Excusar (en. Excuse)

/eksuˈsar/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Free someone from an obligation or blame.

The teacher decided to excuse the students who were absent due to illness.

La profesora decidió excusar a los estudiantes que faltaron por enfermedad.

Justify or give reasons for not doing something.

I cannot excuse your behavior in the meeting.

No puedo excusar tu comportamiento en la reunión.

Forgive or excuse a mistake or fault.

I hope you can excuse my lack of attention yesterday.

Espero que puedas excusar mi falta de atención ayer.

From Latin 'excusare', which means 'to free from blame' or 'to justify'.

excuse the absence

Justifying someone's absence from an event.

excusar la ausencia

cannot be excused

It is not possible to justify an action or omission.

no se puede excusar

excuse a mistake

Forgiving a mistake made.

excusar un error

excusation

Act of excusing or justifying something.

excusación

exoneration

Action of exonerating or freeing someone from a burden.

eximición

justification

Reason given to excuse something.

justificación

Let's not be extreme.

When someone feels bad for not going to the party, I tell them not to make excuses.

Cuando alguien se siente mal por no ir a la fiesta, le digo que no se excuse.

I accept it, but I'm not convinced.

They gave me a very poor excuse; I won't excuse them anymore.

Me dio una excusa muy mala, no la excusaré más.