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)
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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
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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 verb1to 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...
excusar
verbo:transitivo
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
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Verb Conjugation for "excusar"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me excuso | me excusé | me excusaba | me excusaré | me excuse |
| Tú | 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 |
