excuse

la excusa

noun

excuse
sustantivo [ɪksˈkjuːs]
1excusa (f)
  • to make an excuse, to make excuses -> disculparse, excusarse
  • a poor excuse for a car -> una porquería de coche
verbo transitivo [ɪksˈkjuːz]
2disculpar, excusar (forgive)
  • excuse me! -> ¡perdón!, ¡oiga (por favor)!; (to attract attention) ¿me permite? (when trying to get past)
  • excuse me? -> ¿cómo? (what did you say?)
3eximir (exempt)(from de)
también:
  • to excuse oneself -> disculparse, excusarse (give excuse)

excuse [iks-kius]
1Excusar, disculpar, dar excusa
sustantivo
2Eximir, libertar, exentar, dispensar (exempt, free).
3Perdonar, no exigir, remitir, tolerar (allow, bear).
4Justificar, vindicar (justify).
  • Excuse me -> con permiso, excuse, f
  • To make excuses for somebody -> presentar excusas de alguien
  • There is no excuse for this -> esto no tiene disculpa
va. Excusa, disculpa, justificación (justification); pretexto (no sincere).
sustantivo
1Excusa, disculpa, justificación (justification); pretexto (no sincere). (f)
  • To make excuses for somebody -> presentar excusas de alguien
  • There is no excuse for this -> esto no tiene disculpa

excuse
[ɪksˈkjuːs]
noun
(justification) excusa; (f) disculpa; (f) (pretext) pretexto; (m)
there's no excuse for this esto no admite disculpa; it's only an excuse es un pretexto nada más; on the excuse that ... con el pretexto de que ...; to make excuses for sb presentar disculpas por algn; he's only making excuses está buscando pretextos; he made his excuses and left presentó sus excusas y se marchó; he gives poverty as his excuse alega su pobreza; what's your excuse this time? ¿qué excusa disculpa me das esta vez?;or
[ɪksˈkjuːz]
verb:transitive
1 (forgive) disculpar; perdonar
to excuse sb sth perdonar algo a algn; excuse 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?; (Méx) now, if you will excuse me ... con permiso ...; if you will excuse me I must go con permiso de ustedes tengo que marcharme; may I be excused for a moment? ¿puedo salir un momento?
2 (justify) justificar
that does not excuse his conduct eso no justifica su conducta; to 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 eximir a algn (de algo/de hacer algo);or to excuse o.s. (from sth/from doing sth) dispensarse (de algo/de hacer algo); after ten minutes he excused himself después de diez minutos pidió permiso y se fue; to ask to be excused pedir permiso; I must ask to be excused this time esta vez les ruego que me dispensen disculpen;or

Verb Conjugation for "excuse"

Imperative
  • excuse
  • you excuse
  • he/she excuses
  • we excuse
  • you excuse
  • they excuse
Preterite
  • I excused
  • you excused
  • he/she excused
  • we excused
  • you excused
  • they excused
Present Continuous
  • I am excusing
  • you are excusing
  • he/she is excusing
  • we are excusing
  • you are excusing
  • they are excusing
Present Perfect
  • I have excused
  • you have excused
  • he/she has excused
  • we have excused
  • you have excused
  • they have excused
Past Continuous
  • I was excusing
  • you were excusing
  • he/she was excusing
  • we were excusing
  • you were excusing
  • they were excusing
Past Perfect
  • I had excused
  • you had excused
  • he/she had excused
  • we had excused
  • you had excused
  • they had excused
Future
  • I will excuse
  • you will excuse
  • he/she will excuse
  • we will excuse
  • you will excuse
  • they will excuse
Future Perfect
  • I will have excused
  • you will have excused
  • he/she will have excused
  • we will have excused
  • you will have excused
  • they will have excused
Future Continuous
  • I will be excusing
  • you will be excusing
  • he/she will be excusing
  • we will be excusing
  • you will be excusing
  • they will be excusing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been excusing
  • you have been excusing
  • he/she has been excusing
  • we have been excusing
  • you have been excusing
  • they have been excusing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been excusing
  • you will have been excusing
  • he/she will have been excusing
  • we will have been excusing
  • you will have been excusing
  • they will have been excusing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been excusing
  • you had been excusing
  • he/she had been excusing
  • we had been excusing
  • you had been excusing
  • they had been excusing