Excuse - traduction, prononciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪkˈskjuːs|  American pronunciation of the word excuse
Brit.  |ɪkˈskjuːs|  British pronunciation of the word excuse

noun

- une défense d'un comportement offensant ou d'un manquement à une promesse, etc.Ed (syn: alibi, exculpation)
he kept finding excuses to stay
- une note expliquant une absenceEd
he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him
- un mauvais exempleEd (syn: apology)
a poor excuse for an automobile

verb

- accepter une excuse pourEd (syn: pardon)
Please excuse my dirty hands
- accorder une exemption ou une libération àEd (syn: exempt, let off, relieve)
Please excuse me from this class
- servir de raison ou de cause ou de justification deEd (syn: explain)
Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work
- défendre, expliquer, éliminer ou trouver des excuses en raisonnantEd (syn: apologise, apologize, rationalize)
- demander la permission d'être libéré d'un engagementEd (syn: beg off)
- excuser, négliger ou tenir compte de; Ed (syn: condone)
excuse someone's behavior

Matrix of words

noun

- l' excuseexcuse, apology, plea, pretext, alibi, cop
- le prétextepretext, excuse, pretense, plea, case, stalking horse
- la justificationjustification, substantiation, explanation, vindication, excuse, warrant

verb

- excuserexcuse, apologize, forgive, find excuse
- justifierjustify, warrant, substantiate, account, excuse, account for
- pardonnerforgive, pardon, excuse, condone, apologize, remit
- exempterexempt, dispense, excuse
- s'excusersay sorry, apologize, excuse, give an excuse
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