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to excuse
01
excusar
to forgive someone for making a mistake, etc.
Transitive: to excuse sb
Ejemplos
Understanding the circumstances, she chose to excuse her colleague for the unintentional oversight.
Entendiendo las circunstancias, eligió disculpar a su colega por el descuido involuntario.
He frequently excuses his friends for their occasional lapses.
Él frecuentemente disculpa a sus amigos por sus ocasionales lapsos.
02
justificar, disculpar
to act as a valid reason or justification for something
Transitive: to excuse an action or shortcoming
Ejemplos
His illness served to excuse his absence from the meeting.
Su enfermedad sirvió para justificar su ausencia en la reunión.
The bad weather could excuse the delay in the flight schedule.
El mal tiempo podría justificar el retraso en el horario de vuelo.
03
eximir, dispensar
to formally free or exempt someone from an obligation, responsibility, or task
Transitive: to excuse sb from an obligation
Ejemplos
The manager excused him from the meeting because of his conflicting schedule.
El gerente lo excusó de la reunión debido a su horario conflictivo.
She was excused from jury duty because she had a prior engagement.
Fue eximida del deber de jurado porque tenía un compromiso previo.
04
disculpar, justificar
to try to minimize or remove the blame associated with a wrongdoing by offering an explanation or defense
Transitive: to excuse a wrongdoing
Ejemplos
He tried to excuse his mistake by saying he did n't have enough time to prepare.
Intentó excusar su error diciendo que no tuvo suficiente tiempo para prepararse.
The defendant attempted to excuse his actions by arguing that he was under stress.
El acusado intentó excusar sus acciones argumentando que estaba bajo estrés.
05
disculpar, perdonar
to pardon or overlook someone's mistake or wrongdoing
Transitive: to excuse a mistake or wrongdoing
Ejemplos
The teacher excused the student's late arrival because of the traffic.
El profesor disculpó la llegada tardía del estudiante debido al tráfico.
He asked her to excuse his behavior, and she forgave him.
Él le pidió que excusara su comportamiento, y ella lo perdonó.
06
disculpar, dar permiso
to grant permission for someone to leave or exit a room, meeting, or event
Transitive: to excuse sb
Ejemplos
The professor excused the student from the lecture when he had to leave early.
El profesor excusó al estudiante de la conferencia cuando tuvo que irse temprano.
He was excused from the gathering as he had an urgent matter to attend to.
Fue excusado de la reunión porque tenía un asunto urgente que atender.
Excuse
01
excusa, pretexto
a reason given to explain one's careless, offensive, or wrong behavior or action
Ejemplos
He made an excuse for being late to the meeting, claiming that traffic was heavy.
Puso una excusa por llegar tarde a la reunión, alegando que había mucho tráfico.
She used a family emergency as an excuse to leave the party early.
Ella usó una emergencia familiar como excusa para irse temprano de la fiesta.
02
excusa, pretexto
an extremely bad example
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excusatory
excused
excuser
excuse
