Translation of excuse – English–Marathi dictionary

excuse
verb [ T ]
uk
/ɪkˈskjuːz/
us
/ɪkˈskjuːz/
B1
to forgive someone
कोणाला तरी माफ करणे
Please excuse me for arriving late - the bus was delayed. उशीरा पोहोचल्याबद्दल माफ करा - बसला उशीर झाला.
Nothing can excuse that sort of behaviour. अशा प्रकारच्या वागणुकीला कोणीही माफ करू शकत नाही.
No amount of financial recompense can excuse the way in which the company carried out its policy. कंपनीने ज्या पद्धतीने आपले धोरण राबवले, त्याला कोणताही आर्थिक मोबदला मिळू शकत नाही.
We cannot excuse him for these crimes.
I asked the teacher if I could be excused from (= allowed not to do) hockey practice as my knee still hurt.
Please excuse me from (= allow me to miss) the rest of the meeting - I've just received a phone call that requires my immediate attention.
excuse me
A1
a polite way of attracting someone's attention, especially of someone you do not know
एखाद्याचे लक्ष आकर्षित करण्याचा एक नम्र मार्ग विशेषत: ज्याला आपण ओळखत नाही
Excuse me, does this bus go to Oxford Street? माफ करा, ही बस ऑक्सफर्ड स्ट्रीटला जाते का?
used to politely ask someone to move so that you can walk past them
एखाद्याला नम्रपणे हालचाल करण्यास सांगायचे जेणेकरून आपण त्यांच्याजवळून जाऊ शकाल
Excuse me, can I just get past? मला माफ करा, मी फक्त भूतकाळ जाऊ शकतो का?
used to tell someone politely that you are leaving
कुणाला तरी नम्रपणे सांगायचे की तू निघत आहेस.
Excuse me a moment, I'll be with you shortly. मला एक क्षण माफ करा, मी लवकरच तुमच्याबरोबर येईन.
US
(UK pardon?); (I beg your pardon?)
used to politely ask someone to repeat something they have said because you have not heard it
नम्रपणे एखाद्याला त्याने सांगितलेली गोष्ट पुन्हा सांगण्यास सांगायचे कारण आपण ते ऐकलेले नाही
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excuse
noun [ C ]
uk
/ɪkˈskjuːs/
us
/ɪkˈskjuːs/
B1
a reason that you give to explain why you did something wrong
आपण काहीतरी चुकीचे का केले हे स्पष्ट करण्यासाठी आपण दिलेले एक कारण
He'd better have a good excuse for being late. त्याला उशीर होण्याचं चांगलं निमित्त मिळालं असतं.
I've never known him to miss a meeting - I'm sure he'll have an excuse.
There's no excuse for that sort of behaviour. अशा प्रकारच्या वागणुकीला कोणतीही माफी नाही.
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  • When I asked him why he was late, he gave me some excuse about having car trouble.
  • I made up an excuse about having to look after the kids.
  • I don't want to go tonight but I can't think up a good excuse.
  • Whenever I ask him why his essay's late, he just comes out with the same old excuses.
  • You're always making excuses for not helping me.

(Translation of excuse from the Cambridge English–Marathi Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of excuse

excuse
Duress is (in some cases) an excusing condition.
The reasons clinicians offer for undertreating pain do not, individually or collectively, constitute excuses for allowing patients to suffer unnecessarily.
Because of this, worthy men are entangled in regulations, and degenerates only make excuses.
Nearly all acknowledge that impediments may provide good excuses for failing to meet it; the principle governs ideal cases.
None can be considered ' revisionist ' in elucidating an apologia for colonialism or in excusing sins of commission and omission for which the colonialists bore responsibility.
In some cases, biographers admit an aversion to the topic, and thus his gluttony and obesity are denied, excused or ignored.
What accounts for the similarity in behavior and excuses of emergency room personnel at other hospitals?
You construct very elaborate excuses for your action.
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Translations of excuse

in Chinese (Traditional)
原諒, 寬恕, (辯解的)理由,藉口…
in Chinese (Simplified)
原谅, 宽恕, (辩解的)理由,借口…
in Spanish
disculpar, librar, excusa…
in Portuguese
desculpar, desculpa, justificativa…
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~を許す, ~を免除される, (失敗などの)理由…
affetmek, bağışlamak, görevden affetmek…
excuse [feminine], prétexte [masculine], pardonner…
disculpar, eximir, excusa…
excuseren, vrijstellen, excuus…
ஒருவரை மன்னிக்க, நீங்கள் ஏன் ஏதாவது தவறு செய்தீர்கள் என்பதை விளக்க நீங்கள் கொடுக்கும் ஒரு காரணம்…
क्षमा करना, बहाना, सफाई देना…
માફ કરવું, બહાનું…
undskylde, fritage, undskyldning…
förlåta, ursäkta, befria…
maafkan, dikecualikan, alasan…
entschuldigen, befreien, die Entschuldigung…
unnskyldning [masculine], rettferdiggjørelse [masculine], grunn [masculine]…
معاف کرنا, معافی, بہانہ…
вибачати, прощати, звільняти…
మన్నించు, ఒకరిని క్షమించటానికి, మీరు ఎందుకు తప్పు చేశారో వివరించడానికి మీరు ఇచ్చే కారణం…
অজুহাত…
omluvit, zprostit, omluva…
memaafkan, membebaskan, dalih…
ขอโทษ, อนุญาตให้ไป, ข้อแก้ตัว…
tha thứ, miễn cho, lý do…
wybaczać, zwalniać, usprawiedliwiać…
용서하다, 양해를 구하다, 변명…
scusare, esentare, dispensare…
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