excuse

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations noun: /ɪkˈskjuːs/, verb: /ɪkˈskjuːz/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. ɪkˈskjuz; n. -ˈskjus/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. ik skyo̅o̅z′; n. ik skyo̅o̅s′)

Inflections of 'excuse' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

Traduções principais
Inglês		Português
excuse n	(explanation) (explicação)	desculpa sf
	The teacher was tired of his excuses for work not done.
	O professor estava cansado das desculpas que ele dava pelos trabalhos que não fazia.
excuse n	(pretext) (pretexto)	desculpa sf
		justificação sf
	He used the mistletoe as an excuse to kiss her.
	ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Ele usou a queda como desculpa para beijá-la.

Traduções complementares
Inglês		Português
excuse n	informal, figurative (inadequate specimen)	projeto sm
		amostra
	You're an excuse for a man! I never want to see you again!
	Você é um projeto de homem! Não quero vê-lo nunca mais.
excuse [sb]⇒ vtr	(pardon, forgive [sb])	desculpar vt
	Please excuse me. I didn't mean to step on your foot.
excuse [sth]⇒ vtr	(justify [sth])	justificar, desculpar vt
	You cannot excuse bad behaviour.
excuse [sb]⇒ vtr	(exempt [sb])	dispensar vt
	The gym teacher excused him as he had sprained his ankle.
	O professor da academia o dispensou por causa de seu tornozelo torcido.
excuse [sb] from [sth]⇒ vtr	often passive (exempt [sb] from [sth])	dispensar, isentar vt
	As I am a fireman I wish you to excuse me from national service.
excuse [sth]⇒ vtr	(dispense with [sth])	dispensar vt
	We will excuse the formalities and get right down to business.
excuse yourself vtr + refl	(politely say you are leaving)	dar licença expres v
	Mary excused herself and left the meeting to pick up her son from school.

Formas compostas:
Inglês		Português
Excuse me interj	(polite interruption)	com licença, desculpe, perdão interj
	Excuse me, where's the post office, please?
	Com licença, onde fica o posto dos correios, por favor?
Excuse me? interj	(request to repeat)	com licença, desculpe, perdão interj
	Excuse me? I didn't quite catch what you said.
	Com licença? Eu não entendi bem o que você disse.
Excuse me! interj	ironic (indignance) (indignação)	com licença, desculpe, perdão interj
	Well, excuse me! I won't bother asking you again!
	Então, com licença! Não vou me prestar a perguntar de novo.
excuse-me n	(type of dance) (anglicismo; tipo de dança)	excuse-me sm
feeble excuse n	(not convincing) (informal)	desculpa esfarrapada expres
	Ben offered a feeble excuse when his mom asked him why he was home so late.
lame excuse n	(unconvincing attempt to justify)	desculpa esfarrapada expres
	Saying that your alarm clock didn't ring is a lame excuse for being this late.
	Dropping your cigarette is a lame excuse for crashing your car.
poor excuse, feeble excuse n	(unconvincing attempt to justify)	desculpa esfarrapada sf
	He gave a poor excuse for his absence.
	Having a cold is a very poor excuse for missing five days of work.
poor excuse for [sth] n	(bad example of)	arremedo de sm + prep