excuse nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di excuse nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.excuse SOST [ingl brit ɪkˈskjuːs, ɛkˈskjuːs, ingl am ɪkˈskjus]

1. excuse:

excuse (reason)

excuse f

excuse (pretext)

prétexte m (for à, for doing pour faire, to do pour faire)

to make or find an excuse

trouver une excuse

you're always making excuses!

tu cherches toujours des prétextes!

to be an excuse to do or for doing

être un or servir de prétexte pour faire

I have a good excuse for not doing it

j'ai une bonne excuse pour ne pas le faire

this gave me an excuse to leave early

ceci m'a fourni un bon prétexte pour partir tôt

so what's his excuse this time?

alors c'est quoi son excuse, cette fois?

is that the best excuse you can come up with?

c'est tout ce que tu as trouvé comme excuse?

any excuse for a day off work!

toutes les excuses sont bonnes or tous les prétextes sont bons pour ne pas aller au travail!

this is a poor excuse for a meal!

c'est un piètre repas!

he's a poor excuse for a man!

c'est un homme minable!

2. excuse (justification):

excuse

excuse f

there's no excuse for cheating

rien n'excuse or ne justifie la tricherie

there's no excuse for such behaviour

ce genre de conduite est inexcusable

that's no excuse

ce n'est pas une excuse or une raison

without excuse

sans excuse, sans motif valable

II.excuses SOST

excuses sost pl:

to make one's excuses

présenter ses excuses (to à)

to make excuses to sb

s'excuser auprès de qn

III.excuse VB vb trans [ingl brit ɪkˈskjuːz, ɛkˈskjuːz, ingl am ɪkˈskjuz]

1. excuse (forgive):

excuse person, error, rudeness

excuser

to excuse sb for doing

excuser qn d'avoir fait

you could be excused for misinterpreting him

vous êtes excusable de l'avoir mal compris

if you'll excuse the expression

pardonnez-moi l'expression

excuse me!

excusez-moi!, pardon!

excuse me, is this the London train?

excusez-moi, est-ce que c'est le train de Londres?

excuse me for asking, but do you live here?

excusez-moi, mais est-ce que vous habitez ici?

you'll have to excuse me for not inviting you in

vous voudrez bien m'excuser de ne pas vous inviter à entrer

excuse me, but I think you're mistaken

excusez-moi, mais je crois que vous faites erreur

excuse me, but I did not get the sack colloq

je regrette, mais je n'ai pas été viré colloq

if you'll excuse me, I have work to do

si vous voulez bien m'excuser, j'ai du travail à faire

‘would you like a drink?’—‘excuse me?’ ingl am

‘vous voulez un verre?’—‘pardon?’

may I be excused? ingl brit (requesting permission from teacher) eufem

est-ce que je peux sortir?, est-ce que je peux aller aux toilettes?

2. excuse (justify):

excuse action, measure

justifier

excuse person

excuser, trouver des excuses à

3. excuse (exempt):

excuse

dispenser (from de, from doing de faire)

to be excused from games

être dispensé des cours d'éducation physique

IV.to excuse onself VB vb rifl

to excuse onself vb rifl [ɪkˈskjuːz, ɛkˈskjuːz] [ɪkˈskjuz] (from table, gathering):

to excuse onself

s'excuser

to excuse oneself for sth/for doing

s'excuser de qc/d'avoir fait

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paltry excuse

piètre

cook up excuse, story

inventer

cook up excuse, story

mijoter colloq

dream up plan, excuse, idea, theory

concevoir, inventer

feeble argument, excuse

peu convaincant

jerk out reply, excuse, apology

bafouiller

wheel out excuse, statistics

ressortir

Traduzioni di excuse nel dizionario francese»inglese

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tu es inexcusable

there's no excuse for it!

prétexte

excuse, pretext

un bon/mauvais prétexte

a good/poor excuse (pour faire for doing)

c'est un prétexte pour s'esquiver

it's just an excuse for getting away

il a saisi le premier prétexte venu pour refuser

he gave the first excuse that came into his head to refuse

être le prétexte de qc

to be used as an excuse for sth

tout est prétexte à sortir

any excuse will do to go out

donner qc comme prétexte , prendre prétexte de qc

to use sth as a pretext ou an excuse (pour faire to do, for doing)

donner à qn un prétexte , servir de prétexte à qn

to give sb an excuse (pour faire to do, for doing)

servir de prétexte à qc

to be an excuse for sth

alibi

excuse

il a invoqué l'alibi d'une importante réunion de travail

he gave an important business meeting as his excuse

servir d'alibi

to do as an excuse

excuse nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di excuse nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.excuse [ɪkˈskju:z] VB vb trans

1. excuse (justify):

excuse

excuser

to excuse sb's lateness

excuser le retard de qn

that does not excuse her lying

ça n'excuse pas ses mensonges

2. excuse (allow not to attend):

he was excused (from) sport

il a été dispensé de sport

that does not excuse her from paying her taxes

ça ne la dispense pas de payer ses impôts

locuzioni:

excuse me calling for attention, apologizing

excuse(z)-moi

excuse me please repeat

pardon

excuse me indignantly

je m'excuse

II.excuse [ɪkˈskju:z] SOST

excuse

excuse f

poor excuse

mauvaise excuse

it's an excuse for missing work

c'est une excuse pour s'absenter du travail

there's no excuse for it

c'est inexcusable

an excuse for a film/teacher scherz, iron

un semblant de film/de prof

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lameness of excuse

faiblesse f

shabby excuse

minable

feeble excuse

faible

ready-made excuse

tout(e) fait(e)

flimsy excuse

faible

Traduzioni di excuse nel dizionario francese»inglese

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alibi

excuse

excuse toute trouvée

ready-made excuse

prétexte (excuse)

excuse

mauvais prétexte

lame excuse

sous prétexte de manque de temps, elle est ...

using lack of time as an excuse, she is ...

excuse

excuse

la belle excuse!

that's a fine excuse!

excuse Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

to be ready with an excuse

avoir une excuse toute prête

that does not excuse her lying

ça n'excuse pas ses mensonges

excuse me calling for attention, apologizing

excuse(z)-moi

it's an excuse for missing work

c'est une excuse pour s'absenter du travail

an excuse for a film/teacher scherz, iron

un semblant de film/de prof

to be a poor excuse for sth

être une mauvaise excuse pour qc

there is no possible excuse for this

il n'y a aucune excuse pour ça

ignorance of the law is no excuse

nul n'est censé ignorer la loi

to think up a quick excuse

improviser une excuse

he uses that as an excuse

cela lui sert de prétexte

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

There is no excuse for infringing on the rights of the individual on the pretext that you are defending the freedom of the state.

en.wikipedia.org

As the officers intended, this gives them the excuse to frisk him.

en.wikipedia.org

Then again, maybe you're just like everyone else, desperately looking for an excuse to skive off work and twirl around on your desk chair.

www.joe.ie

Duress operates as an excuse but necessity operates as a justification, rendering the defendant's conduct lawful.

en.wikipedia.org

Er, excuse me, there are two spring tides and two neap tides every day of the year.

www.sunlive.co.nz

They are always in search of some excuse to showdown each other.

en.wikipedia.org

I don't expect the proles to figure any of this out, but the middle classes have no excuse.

www.theamericanconservative.com

As much as we love food, we love organized, large-scale events that give us an excuse to chow down even more.

torontoist.com

Furthermore, the changeover to the euro should not serve as an excuse to increase prices.

www.europarl.europa.eu

The excuse provides a mitigating factor for a group of persons sharing a common characteristic.

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