ECAUSE - Traducción inglés-español

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

I. excuse V. trans. [ingl. am. ɪkˈskjuz, ingl. brit. ɪkˈskjuːz, ɛkˈskjuːz]

1.1. excuse (forgive):

excuse mistake/misconduct

disculpar

excuse mistake/misconduct

perdonar

please excuse the bad handwriting/long delay in replying

disculpe or perdone la mala letra/la tardanza en contestar

excuse my interrupting or excuse me for interrupting, but …

perdóneme la interrupción, pero …

excuse my interrupting or excuse me for interrupting, but …

perdone que le interrumpa, pero …

excuse me! (attracting attention)

¡perdón!

excuse me! (attracting attention)

¡perdone (usted)! form.

excuse me! (apologizing)

perdón

excuse me! (apologizing)

perdóneme (or perdóname etc.)

excuse me, can I get past?

(con) permiso, por favor

excuse me, can I get past?

¿me permite, por favor?

1.2. excuse (justify):

excuse conduct/rudeness

excusar

excuse conduct/rudeness

justificar

2. excuse (release from obligation):

excuse

disculpar

they asked to be excused

pidieron que los disculparan

please may I be excused? (used by schoolchildren)

señorita (or profesor etc.) ¿puedo ir al baño?

please may I be excused? (used by schoolchildren)

señorita (or profesor etc.) ¿puedo ir al servicio? Esp.

to excuse sb (from) sth

dispensar or eximir a alguien de algo

II. excuse V. v. refl. to excuse oneself

1. excuse (on leaving):

to excuse oneself

excusarse

she excused herself and left

se excusó y se fue

2. excuse (offer excuse):

to excuse oneself

excusarse

to excuse oneself

disculparse

III. excuse SUST. [ingl. am. ɪkˈskjus, ingl. brit. ɪkˈskjuːs, ɛkˈskjuːs]

1. excuse (justification):

excuse

excusa f

there's no excuse for rudeness

la mala educación no tiene excusa

to offer an excuse

disculparse

to offer an excuse

pedir disculpas

to offer an excuse

pedir perdón

I refuse to make excuses for you any longer

no pienso seguir tratando de justificarte

2. excuse (pretext):

excuse

excusa f

excuse

pretexto m

that's just an excuse

eso no es más que una excusa or un pretexto

a good excuse

una buena excusa

a lame excuse

una excusa poco convincente

to make excuses

poner excusas

to make excuses

buscar pretextos

a birthday is a good excuse for a party

un cumpleaños es una buena excusa para una fiesta

he's a pathetic excuse for a man

no merece llamarse hombre

3. excuse <excuses, pl >:

excuse

excusas fpl

to make one's excuses

excusarse

excuse-me [ɪkˈskjuzmi] SUST.

excuse-me

baile m de la escoba

because [ingl. am. biˈkəz, ingl. brit. bɪˈkɒz] CONJ.

1. because:

because

porque

he left because he wanted to

se fue porque quiso

because he loves her, he doesn't see it

como la quiere, no se da cuenta

but why? — because! coloq.

¿pero por qué? — ¡porque sí!

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

because of as prep.

por

because of as prep.

a or por causa de form.

because of the thunderstorm

por la tormenta

because of the thunderstorm

debido a la tormenta

because of the thunderstorm

a causa de la tormenta form.

I did it because of you

lo hice por ti

I was two hours late because of him

llegué con dos horas de retraso por su culpa

causeway [ingl. am. ˈkɔzˌweɪ, ingl. brit. ˈkɔːzweɪ] SUST.

causeway (path)

paso m elevado

causeway (road)

carretera f elevada

I. cause [ingl. am. kɔz, ingl. brit. kɔːz] SUST.

1.1. cause C (of accident, event):

cause

causa f

the cause of death is unknown

se desconoce la causa de la muerte

cause and effect

causa y efecto

1.2. cause U (reason, grounds):

cause

motivo m

cause

razón f

there's some cause for concern

existen motivos or razones para preocuparse

there's no cause for concern

no hay por qué preocuparse

I have every cause to regret it

tengo motivos sobrados para lamentarlo

without (good) cause

sin causa (justificada) or motivo (justificado)

she was furious, and with (good) cause

estaba furiosa, y con (toda la) razón

to show cause DER.

