excusar

to excuse

excusar(ehks-koo-sahr)

transitive verb

1. (to justify)

a. to excuse

Laura excusó el comportamiento de su hermano argumentando que estaba muy estresado.

Laura excused her brother's behavior by saying that he was under too much stress.

2. (to make apology for)

a. to apologize for

Excuso las acciones de mi esposo. Está muy alterado desde que se enteró de la muerte de su madre.

I apologize for my husband's actions. He has been very upset since he found out about his mother's death.

3.

(formal)

(to prevent)

(Spain)

a. to avoid

Con mi novio hablo de todo, pero excuso hablar de relaciones anteriores.

I talk about everything with my boyfriend, but I avoid talking about previous relationships.

4. (to release from an obligation)

a. to exempt from

Me excusaron de asistir a la reunión porque mi padre se puso enfermo.

I was exempted from attending the meeting because my father became ill.

excusarse

pronominal verb

5. (to excuse oneself)

a. to apologize

El alumno se excusó con el profesor por su mal comportamiento en clase.

The student apologized to the teacher for his bad behavior in class.

excusar

transitive verb

1. (disculpar a)

a. to excuse

2. (disculparse por)

a. to apologize for

3. (evitar)

(Spain)

a. to avoid

excuso decir que…there's no need for me to say that…

pronominal verb

4. (general)

a. to apologize, to excuse oneself

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excusar

transitive verb

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

pronominal verb

excusarse (disculparse) to apologize;con to

excusarse de haber hecho algo to apologize for having done sth