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excuse

[ɪk'skjuːs] , [ek's-] брит. / амер.
сущ.
1. 1. извинение
  2. амер. справка от врача, объяснительная записка от родителей (о причине отсутствия)
2. 1. повод, предлог, отговорка
  2. причина, оправдание, объяснение
[ɪk'skjuːz] , [ek's-] брит. / амер.
гл.
1. 1. извиняться, просить прощения
  2. оправдываться, искать оправдания
2. 1. освобождать (от работы, обязанности)
  2. уйти, покинуть помещение (с чьего-либо позволения)
3. 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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Examples from texts

excuse me, my dear, I'm wonderfully absent-minded.
извини, мой милый, я удивительно как рассеян.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthДостоевский, Фёдор / Подросток
Подросток
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
A Raw Youth
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

'You will excuse Thomas Pinch's want of polish, Martin,' said Mr Pecksniff, with a smile of patronage and pity, as soon as he had left the room.
– Вы должны извинить Томаса Пинча, ему не хватает лоска. – сказал мистер Пексниф со снисходительной н сожалеющей улыбкой, как только мистер Пинч вышел из комнаты.
Dickens, Charles / Martin ChuzzlewitДиккенс, Чарльз / Жизнь и приключения Мартина Чезлвита
Жизнь и приключения Мартина Чезлвита
Диккенс, Чарльз
© Государственное издательство художественной литературы, 1960
Martin Chuzzlewit
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994

He kills wantonly, when there can be no possible excuse, for the mere pleasure of it; and to Burkhardt's indignation frequently shot beasts whose skins and horns they did not even trouble to take.
Он охотится бессмысленно, без какой-либо осознанной причины, просто из удовольствия убивать и, к возмущению Буркхардта, часто добывал зверей, чьи шкура и рога ему не нужны.
Maugham, Somerset / The MagicianМоэм, Сомерсет / Маг
Маг
Моэм, Сомерсет
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009
© Перевод. Н. И. Кролик, 2009
© The Royal Literary Fund, 1908
The Magician
Maugham, Somerset
© Serenity Publishers 2008

‘Have you - you’ll excuse an old woman’s curiosity - have you seen the gentleman?’
— А вы… уж вы простите меня, старуху… видели джентльмена?
Dickens, Charles / Hard TimesДиккенс, Чарльз / Тяжелые времена
Тяжелые времена
Диккенс, Чарльз
© Государаственное издательство художественной литературы, 1960
Hard Times
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995

"You must excuse my asking, you know.
- Вы меня извините, а я на вас глядя спросил.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / IdiotДостоевский, Фёдор / Идиот
Идиот
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1971
Idiot
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2004 by Fine Creative Media, Inc.

The Abbe himself, with a blue apron tied round his waist, and his hands all soiled with his labour, became absorbed in it, and used it as an excuse for no longer going out.
А он, повязав синий передник, с таким усердием отдавался работе, что руки у него немели. Это служило для него предлогом, чтобы никуда не ходить.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

“What’s your excuse?”
— Интересно, чем оправдаешься ты.
Rankin, Ian / A Question of BloodРэнкин, Иэн / Вопрос крови
Вопрос крови
Рэнкин, Иэн
© 2003 by John Rebus Limited
© Е. Осенева, перевод на русский язык, 2008
© ООО "Издательская группа Аттикус", Издательство "Иностранка", 2008
A Question of Blood
Rankin, Ian
© 2003 by John Rebus Limited

But the excuse it seemed to him was also a trap.
Но отговорка, казалось ему, была и ловушкой.
Greene, Henry Graham / The Heart of the MatterГрин, Генри Грэм / Суть дела
Суть дела
Грин, Генри Грэм
© Greene Graham, 1938, 1940, 1945
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009
The Heart of the Matter
Greene, Henry Graham
© 1948 by Graham Greene
© Graham Greene, 1971

Andrei Petrovitch will excuse you.'
Андрей Петрович извинит.
Turgenev, I.S. / On the eveТургенев, И.С. / Накануне
Накануне
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1976
On the eve
Turgenev, I.S.
© 1st World Library, 2008

