excusa

Noun feminine A2 #34517 most common

Translations

Commonly used in everyday language to refer to reasons for not doing something.

No tengo una excusa válida para no haber asistido a la cita médica.

I don’t have a valid excuse for not attending the medical appointment.

Don't tell me nonsense, I'm tired of hearing unfounded excuses.

The lazy people in the neighborhood always look for excuses not to work.

Estoy hartas de las mismas excusas que siempre escucho.

I am fed up with the same excuses that I always hear.

The thievish character in the novel always had a ready excuse for his mischief.

Estoy hartado de las mismas excusas que siempre escucho.

I am fed up with the same excuses that I always hear.

¡Bah! No creo que sus excusas sean lo suficientemente buenas para justificar su comportamiento.

Bah! I don't think his excuses are good enough to justify his behavior.

Estoy arto de las mismas excusas, necesito que sean más creativos.

I'm fed up with the same excuses; I need them to be more creative.

His excuse was nonsense that convinced no one.

His excuse was so laughable that everyone in the room couldn't contain their laughter.

Recibió una reprimenda por llegar tarde a la reunión, a pesar de que tenía una buena excusa.

He received a reprimand for arriving late to the meeting, despite having a good excuse.

A menudo, las personas pretextan su falta de compromiso con excusas poco convincentes.

Often, people pretext their lack of commitment with unconvincing excuses.

Estoy harta de las mismas excusas que siempre escucho en el trabajo.

I'm fed up with the same excuses that I always hear at work.

Su respuesta fue contundida, dejando claro que no aceptaría más excusas.

Her response was blunt, making it clear that she would not accept any more excuses.