Excusar in english
Excuse
pronunciation: ɪkskjus part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: ɪkskjus part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
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.