also nicht viele Leute auf die Umfrage geantwortet — na und, es waren genug\what's on? was gibt's?hi everybody, \what's on here? hallo, alle miteinander, was gibt's?\what's it to you? was geht dich das an?\what if...? was ist, wenn...?\what if the train's late? was ist, wenn der Zug Verspätung hat?are you going to help me or \what? hilfst du mir nun oder was?she wouldn't tell me \what he said sie wollte mir nicht erzählen, was er gesagt hattethat's \what he said das hat er gesagtshe has no income but \what she gets from him sie hat kein Einkommen außer dem, was sie von ihm bekommtthat's \what he asked for das ist es, worum er gebeten hat\what's more... darüber hinaus..., und außerdem...the decorations were beautiful and \what's more, the children made them themselves die Dekoration war schön, und vor allem hatten die Kinder sie selbst gemachtfor a binder try soup, gravy, cream or \what have you zum Binden nehmen Sie Suppe, Soße, Sahne oder etwas Ähnlichesyou'll never guess \what — Laurie won first prize! du wirst es nie erraten — Laurie hat den ersten Preis gewonnen!I'll tell you \what ich will dir mal was sagenI'll tell you \what — we'll collect the parcel on our way to the station ( fam) weißt du was? wir holen das Paket auf dem Weg zum Bahnhof abdo \what you can but I don't think anything will help tu, was du kannst, aber glaub' nicht, dass etwas hilftit doesn't matter \what I say — they always criticize me ich kann sagen, was ich will — sie kritisieren mich immercome \what may komme, was wolle\what sb says goes was jd sagt, gilt\what's this I hear? you're leaving? was höre ich da? du gehst?while I was there I stayed with the President — you did what? als ich dort war, habe ich beim Präsidenten gewohnt — du hast was gemacht?... or \what!... oder was!is he smart or \what! ist er intelligent oder was!6.▶ \what's it called [or \what do you call it] wie heißt es gleichit looks like a \what's it called — a plunger? es sieht aus wie ein Dings, ein Tauchkolbenyou've been in a bad mood all day long — \what gives? du bist schon den ganzen Tag schlechter Laune — was ist los?I'll teach her \what's \what ich werde ihr beibringen, was Sache istyou have to ask the manager about that problem — he knows \what's \what du musst den Manager wegen dieses Problems fragen — er kennt sich aus▶ \what's his/her name [or ( fam)\what do you call him/her] [or (fam!)\what's his/her face] wie heißt er/sie gleich?I gave it to \what's her name — the new girl ich habe es dem neuen Mädchen — wie heißt es gleich [noch] — gegebenshe puts all her figurines and \what not in the glass case there sie stellt ihre Figuren und ähnliches Zeug in die Vitrine dort fam▶ \what say... wie wäre es, wenn...\what say we call a tea break? wie wäre es mit einer Pause?\what with the drought and the neglect, the garden is in a sad condition bei der Trockenheit und der Vernachlässigung ist der Garten in traurigem ZustandI'm very tired, \what with travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night ich bin sehr müde, wo ich doch gestern den ganzen Tag gefahren bin und schlecht geschlafen habe1. (which) welche(r, s)\what time is it? wie spät ist es?\what books did you buy? was für Bücher hast du gekauft?\what size shoes do you take? welche Schuhgröße haben Sie?\what sort of car do you drive? was für ein Auto fährst du?I don't know \what children she was talking about ich weiß nicht, von welchen Kindern sie sprachdo you know \what excuse he gave me? weißt du, welche Entschuldigung er mir gegeben hat?2. (of amount)use \what [little] brain you have and work out the answer for yourself! benutze dein [bisschen] Hirn und erarbeite dir die Antwort selbst! famshe took \what [sums of] money she could find sie nahm alles Geld, das sie finden konntehe had been robbed of \what little money he had man hat ihm das bisschen Geld geraubt, das er hatte3. (used for emphasis) was für\what a lovely view! was für ein herrlicher Ausblick!\what a fool she was wie dumm sie war\what fool I am! ich Idiot!\what a day! was für ein Tag!\what luck! was für ein Glück!\what nonsense [or rubbish]! was für ein Unsinn!\what a pity [or shame]! wie schade!1. (to what extent?) was\what do qualifications matter? was zählen schon Qualifikationen?\what do you care if I get myself run over? dir ist es doch egal, wenn ich mich überfahren lasse!\what does he care about the problems of teenagers? was kümmern ihn die Probleme von Teenagern?\what does it matter? was macht's? fam2. (indicating approximation) sagen wirsee you, \what, about four? bis um, sagen wir vier?pretty poor show, \what? ziemlich schlechte Show, nicht?IV. interj\what? I can't hear you was? ich höre dich nicht2. (showing surprise or disbelief) was\what! you left him there alone! was? du hast ihn da allein gelassen?* * *[wɒt]1. pron1) (interrog) waswhat is this called? — wie heißt das?, wie nennt man das?
