excusar

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excusar
transitive verb
1to excuse (disculpar a); to apologize for (disculparse por)
2to avoid (evitar) (peninsular Spanish)
  • excuso decir que… -> there's no need for me to say that…
excusarse
pronomial verb
1to apologize, to excuse oneself

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excusar [ex-coo-sar']
article & verb transitive
1To excuse (disculpar), to extenuate by apology, to exculpate, to color, to palliate.
2To exempt from taxes.
3To obstruct, to hinder, to prevent.
  • Excusamos decirle que ->
4To shun, to avoid.
verb reflexive
5To decline or reject a request, to apologize.
  • Escusarse de haber hecho algo -> to apologize for having done something
., we don't have to tell you that...

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excusar
verbo:transitivo
1 (disculpar) to excuse
excúsame con los otros apologize to the others for me
2 (evitar) [+disgustos] to avoid; prevent
así excusamos disgustos this way we avoid difficulties; podemos excusar lo otro we can forget about the rest of it; we don't have to bother with the rest; excusamos decirle que ... we don't have to tell you that ...; por eso excuso escribirte más largo so I can save myself the trouble of writing at greater length
3 (eximir) to exempt;de from
verbo:pronominal
excusarse (disculparse) to apologize;con to
excusarse de haber hecho algo to apologize for having done sth

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Verb Conjugation for "excusar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo excuso excusé excusaba excusaré excuse
Tú excusas excusaste excusabas excusarás excuses
Ella/Él/Usted excusa excusó excusaba excusará excuse
Nosotros excusamos excusamos excusábamos excusaremos excusemos
Vosotros excusáis excusasteis excusabais excusaréis excuséis
Ellos/Ustedes excusan excusaron excusaban excusarán excusen
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