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to excuse
01
desculpar, perdoar
to forgive someone for making a mistake, etc.
Transitive: to excuse sb
Exemplos
Understanding the circumstances, she chose to excuse her colleague for the unintentional oversight.
Entendendo as circunstâncias, ela optou por desculpar seu colega pelo descuido involuntário.
He frequently excuses his friends for their occasional lapses.
Ele frequentemente desculpa seus amigos por seus lapsos ocasionais.
02
justificar, desculpar
to act as a valid reason or justification for something
Transitive: to excuse an action or shortcoming
Exemplos
His illness served to excuse his absence from the meeting.
Sua doença serviu para justificar sua ausência na reunião.
The bad weather could excuse the delay in the flight schedule.
O mau tempo pode justificar o atraso no horário do voo.
03
dispensar, isentar
to formally free or exempt someone from an obligation, responsibility, or task
Transitive: to excuse sb from an obligation
Exemplos
The manager excused him from the meeting because of his conflicting schedule.
O gerente o dispensou da reunião por causa de sua agenda conflitante.
She was excused from jury duty because she had a prior engagement.
Ela foi dispensada do júri porque tinha um compromisso anterior.
04
desculpar, justificar
to try to minimize or remove the blame associated with a wrongdoing by offering an explanation or defense
Transitive: to excuse a wrongdoing
Exemplos
He tried to excuse his mistake by saying he did n't have enough time to prepare.
Ele tentou desculpar seu erro dizendo que não teve tempo suficiente para se preparar.
The defendant attempted to excuse his actions by arguing that he was under stress.
O réu tentou desculpar suas ações alegando que estava sob estresse.
05
desculpar, perdoar
to pardon or overlook someone's mistake or wrongdoing
Transitive: to excuse a mistake or wrongdoing
Exemplos
The teacher excused the student's late arrival because of the traffic.
O professor desculpou o atraso do aluno por causa do trânsito.
He asked her to excuse his behavior, and she forgave him.
Ele pediu para ela desculpar o seu comportamento, e ela o perdoou.
06
desculpar, dar permissão
to grant permission for someone to leave or exit a room, meeting, or event
Transitive: to excuse sb
Exemplos
The professor excused the student from the lecture when he had to leave early.
O professor dispensou o aluno da aula quando ele teve que sair mais cedo.
He was excused from the gathering as he had an urgent matter to attend to.
Ele foi dispensado da reunião porque tinha um assunto urgente para resolver.
Excuse
01
desculpa, pretexto
a reason given to explain one's careless, offensive, or wrong behavior or action
Exemplos
He made an excuse for being late to the meeting, claiming that traffic was heavy.
Ele deu uma desculpa por chegar atrasado à reunião, alegando que o trânsito estava pesado.
She used a family emergency as an excuse to leave the party early.
Ela usou uma emergência familiar como desculpa para sair da festa mais cedo.
02
desculpa, pretexto
an extremely bad example
Árvore Lexical
excusatory
excused
excuser
excuse