what is it now?, what do you want now? — was ist denn?
what's that (you/he etc said)? — WAS hast du/hat er etc da gerade gesagt?, wie or was war das noch mal? (inf)
what for? — wozu?, wofür?, für was? (inf)
what's that tool for? —
what are you looking at me like that for? — warum or was (inf) siehst du mich denn so an?
what about...? —
well, what about it? are we going? — na, wie ists, gehen wir?
you know that restaurant? – what about it? — kennst du das Restaurant? – was ist damit?
what of or about it? — na und? (inf)
what if...? — was ist, wenn...?
what-d'you(-ma)-call-him/-her/-it (inf) — wie heißt er/sie/es gleich or schnell
2) (rel) washe knows what it is to suffer — er weiß, was leiden heißt or ist
that's exactly what I want/said — genau das möchte ich/habe ich gesagt
do you know what you are looking for? — weißt du, wonach du suchst?
what I'd like is a cup of tea — was ich jetzt gerne hätte, (das) wäre ein Tee
what with work and the new baby, life's been very hectic — die ganze Arbeit, das Baby ist da - es ist alles sehr hektisch
what with one thing and the other — und wie es sich dann so ergab/ergibt, wie das so ist or geht
and what's more — und außerdem, und noch dazu
and what have you (inf) — und was sonst noch (alles), und was weiß ich
See:→ academic.ru/81882/whatnot">whatnot3)(with vb +prep see also there)
what did he agree to? — wozu hat er zugestimmt?he agreed/objected to what we suggested — er stimmte unseren Vorschlägen zu/lehnte unsere Vorschläge ab, er lehnte ab, was wir vorschlugen
he didn't know what he was agreeing/objecting to — er wusste nicht, wozu er zustimmte/was er ablehnte
he didn't go into what he meant — er erläuterte nicht im Einzelnen, was er meinte
2. adj1) (interrog) welche(r, s), was für (ein/eine) (inf)what age is he? — wie alt ist er?
2) (rel) der/die/daswhat little I had — das wenige, das ich hatte
buy what food you like — kauf das Essen, das du willst
3)4) (in interj also iro) was für (ein/eine)what a man! — was für ein or welch ein (geh) Mann!
what luck! — welch(es) Glück, was für ein Glück, so ein Glück
what a fool I've been/I am! — ich Idiot!
