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to excuse
01
excuser, pardonner
to forgive someone for making a mistake, etc.
Transitive: to excuse sb
Exemples
Understanding the circumstances, she chose to excuse her colleague for the unintentional oversight.
Comprenant les circonstances, elle a choisi d'excuser son collègue pour l'oubli involontaire.
He frequently excuses his friends for their occasional lapses.
Il excuse fréquemment ses amis pour leurs écarts occasionnels.
02
justifier, excuser
to act as a valid reason or justification for something
Transitive: to excuse an action or shortcoming
Exemples
His illness served to excuse his absence from the meeting.
Sa maladie a servi à excuser son absence à la réunion.
The bad weather could excuse the delay in the flight schedule.
Le mauvais temps pourrait justifier le retard dans le programme de vol.
03
exempter, dispenser
to formally free or exempt someone from an obligation, responsibility, or task
Transitive: to excuse sb from an obligation
Exemples
The manager excused him from the meeting because of his conflicting schedule.
Le manager l'a excusé de la réunion en raison de son emploi du temps conflictuel.
She was excused from jury duty because she had a prior engagement.
Elle a été excusée du jury parce qu'elle avait un engagement préalable.
04
excuser, justifier
to try to minimize or remove the blame associated with a wrongdoing by offering an explanation or defense
Transitive: to excuse a wrongdoing
Exemples
He tried to excuse his mistake by saying he did n't have enough time to prepare.
Il a essayé d'excuser son erreur en disant qu'il n'avait pas assez de temps pour se préparer.
The defendant attempted to excuse his actions by arguing that he was under stress.
Le défendeur a tenté d'excuser ses actions en arguant qu'il était sous pression.
05
excuser, pardonner
to pardon or overlook someone's mistake or wrongdoing
Transitive: to excuse a mistake or wrongdoing
Exemples
The teacher excused the student's late arrival because of the traffic.
Le professeur a excusé le retard de l'élève à cause de la circulation.
He asked her to excuse his behavior, and she forgave him.
Il lui a demandé d'excuser son comportement, et elle lui a pardonné.
06
excuser, donner congé
to grant permission for someone to leave or exit a room, meeting, or event
Transitive: to excuse sb
Exemples
The professor excused the student from the lecture when he had to leave early.
Le professeur a excusé l'étudiant de la conférence quand il a dû partir plus tôt.
He was excused from the gathering as he had an urgent matter to attend to.
Il a été excusé de la réunion car il avait une affaire urgente à régler.
Excuse
01
excuse, prétexte
a reason given to explain one's careless, offensive, or wrong behavior or action
Exemples
He made an excuse for being late to the meeting, claiming that traffic was heavy.
Il a trouvé une excuse pour son retard à la réunion, prétextant qu'il y avait beaucoup de circulation.
She used a family emergency as an excuse to leave the party early.
Elle a utilisé une urgence familiale comme excuse pour quitter la fête plus tôt.
02
excuse, prétexte
an extremely bad example
Arbre Lexical
excusatory
excused
excuser
excuse