Look at the profit you would have missed if the whipsaw in March gave you an excuse to stay out of the market.
Взгляните на прибыль, которую бы вы упустили, если бы "двойные убытки" в марте стали для вас отговоркой, чтобы оставаться вне рынка.
DiNapoli, Joe / Trading with DiNapoli LevelsДиНаполи, Джо / Торговля с использованием уровней ДиНаполи.
Торговля с использованием уровней ДиНаполи.
ДиНаполи, Джо
© 1998 Coast Investment Software, Inc. and Joe DiNapoli
© Перевод на русский язык, оформление «ИК«Аналитика», 2001
Trading with DiNapoli Levels
DiNapoli, Joe
© 1998, Coast Investment Software, Inc. and Joe DiNapoli

'I came back to finish up after everybody went home but that fucking—excuse me, Mr Burke—that Royal Snow never showed up.
- Когда все разошлись по домам, я вернулся, чтобы закончить, но этот раздолбай... прошу прощения, мистер Бэрк... этот Ройял Сноу так и не объявился.
King, Stephen / Salem's LotКинг, Стивен / Салимов удел
Салимов удел
Кинг, Стивен
© Е.Ю. Александрова, 1992. Перевод
Salem's Lot
King, Stephen
© 1975 by Stephen King

Magrat had tried explaining things to Mrs. Scorbic the cook, but the woman's three chins wobbled so menacingly at words like "vitamins" that she'd made an excuse to back out of the kitchen.
Маграт попыталась объяснить кое-что госпоже Пышке, но при слове «витамины» тройной подбородок поварихи задрожал так угрожающе, что будущая королева предпочла быстренько извиниться и покинуть кухню.
Pratchett, Terry / Lords and LadiesПратчетт,Терри / Дамы и господа
Дамы и господа
Пратчетт,Терри
© Издание на русском языке, оформление ООО «Издательство «Эксмо», 2009
© 1992 by Terry and Lyn Pratchett
© Перевод Н. Берденников, 2006
Lords and Ladies
Pratchett, Terry
© 1992 by Terry and Lyn Pratchett

Normally, course, I long for the tube to break down, so I've got an excuse to stay out of the office for longer.
Обычно я, наоборот, очень надеюсь, что поезд где-нибудь застрянет и у меня появится уважительная причина подольше не возвращаться в офис.
Kinsella, Sophie / The Secret Dreamworld of a ShopaholicКинселла, Софи / Тайный мир шопоголика
Тайный мир шопоголика
Кинселла, Софи
© Copyright Sophie Kinsella
© 2005, Фантом Пресс
© Анастасия Корчагина, перевод
The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic
Kinsella, Sophie
© Copyright Sophie Kinsella

But, excuse me, who can have told you all this?
Позволь, однако: кто бы тебе мог такие подробности сообщить, и от кого бы ты мог о них слышать.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

That isn’t an excuse to take away free will.
Но это не оправдание, чтобы лишать человека свободы выбора.
Feehan, Christine / Dark PrinceФихан, Кристин / Темный принц
Темный принц
Фихан, Кристин
© 1999 by Christine Feehan
© Наумова Г., перевод на русский язык, 2010
© Издание на русском языке. ООО «Издательство «Эксмо». 2010
Dark Prince
Feehan, Christine
© 1999 by Christine Feehan

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ɪk'skjuːs; ek's-NounизвинениеExamples

to make (up) an excuse for smth. — извиняться за что-л.
to accept an excuse — принимать извинение
to reject an excuse — отвергать, не принимать извинение; не простить

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1.
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Collocations

excuse of juror

указание судом на обстоятельства, оправдывающие присяжного заседателя в связи с заявленным ему отводом

excuse oneself

извиняться

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

there is no excuse

непростительно

to excuse from military duty

освобождать от несения воинской службы

to excuse from jury duty for health reasons

освобождать от обязанностей присяжного по болезни

find an excuse to avoid

отбрехиваться

Word forms

excuse

verb

Basic forms
Past	excused
Imperative	excuse
Present Participle (Participle I)	excusing
Past Participle (Participle II)	excused

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I excuse	we excuse
you excuse	you excuse
he/she/it excuses	they excuse

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am excusing	we are excusing
you are excusing	you are excusing
he/she/it is excusing	they are excusing

Present Perfect, Active Voice
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
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
I excused	we excused
you excused	you excused
he/she/it excused	they excused

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was excusing	we were excusing
you were excusing	you were excusing
he/she/it was excusing	they were excusing

Past Perfect, Active Voice
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I am excused	we are excused
you are excused	you are excused
he/she/it is excused	they are excused

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
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
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
I was excused	we were excused
you were excused	you were excused
he/she/it was excused	they were excused

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
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
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
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
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'

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