3. interjwas; (dated = isn't it/he etc also) wieis he good-looking, or what? — sieht der aber gut aus! (inf)
* * *A int pr1. was, wie:what did he do? was hat er getan?;what’s for lunch? was gibt’s zum Mittagessen?you want a what? was willst du?what an idea! was für eine Idee!;what book? was für ein Buch?;what luck! welch ein Glück!;what men? was für Männer?4. wie viel:what’s two and three?B rel pr1. (das,) was, auch (der,) welcher:this is what we hoped for (gerade) das erhofften wir;he sent us what he had promised us er schickte uns (das), was er uns versprochen hatte oder das Versprochene;it is nothing compared to what happened then es ist nichts im Vergleich zu dem, was dann geschah;he is no longer what he was er ist nicht mehr der, der er war2. was (auch immer):say what you please sag, was du willst!there was no one but what was excited es gab niemanden, der nicht aufgeregt warC adj1. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es):I don’t know what decision you have taken ich weiß nicht, was für einen Entschluss du gefasst hast;he got what books he wanted er bekam alle Bücher, die er wollte2. alle, die;alles, was:what money I had was ich an Geld hatte, all mein Geld3. so viel oder so viele … wie:take what time and men you need! nimm dir so viel Zeit und so viele Leute, wie du brauchst!D adv1. was:what does it matter was macht das schon2. vor adj was für:what happy boys they are! was sind sie (doch) für glückliche Jungen!3. teils …, teils:what with …, what with … teils durch …, teils durch …not a day but what it rains kein Tag, an dem es nicht regnetE int1. was!, wie!2. (fragend, unhöflich) was?, wie?3. Br umg nicht wahr?:a nice fellow, what?what about Jack? was ist oder passiert mit Jack?, was machen wir mit Jack?;what for? wofür?, wozu?;and what have you umg und was nicht sonst noch alles;what if? und wenn nun?, (u.) was geschieht, wenn?;a) was sonst noch?,what (is the) news? was gibt es Neues?;(well,) what of it?, so what? na, wenn schon?, na und?;what though? was tut’s, wenn?;what with infolge, durch, in Anbetracht (gen);I know what ich weiß was, ich habe eine Idee;and I don’t know what (all) umg und was sonst noch;I’ll tell you whata) ich will dir (mal) was sagen,b) ich weiß was what do you think you are doing? was soll denn das?* * *1. interrogative adjective1) (asking for selection) welch...2) (asking for statement of amount) wieviel; with pl. n. wie vielewhat men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?
I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt
what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?
what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?
3) (asking for statement of kind) was für2. exclamatory adjectivewhat good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?
1) (how great) was fürwhat impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!
2) before adj. and n. (to what extent) was für3. relative adjectivewe can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen
lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst
4. adverbI will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
2)what with... — wenn man an... denkt
5. interrogative pronounwhat with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
1) (what thing) waswhat is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?
what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?
what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch
and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]
what if...? — was ist, wenn...?
what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?
what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?
what do you say — or (Amer.)
what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?
[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf
[and] what then? — [na] und?
what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)
3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement6. relative pronounwhat is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
(that which) wasdo what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage
what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere
this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...
tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)
