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excuse
[ɪk'skjuːs] , [ek's-] брит. / амер.
сущ.
извинение
амер. справка от врача, объяснительная записка от родителей (о причине отсутствия)
повод, предлог, отговорка
причина, оправдание, объяснение
[ɪk'skjuːz] , [ek's-] брит. / амер.
гл.
извиняться, просить прощения
оправдываться, искать оправдания
освобождать (от работы, обязанности)
уйти, покинуть помещение (с чьего-либо позволения)
оправдывать, извинять, объяснять
Law (En-Ru)
excuse
извинение, оправдание; оправдывающее обстоятельство | извинять, служить оправданием, оправдывать
освобождение (от обязанности, ответственности) | освобождать, служить основанием для освобождения (от обязанности, ответственности)
предлог, повод, отговорка
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His excuses, though he was unable to give them any regular shape, were accepted by his companion, who had indeed suppressed her indignation after its first explosion.Его извинения, хотя он не сумел придать им связную форму, были доброжелательно приняты собеседницей, которая сразу же после первой вспышки подавила свое негодование.Scott, Walter / The AbbotСкотт, Вальтер / АббатАббатСкотт, Вальтер© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1963The AbbotScott, Walter© The University Court of the University of Edinburgh 2000
Everything is at your fingertips: the Internet, a telephone, visits to competitors’ offices; this gives lots of excuses to sneak off from work,” said a female deputy director.В твоем распоряжении Интернет, телефон, посещение конкурентов и другие предлоги отлучиться из офиса по личным нуждам", – рассказывает заместительница директора.© The Well, 2009http://www.thewell.ru/ 11/28/2007
Farspeaker can't really be as bad as all that, or Dravash wouldn't be so attached to him, so ready to make excuses for that filthy temper of his.Или Громкоголосому не так уж плохо, как он хочет показать, или Дравашу не стоит так уж хлопотать вокруг типа со столь скверным характером.Bradley, Marion,Zimmer, Paul Edwin / The SurvivorsБрэдли, Марион,Зиммер, Пол Э. / УцелевшиеУцелевшиеБрэдли, Марион,Зиммер, Пол Э.The SurvivorsBradley, Marion,Zimmer, Paul Edwin© 1979, by Marion Zimmer Bradley and Paul Edward Zimmer
I don't make excuses for the way I think.И я не стыжусь его.McCarthy, Cormac / No Country For Old MenМаккарти, Кормак / Старикам тут не местоСтарикам тут не местоМаккарти, Кормак© В. Минушин, перевод, 2009© Издательская группа "Азбука-классика", 2009© 2005 by M-71 LtdNo Country For Old MenMcCarthy, Cormac© 2005 by M-71 Ltd
Sometimes he excuses him wrathfully."Иной раз и сердится, а все-таки освобождает.Lee, Harper / To Kill a MockingbirdЛи, Харпер / Убить пересмешникаУбить пересмешникаЛи, Харпер© Издательство "Молодая гвардия", 1964To Kill a MockingbirdLee, Harper© renewed 1988© 1960 by Harper Lee
'Well, they always have excuses,' said Nobby sullenly.– У них всегда найдутся какие-нибудь отмазки, – угрюмо буркнул Шнобби.Pratchett, Terry / Fifth ElephantПратчетт,Терри / Пятый элефантПятый элефантПратчетт,Терри© Перевод Н. Берденников, А. Жикаренцев, 2007© Издание на русском языке, оформление ООО «Издательство «Эксмо», 2007© Terry and Lyn Pratchett, 1999Fifth ElephantPratchett, Terry© 2000 by Terry and Lyn Pratchett
But, when I had secured my box-place by to-morrow's coach, and had been down to Mr. Pocket's and back, I was not by any means convinced on the last point, and began to invent reasons and make excuses for putting up at the Blue Boar.Но после того как я заказал себе место на козлах на завтрашний дилижанс и съездил предупредить мистера Покета, второе из этих положений казалось мне уже не таким бесспорным, и я стал измышлять всяческие предлоги, чтобы переночевать в «Синем Кабане».Dickens, Charles / Great ExpectationsДиккенс, Чарльз / Большие надеждыБольшие надеждыДиккенс, Чарльз© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1960Great ExpectationsDickens, Charles© 2010 Ignatius Press, San Francisco
When asked by OIOS investigators to explain why it had taken him six months to raise this query to his Bar Association, he gave several excuses.В ответ на просьбу сотрудников УСВН по расследованиям объяснить, почему ему потребовалось шесть месяцев, чтобы поднять этот вопрос в своей Ассоциации адвокатов, он привел несколько оправданий.© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 годhttp://www.un.org/ 05.04.2011© United Nations 2010http://www.un.org/ 05.04.2011
The girl and Mr. Polly did not meet on every one of those ten days; one was Sunday and she could not come, and on the eighth the school reassembled and she made vague excuses.Кристабел и мистер Полли не встречались ежедневно в эти десять дней. Один раз Кристабел не могла прийти, потому что было воскресенье, не пришла она и на восьмой день, уклончиво объяснив свое отсутствие тем, что в школе было собрание.Wells, Herbert George / The History Of Mr PollyУэллс, Герберт / История мистера ПоллиИстория мистера ПоллиУэллс, Герберт© Издательство "Правда", 1964The History Of Mr PollyWells, Herbert George© 1909 by Duffield & Company
With that said, my sword ready, and no more excuses handy, I followed the demon into darkness.Вот так, держа наготове меч и не тратя больше времени на разговоры, я последовала за демоном во тьму.Saintcrow, Lilith / Working for the DevilСэйнткроу, Лилит / Контракт с дьяволомКонтракт с дьяволомСэйнткроу, Лилит© 2005 by Lilith Saintcrow© Перевод, С. Теремязева, 2009© Издание на руском языке, ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2009Working for the DevilSaintcrow, Lilith© 2005 by Lilith Saintcrow
Or he may find any number of excuses for not making the attempt—he is too busy, too tired, there is too little time.Или он отыщет всевозможные оправдания — занят, устал, нет времени, — чтобы не предпринимать подобной попытки.Horney, Karen / Self-AnalysisХорни, Карен / СамоанализСамоанализХорни, Карен© Боковиков A.M., Старовойтов В.В., перевод, 2001© ЗАО «Издательство «ЭКСМО-Пресс», 2001Self-AnalysisHorney, Karen© 1942 by W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.© 1970 by Marianne von Eckardt, Renate Mintz, and Brigitte Swarzenski
Hold your tongue; don't make excuses.Молчи, без отговорок.Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The possessedДостоевский, Фёдор / БесыБесыДостоевский, Фёдор© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1989The possessedDostoevsky, Fyodor
There are no easy excuses.Здесь не может быть никаких оправданий.© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 годhttp://www.un.org/ 11.11.2010© United Nations 2010http://www.un.org/ 11.11.2010
