Traductions de „excuse“ dans le dictionnaire anglais » portugais

I . excuse [ɪkˈskjuːz] VERBE trans

1. excuse (justify):

excuse behavior

justificar

excuse lateness

relevar

2. excuse (forgive):

excuse

desculpar

excuse me!

desculpe-me!

to excuse sb for sth

desculpar alguém por a. c.

3. excuse (allow not to attend):

to excuse sb from sth

dispensar alguém de a. c.

you may be excused

você está dispensado

Idiomes/Tournures:

to excuse oneself (leave)

pedir desculpas e sair

after an hour she excused herself

depois de uma hora ela se desculpou e saiu

II . excuse [ɪkˈskjuːs] SUBST

1. excuse (explanation):

excuse

justificativa f

an excuse for sth

uma justificativa para a. c.

2. excuse (pretext):

excuse

pretexto m

excuse

desculpa f

poor excuse

desculpa esfarrapada

Expressions couramment utilisées avec excuse

poor excuse

desculpa esfarrapada

excuse me!

desculpe-me!

to fabricate an excuse

inventar [or forjar] um pretexto

an excuse for sth

uma justificativa para a. c.

to excuse oneself (leave)

pedir desculpas e sair

excuse me for being late

desculpe-me pelo atraso

to cook up an excuse

inventar uma desculpa

to excuse sb for sth

desculpar alguém por a. c.

to excuse sb from sth

dispensar alguém de a. c.

to be a poor excuse for sth

ser uma desculpa esfarrapada para a. c.

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

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.

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

torontoist.com

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

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What is the legal justification or excuse for such conduct?

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

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There is a defence if the defendant had lawful authority or a reasonable excuse for carrying the instrument.

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An imaginary illness allegedly passed on by touchused as an excuse to avoid someone.

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

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

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

www.theamericanconservative.com