7. exclamatory pronounthe weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...
* * *pron.das pron.was pron.welch pron. -
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\what happened after I left? was geschah, nachdem ich gegangen war?;they asked me \what I needed to buy sie fragten mich, was ich kaufen musste;\what do you do? was machst du?;\what's your address? wie lautet deine Adresse?;\what's that called? wie heißt das?;\what's your phone number? was hast du für eine Telefonnummer?;\what is your name? wie heißt du?;\what on earth are you talking about? worüber um alles in der Welt sprichst du?;\what in God's/heaven's name did you think was likely to happen? was in Gottes Namen glaubtest du, würde passieren?;\what's the matter [or \what's up] ? was ist los?;\what for? ( why) wofür?;you want a hammer and a screwdriver? \what for? du möchtest einen Hammer und einen Schraubenzieher? wofür?;\what are you talking to me like that for? warum sprichst du so mit mir?;\what is he keeping it secret for? warum hält er es geheim?;to give sb \what for ( fam);I'll give you \what for gleich setzt's was! ( fam)I'll give you \what for if I catch you doing that again es wird was setzen, wenn ich dich noch einmal dabei erwische;\what is sb/sth like? wie ist jd/etw?;\what's the weather like? wie ist das Wetter?;\what's on? (what's happening?) was gibt's?;hi everybody, \what's on here? hallo alle miteinander, was gibt's?;\what about Lalla? - shall we invite her? was ist mit Lalla? - sollen wir sie einladen?;\what about doing sth? ( used to make a suggestion) wie wäre es, etw zu tun?;\what about taking a few days off? wie wäre es mit ein paar Tagen Urlaub?;let's do something fun - hey, \what about going to the movies? lasst uns etwas Lustiges tun - hey, wie wär's mit Kino?;\what of it? was soll's?;\what's it to you? das geht dich nichts an;so I smoke, \what's it to you? und wenn ich rauche - was geht dich das an?;are you going to help me or \what? hilfst du mir nun oder was?;\what if...? was ist, wenn...?;\what if the train's late? was ist, wenn der Zug Verspätung hat?she wouldn't tell me \what he said sie erzählte mir nicht, was er gesagt hatte;I can't decide \what to do next ich kann mich nicht entschließen, was ich als nächstes tun soll;I'll take a look at \what you have finished ich werde mir anschauen, was du gemacht hast;\what we need is a commitment was wir brauchen,ist Engagement;\what's more... darüber hinaus..., und außerdem...;for a binder try soup, gravy, cream or \what have you zum Binden nehmen Sie Suppe, Soße, Sahne oder etwas Ähnlichesyou'll never guess \what - Laurie won first prize! du wirst es nie erraten - Laurie hat den ersten Platz gemacht!;I'll tell you \what - we'll collect the parcel on our way to the station ( fam) weißt du was? wir holen das Paket auf dem Weg zum Bahnhof abdo \what you can but I don't think anything will help tu, was du kannst, aber glaub' nicht, dass etwas hilft;it doesn't matter \what I say - they always criticize me ich kann sagen, was ich will - sie kritisieren mich immer;\what have we/you here? was haben wir denn da?;\what have you here? is that a science project? was ist denn das? ist das ein wissenschaftliches Projekt?;come \what may komme, was wolle;\what sb says goes was jd sagt, gilt;we don't like keeping this information secret, but \what the director says goes ich halte diese Information nicht gerne geheim, aber es gilt, was der Direktor sagt\what's this I hear? you're leaving? was höre ich da? du gehst?;... or \what!... oder was!;is he smart or \what! ist er intelligent oder was!PHRASES:\what's his/her name [or ( fam) \what do you call him/ her] [or (fam!) \what's his/her face] wie heißt er/sie gleich?;I gave it to \what's her name - the new girl ich gab es ihr, wie heißt sie gleich - das neue Mädchen;\what's it called [or \what do you call it] wie heißt es gleich;it looks like a \what's it called - a plunger? es sieht aus wie ein Dings, ein Tauchkolben;\what gives? ( fam) was ist los?;you've been in a bad mood all day long - \what gives? du bist schon den ganzen Tag schlechter Laune - was ist los?;to have \what it takes ( fam) ausgesprochen fähig sein;\what is \what was Sache ist;I'll teach her \what's \what ich werde ihr beibringen, was Sache ist;you have to ask the manager about that