excusa - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Possible base forms

excusa
excusar (Verb)
excusarse (Verb)

Nouns

plea   - excuse, pretext	la excusa
pretext	la excusa
excuse	la excusa
alibi	la excusa
subterfuge	la excusa
flimsy excuse	excusa barata

Verbs

to apologize^AE; to apologise^BE / apologize^BE  | apologized, apologized / apologised, apologised |	excusarse (ante alguien)
to beg off	excusarse
to excuse oneself (for sth.)	excusarse
to offer one's apologies  | offered, offered |	excusarse
to excuse so. (or: sth.)  | excused, excused |	excusar a alguien
to forgive sth.  | forgave, forgiven |	excusar a alguien
to make excuses for so.	excusar a alguien
to spare so. sth.  | spared, spared |	excusar a alguien de algo
to exonerate so. from sth.  | exonerated, exonerated |	excusar a alguien por algo
to burke sth.  | burked, burked |   - avoid	excusar algo
to dodge sth.  | dodged, dodged |	excusar algo   - evitar
to apologize^AE; to apologise^BE / apologize^BE  | apologized, apologized / apologised, apologised |	presentar excusas (a alguien)
to make excuses	poner excusas
to make an excuse	poner una excusa
to plead sth.  | pled/pleaded, pled/pleadedpled/pleaded |	usar algo como excusa

Examples

You have been late again for the third time this week, what excuse do you have today?

Has vuelto a llegar tarde por tercera vez esta semana, ¿qué excusa tienes hoy?

Orthographically similar words

excuse, Excuse

excusar

Related search terms

pretexto, exculpación, papada, son, cancamusa, coartada, subterfugio