Last week his understaffers were offering an amazing array of excuses, but their ingenuity finally dried up.”На прошлой неделе его подчиненные выдали целую коллекцию отговорок, одна другой несуразнее. А теперь, судя по всему, их изобретательность истощилась.Bujold, Lois McMaster / BarrayarБуджолд, Лоис Макмастер / БарраярБарраярБуджолд, Лоис Макмастер© 1991 by Lois McMaster Bujold© перевод Т.Л. Черезовой, 1996BarrayarBujold, Lois McMaster© 1991 by Lois McMaster Bujold
Caught, as it were, red-handed I had no chance of being believed if I attributed the mess to a sudden gale, or to rats, or any one of the excuses that had occurred to me.Пойманный, так сказать, с поличным, я уже не мог свалить все на неожиданный порыв ветра или на крыс или придумать еще какую‑то причину разгрома.Durrell, Gerald / My family and other animalsДаррелл, Джеральд / Моя семья и другие звериМоя семья и другие звериДаррелл, Джеральд© Издательство "Мир", 1971My family and other animalsDurrell, Gerald© Gerald M. Durrell, 1956© renewed Gerald M. Durrell, 1984
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excuses
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Collocations
paltry excuses
жалкие оправдания
make excuses
извиняться
make excuses
отнекиваться
excuse of juror
указание судом на обстоятельства, оправдывающие присяжного заседателя в связи с заявленным ему отводом
excuse oneself
извиняться
excused juror
присяжный, освобожденный судом от своих обязанностей
glib excuse
благовидный предлог
lame excuse
неудачная
lame excuse
слабая отговорка
lawful excuse
законное оправдание
legal excuse
обстоятельство, освобождающее по закону от ответственности
reasonable excuse
уважительная причина
satisfactory excuse
достаточная причина для оправдания
unreasonable excuse
неуважительная причина
valid excuse
уважительная причина
Word forms
excuse
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | excused |
Imperative | excuse |
Present Participle (Participle I) | excusing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | excused |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I excuse | we excuse |
you excuse | you excuse |
he/she/it excuses | they excuse |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am excusing | we are excusing |
you are excusing | you are excusing |
he/she/it is excusing | they are excusing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have excused | we have excused |
you have excused | you have excused |
he/she/it has excused | they have excused |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been excusing | we have been excusing |
you have been excusing | you have been excusing |
he/she/it has been excusing | they have been excusing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I excused | we excused |
you excused | you excused |
he/she/it excused | they excused |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was excusing | we were excusing |
you were excusing | you were excusing |
he/she/it was excusing | they were excusing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had excused | we had excused |
you had excused | you had excused |
he/she/it had excused | they had excused |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been excusing | we had been excusing |
you had been excusing | you had been excusing |
he/she/it had been excusing | they had been excusing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will excuse | we shall/will excuse |
you will excuse | you will excuse |
he/she/it will excuse | they will excuse |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be excusing | we shall/will be excusing |
you will be excusing | you will be excusing |
he/she/it will be excusing | they will be excusing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have excused | we shall/will have excused |
you will have excused | you will have excused |
he/she/it will have excused | they will have excused |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been excusing | we shall/will have been excusing |
you will have been excusing | you will have been excusing |
he/she/it will have been excusing | they will have been excusing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would excuse | we should/would excuse |
you would excuse | you would excuse |
he/she/it would excuse | they would excuse |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be excusing | we should/would be excusing |
you would be excusing | you would be excusing |
he/she/it would be excusing | they would be excusing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have excused | we should/would have excused |
you would have excused | you would have excused |
he/she/it would have excused | they would have excused |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been excusing | we should/would have been excusing |
you would have been excusing | you would have been excusing |
he/she/it would have been excusing | they would have been excusing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am excused | we are excused |
you are excused | you are excused |
he/she/it is excused | they are excused |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being excused | we are being excused |
you are being excused | you are being excused |
he/she/it is being excused | they are being excused |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been excused | we have been excused |
you have been excused | you have been excused |
he/she/it has been excused | they have been excused |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was excused | we were excused |
you were excused | you were excused |
he/she/it was excused | they were excused |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being excused | we were being excused |
you were being excused | you were being excused |
he/she/it was being excused | they were being excused |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been excused | we had been excused |
you had been excused | you had been excused |
he/she/it had been excused | they had been excused |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be excused | we shall/will be excused |
you will be excused | you will be excused |
he/she/it will be excused | they will be excused |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been excused | we shall/will have been excused |
you will have been excused | you will have been excused |
he/she/it will have been excused | they will have been excused |
excuse
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | excuse | excuses |
Possessive case | excuse's | excuses' |