problem - he knows \what's \what du musst den Manager wegen dieses Problems fragen - er kennt sich aus;\what say... wie wäre es, wenn...;\what say we call a tea break? wie wäre es mit einer Pause?;\what with... [and all] ( fam) bei all dem/der...;\what with the drought and the neglect, the garden is in a sad condition bei der Trockenheit und der Vernachlässigung ist der Garten in traurigem Zustand;I'm very tired, \what with travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night ich bin sehr müde; ich bin gestern den ganzen Tag gefahren und habe schlecht geschlafen;she puts all her figurines and \what not in the glass case there sie stellt ihre Figuren und ähnliches Zeug in die Vitrine dort adj1) ( which) welche(r, s);\what time is it? wie viel Uhr ist es?;\what books did you buy? welche Bücher hast du gekauft?;\what size do you take? welche Schuhgröße haben Sie?;\what sort of car do you drive? was für ein Auto fährst du?;she didn't know \what cigarettes to buy sie wusste nicht, welche Zigaretten sie kaufen sollte;do you know \what excuse he gave me? weißt du, welche Entschuldigung er mir gegeben hat?2) ( of amount)use \what [little] brain you have and work out the answer for yourself! benutze dein [bisschen] Hirn und erarbeite dir die Antwort selbst! ( fam)she took \what [sums of] money she could find sie nahm alles Geld, das sie finden konnte;he had been robbed of \what little money he had man hat ihm das bisschen Geld geraubt, das er hatte3) ( used for emphasis) was für;\what a lovely view! was für ein herrlicher Ausblick!;\what a fool she was wie dumm sie war;\what a day! was für ein Tag!;\what luck! was für ein Glück!;1) (to what extent?) was;\what do qualifications matter? was nutzen Qualifikationen schon?;\what do you care if I get myself run over? dir ist es doch egal, wenn ich mich überfahren lasse!;\what does he care about the problems of teenagers? was kümmern ihn die Probleme der Teenager?;\what does it matter? was macht's? ( fam)2) ( indicating approximation) sagen wir;see you, \what, about four? bis um, sagen wir vier?pretty poor show, \what? ziemlich schlechte Show, nicht? interj\what? I can't hear you was? ich höre dich nicht2) ( showing surprise or disbelief) was;\what! you left him there alone! was? du hast ihn da allein gelassen? -
14 excuse my French
expr infmlWhat she needs is a good kick in the butt, if you'll excuse my French — Она нарывается на то, чтобы ей дали пинка под жопу. Извините, чуть не выразился
I dropped a fucking hammer on my fucking toe, if you'll excuse my French — Я уронил долбаный молоток на палец, блин. Извините, вырвалось
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15 What excuse can I give for ...
Общая лексика: Как я объясню, зачем..., под каким предлогом я...Универсальный англо-русский словарь > What excuse can I give for ...
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16 what a frail excuse!
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17 excusa
f.1 excuse (pretexto, motivo).2 apology.presentó sus excusas he apologizedpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: excusar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: excusar.* * *1 (pretexto) excuse2 (disculpa) excuse, apology\dar excusas to make excusesofrecer sus excusas / presentar sus excusas to apologize* * *noun f.* * *SF excusepresentar sus excusas — to make one's excuses, excuse o.s.
* * *a) ( pretexto) excusepresentó sus excusas — (frml) he made his apologies
* * *= excuse, apology, false pretence, pretence [pretense, -USA].Ex. The excuse for this is to allow a clerk to easily make a title entry for it.Ex. I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.Ex. Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.----* con la excusa de = in the name of, under the mantle of, under the flag of, under the guise of, in the guise of.* dar una excusa = give + excuse.* excusa justificada = justified excuse.* excusa muy pobre = lame excuse.* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.* excusas = alibi.* sin excusa justificada = unexcused.* * *a) ( pretexto) excusepresentó sus excusas — (frml) he made his apologies
* * *= excuse, apology, false pretence, pretence [pretense, -USA].Ex: The excuse for this is to allow a clerk to easily make a title entry for it.
