Excusa in english
Excuse
pronunciation: ɪkskjus part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: ɪkskjus part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
excusa = excuse ; apology ; false pretence ; pretence [pretense, -USA] ; cop-out.
Example: The excuse for this is to allow a clerk to easily make a title entry for it.Example: I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.Example: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.Example: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.Example: Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence.more:
» ausencia sin excusa justificada = unexcused absence .
Example: An unexcused absence is when a child is not in school for reasons other than those approved, which include illness, court appearances and funeral services for a family member.» buscar excusas = find + excuses .
Example: There are two kinds of person: one who finds excuses, one who finds a way.» buscar una excusa = search for + an excuse .
Example: I think today's society seems to always search for an excuse when some people commit despicable acts.» con la excusa de = in the name of ; under the mantle of ; under the flag of ; under the guise of ; in the guise of ; with the excuse of .
Example: Historically, however, humans have always sought to capture and preserve -- in the name of efficiency, effectiveness, and/or predictability of outcomes -- such basic functions by institutionalizing them. Example: In this woeful film, under the mantle of a 'bitter-sweet romantic comedy,' Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiments and fears run riot. Example: When the news media in the United States serve as a megaphone for government policy, they do so under the flag of responsible journalism; when foreign media do the same, however, it is called 'propaganda'. Example: Although the application of policies requires an exercise of judgment, violation of the policy under the guise of 'flexibility' should be avoided. Example: Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships. Example: When he left the band, he did so with the excuse of leaving to spend time with his family and tend his garden.» dar una excusa = give + an excuse ; make + excuse .
Example: After years of silence, double-talk and cover-ups by the ALA the current vicious attack gives the ALA no excuse for failing to take action. Example: The initial thing you need to do is acknowledge that you goofed up -- don't make excuses for it and don't try to obscure it up.» encontrar excusas = find + excuses .
Example: There are two kinds of person: one who finds excuses, one who finds a way.» excusa justificada = justified excuse .
Example: I don't think that killing in polytheistic societies gives monotheistic religion the right to do the same, that's not a justified excuse.» excusa muy pobre = lame excuse .
Example: This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head.» excusa poco convincente = lame excuse .
Example: This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head.» excusas = alibi .
Example: The article 'Myths and alibis' suggests that the enormity of the nuclear threat is now sufficient to prompt Western librarians to acknowledge the political and moral dimensions of their work.» largar una excusa = give + Nombre + a song and dance .
Example: I didn't give her a song and dance or get on my hands and knees begging for forgivenes.» no haber excusa válida para = there + be + no excusing .
Example: While there is no excusing some of the indelicate things she said, there was a kindness to Marge that made her a woman of the people.» quedarse sin excusas = run out of + excuses .
Example: Tuesday, after much delaying and procrastinating, I finally ran out of excuses and went to the passport office.» sin excusa justificada = unexcused .
Example: Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.» soltar una excusa = give + Nombre + a song and dance .
Example: I didn't give her a song and dance or get on my hands and knees begging for forgivenes.excusar = let + Nombre + off the hook ; excuse ; condone ; let + Nombre + off.
Example: This would imply not trying to duplicate the market reached, for example, by the paperback -- a policy which might, amongst other things, help let the library off the hook as far as the old problem of stocking lowgrade literature is concerned.Example: Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.Example: Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality.Example: A Texas judge reportedly begged police to let her off easy after they nabbed her for drunk driving early Saturday morning.more:
» excusándose = apologetically .
Example: He told me -- somewhat apologetically I think -- that students are selected by their score on an IQ test.» llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick .
Example: He accused her of lying when they said she was at the movies when she had called in sick.» no poderse excusar = there + be + no excusing .
Example: While there is no excusing some of the indelicate things she said, there was a kindness to Marge that made her a woman of the people.