Definizione monolingua

excuse

excuse (third-person singular simple present excuses, present participle excusing, simple past and past participle excused)

1. (transitive) To forgive; to pardon.

   I excused him his transgressions.

2. (transitive) To allow to leave.

   May I be excused from the table?

   I excused myself from the proceedings to think over what Id heard.

3. (transitive) To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement.

   You know he shouldnt have done it, so dont try to excuse his behavior!

excuse (plural excuses)

1. An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment.

   Tell me why you were late – and I dont want to hear any excuses!

Definizione dizionario excuse

	perdonare
	forgive, pardon
	Smettere di incolpare qualcuno per un'offesa.
	To stop blaming someone for an offense.

	scusa
	explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement

	scusare
	forgive, pardon
	allow to leave

	pretesto
	explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement

	giustificarsi
	explain with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement

	scusarsi
	explain with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement

condonare

difesa

discolpa

discolpare

dispensare

esentare

giustificare

giustificazione

scolpare

scusi

storia

Altri significati:

(transitive) To allow to leave.

(transitive) To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement.

one’s words or remarks

pretense (pretence)

An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment.

(transitive) To forgive; to pardon.