Ex: I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.* con la excusa de = in the name of, under the mantle of, under the flag of, under the guise of, in the guise of.* dar una excusa = give + excuse.* excusa justificada = justified excuse.* excusa muy pobre = lame excuse.* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.* excusas = alibi.* sin excusa justificada = unexcused.* * *1 (pretexto) excuseme inventé una excusa para no ir I made up an excuse not to gopresentó sus excusas ( frml); he made his apologies* * *
Del verbo excusar: ( conjugate excusar)
excusa es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
excusa
excusar
excusa sustantivo femenino
b)
excusar ( conjugate excusar) verbo transitivo
b) ( eximir) excusa a algn de algo/hacer algo to excuse sb (from) sth/doing sth
excusarse verbo pronominal (frml)
excusa sustantivo femenino (pretexto) excuse: a ver con qué excusa viene esta vez, let's see what his excuse is this time
(disculpa) apology: eso no tiene excusa, there's no excuse for that
le presento mis excusas por llegar tan tarde, I apologize for arriving so late
excusar verbo transitivo (disculpar) to excuse
' excusa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acogerse
- desmontar
- historiada
- historiado
- inventar
- pero
- plausible
- socorrida
- socorrido
- admisible
- amañar
- burdo
- cuento
- débil
- tonto
- tragar
- verosímil
English:
apology
- cast-iron
- concoct
- excuse
- familiar
- flimsy
- lame
- paltry
- plead
- pretence
- pretense
- pretext
- serve up
- square
- water
- other
- pathetic
* * *excusa nf1. [pretexto, motivo] excuse;eso no es excusa para que se peleen that's no excuse for them to start fighting;que mintieras a tu hermano no tiene excusa there's no excuse for you lying to your brother;no busques más excusas don't keep trying to find excuses;¡nada de excusas! no excuses!2. [petición de perdón] apology;presentó sus excusas [en persona] he apologized;[a distancia] he sent his apologies* * *f1 excuse2:excusas pl apologies* * *excusa nf1) pretexto: excuse2) disculpa: apology* * *excusa n excuse -
18 excusa
Del verbo excusar: ( conjugate excusar) \ \
excusa es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: excusa excusar
excusa sustantivo femeninob)
excusar ( conjugate excusar) verbo transitivob) ( eximir) excusa a algn de algo/hacer algo to excuse sb (from) sth/doing sthexcusarse verbo pronominal (frml)
excusa sustantivo femenino (pretexto) excuse: a ver con qué excusa viene esta vez, let's see what his excuse is this time (disculpa) apology: eso no tiene excusa, there's no excuse for that
le presento mis excusas por llegar tan tarde, I apologize for arriving so late
excusar verbo transitivo (disculpar) to excuse ' excusa' also found in these entries: Spanish: acogerse - desmontar - historiada - historiado - inventar - pero - plausible - socorrida - socorrido - admisible - amañar - burdo - cuento - débil - tonto - tragar - verosímil English: apology - cast-iron - concoct - excuse - familiar - flimsy - lame - paltry - plead - pretence - pretense - pretext - serve up - square - water - other - pathetic -
19 billig
I Adj.1. cheap, inexpensive; Preis: low, cheap; ein billiger Kauf a bargain; das Hotel ist nicht ganz billig (ziemlich teuer) the hotel is pretty expensive2. fig. cheap, shabby; Ausrede: lame; auch Rat: poor; billiger Trost small consolation, cold comfortII Adv. herstellen etc.: cheaply; etw. billig bekommen / verkaufen get / sell s.th. cheap(ly) ( oder at a low price); etw. ( ganz) auf billig machen do s.th.on the cheap; billig wegkommen get off cheaply (fig. lightly); billig abzugeben Überschrift: cheap sale, bargains; Schallplatten billig abzugeben cheap ( oder bargain) records* * *at a low price (Adv.);* * *bịl|lig ['bIlɪç]adjetw für billiges Geld kaufen — to buy sth cheap
billig davonkommen (inf) — to get off lightly
