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"excuse" is the third person singular imperative of the verb excusar. View conjugation.

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

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

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...

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

Verb Conjugation for "excusar"

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

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