See:→ recht* * *1) cheaply2) (low in price: Eggs are cheap just now.) cheap* * *bil·lig[ˈbɪlɪç]I. adj1. (preisgünstig) cheap, inexpensiveein \billiger Preis a low priceein \billiger Kauf a bargain, a good buyes jdm \billiger machen to reduce sth for sbich mache es Ihnen 20 % \billiger! I'll reduce it by 20% for younicht ganz [o gerade] \billig sein to be not exactly cheapetw für \billiges Geld kaufen to buy sth cheapverschone mich mit diesem \billigen Kram! spare me this cheap junk!welche \billige Ausrede haben Sie diesmal? what feeble excuse have you got this time?ein \billiger Trick a cheap trickein \billiger Trost cold comfortnach \billigem Ermessen as appears just [or fair], in one's fair judgementII. adv cheaply\billig abzugeben going cheap fam„gut erhaltene Ledergarnitur \billig abzugeben“ “leather suite in good condition at a knock-down price”\billig einkaufen to shop cheaply* * *1.1) cheap2.adverbial cheaplybillig abzugeben — (in Anzeigen) for sale cheap
* * *A. adj1. cheap, inexpensive; Preis: low, cheap;ein billiger Kauf a bargain;das Hotel ist nicht ganz billig (ziemlich teuer) the hotel is pretty expensivebilliger Trost small consolation, cold comfortB. adv herstellen etc: cheaply;etwas billig bekommen/verkaufen get/sell sth cheap(ly) ( oder at a low price);etwas (ganz) auf billig machen do sthon the cheap;billig wegkommen get off cheaply (fig lightly);billig abzugeben Überschrift: cheap sale, bargains;Schallplatten billig abzugeben cheap ( oder bargain) records* * *1.1) cheap2.adverbial cheaplybillig abzugeben — (in Anzeigen) for sale cheap
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20 gap
1. (Persian) saying, talk, words, expression; matter, subject; phrase, clause. gapga aylantir to talk into s.t. gapni aylantir to beat around the bush; to confuse the issue. unga gap bakor kelmaydi or unga gap kor/u hech kimga gap bermaydi He never gives anyone a chance to talk; He never listens to anyone. gap bilan kunni kech qil to spend the whole day talking. gap bilgancha ish bil Better to know how to do s.t. than just talk. gapni bir yerga/gap bir joydan chiqdi Everyone was agreed. gap bitta that’s final. gapga bichgan/onasi gapga tuqqan to be a born talker. gap bo’l to interrupt. bir gap bo’lar Something will happen (to solve the predicament). gap vaqt yo’qligida emas the point isn’t that there is no time. gap gapir to give a speech, to talk. gapni gapir uqqanga speak to whoever may heed. gapni ikki qil to contradict, to disobey, not to heed. gapini yo’qotib qo’y to lose track of what one is saying. gap kelganda otangni ayama When it comes time to speak, spare no one, even your father. gapga kir to come around, to listen to reason; to begin speaking. gap kovla to stir up old problems. gapga ko’n to listen, to consent. gap ko’p, ko’mir oz Talk is cheap. gap(ini) ol to learn s.o.’s thoughts or intentions. gap ola chiqdi Things fell apart; The matter ended in discord. gap ot /gap och to begin speaking; to bring up. gapini og’zidan ol /gapi og’zida qol to stop short, to be left speechless. gapning ochig’i actually, truth be known. gapning po’st kallasi the truth of the matter (s. gapga sol to bring around, convince. gap sot to gossip, to chatter idly. gapning tagiga yet to get to the root of the matter. gapning tagida gap bor there’s a reason for everything. gap tamom, vassalom end of story, that’s it. gap tegiz /gapida tur to stick to one’s word. gapga tut to buttonhole. gapga tush to (begin to) speak. gapga tushunadigan odam someone who understands what others want; someone easy to get along with. gapdan to’xta to stop talking. gap to’qi /gap shu yerda qolsin Don’t let word of this get out. gap chayna to harp upon. gap chaqishtir /gapdan chiq to disobey, to cross. u mening gapimdan chiqmaydi He never disobeys me. gapdan gap chiqib/gap chuvi to busy o.s. with gossip. gapni cho’z to talk on and on. gap Eshit to get yelled at, to get bawled out. unga sizning gapingiz o’tadi He listens to what you say. gapini o’tkaz to get one’s way. gap o’g’irla /gap qaytar to talk back. uning gapiga qaraganda according to what he says. gap qil to make gossip, to make up rumors. gap qistir to interject. gapni qisqa qil to come to the point, not to waste time talking. gapni gapga qovushtirmaslik to let no one get a word in edgewise. bir gapdan qol to lose (contest). katta gap big deal, big accomplishment. nima gap? What’s up?; What’s the matter? shu ham gap ekanmi? Big deal!, So what?, What an excuse! hamma gap shunda that’s the whole problem. hech gap yo’q Nothing’s going on.; Nothing has happened 2. regular gathering held by a group of friends. gap ber to host such a gathering. gap gashtak partying and merrymaking. gap ye to spend much time attending such gatherings
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