fundamentar

2.1. cause C (ideal, movement):

cause

causa f

to fight/die for the cause

luchar/morir por la causa

it's a good cause

es una buena causa

he worked for the cause of nuclear disarmament

trabajó en pro del desarme nuclear

they fought in the cause of freedom

lucharon en pro de la libertad

to make common cause with sb

hacer causa común con alguien

2.2. cause C (case) DER.:

cause

causa f

to plead sb's cause

abogar por alguien

II. cause [ingl. am. kɔz, ingl. brit. kɔːz] V. trans.

cause

causar

to cause sb problems

causarle or ocasionarle problemas a alguien

to cause sb sorrow/pain

causarle tristeza/dolor a alguien

to cause sb/sth to + infin

hacer que alguien/algo +  subj

their criticism caused him to resign

sus críticas motivaron or provocaron su renuncia

their criticism caused him to resign

sus críticas hicieron que renunciara

this caused the rope to break

esto hizo que se rompiera la soga

the police caused the road to be closed form.

la policía ordenó cerrar la calle

subordinate clause SUST. LING.

subordinate clause

oración f subordinada

escalator clause SUST.

escalator clause (for cost increases)

cláusula f de revisión de precios

escalator clause (for wage increases)

cláusula f de escala móvil

exclusion clause SUST.

exclusion clause

claúsula f excluyente

exclusion clause

claúsula f de exoneración de culpa

main clause SUST. LING.

main clause

oración f principal

noun clause SUST. LING.

noun clause

cláusula f sustantiva subordinada

noun clause

sustantiva f subordinada

en el diccionario PONS

I. excuse [ɪkˈskju:z] V. trans.

1. excuse (justify):

excuse behaviour

justificar

excuse lateness

disculpar

to excuse sb for sth

excusar a alguien por algo

2. excuse (forgive):

excuse

perdonar

excuse me!

¡perdón!

3. excuse (allow not to attend):

to excuse sb from sth

dispensar a alguien de algo

4. excuse (leave):

after an hour she excused herself

después de una hora se disculpó y se fue

II. excuse [ɪkˈskju:z] SUST.

1. excuse (explanation):

excuse

excusa f

excuse

agarradera f amer.

2. excuse (pretext):

excuse

pretexto m

poor excuse

mal pretexto

to make excuses for sb

justificar a alguien

I. because [bɪˈkɒz, ingl. am. -ˈkɑ:z] CONJ.

because

porque

just because he smiles doesn't mean he is in love coloq.

que sonría no significa que esté enamorado

because I said that, I had to leave

como dije eso, tuve que irme

not because I am sad but ...

no porque esté triste, sino...

why? — just because coloq.

¿por qué? — porque sí [o por nada en especial] coloq.

II. because [bɪˈkɒz, ingl. am. -ˈkɑ:z] PREP.

because of

a causa de

because of me

por mi culpa

because of illness

por enfermedad

because of the fine weather

debido al buen tiempo

causeway [ˈkɔ:zˌweɪ, ingl. am. ˈkɑ:z-] SUST.

1. causeway (road bridge):

causeway

carretera f elevada

2. causeway (pathway):

causeway

paso m elevado

I. cause [kɔ:z] SUST.

1. cause (a reason for):

cause

causa f

cause

motivo m

he is the cause of all her woes

él es el causante de todas sus penas

this is no cause for ...

esto no justifica...

2. cause sin pl. (objective):

cause

causa f

3. cause (principle):

cause

causa f

to do sth in the cause of sth

hacer algo en pro de algo

4. cause DER.:

cause

pleito m

II. cause [kɔ:z] V. trans.

cause

causar

cause an accident

provocar

to cause sb/sth to do sth

hacer que alguien/algo haga algo

to cause sb harm

ocasionar daños a alguien

this medicine may cause dizziness and nausea

este medicamento puede provocar mareos y náuseas

root cause SUST.

root cause

causa f primordial

subordinate clause SUST. LING.

subordinate clause

frase f subordinada

relative clause SUST.

relative clause

oración f relativa

principle clause SUST.

principle clause

cláusula f principal

clause [klɔ:z, ingl. am. klɑ:z] SUST.

clause

cláusula f

clause LING.

oración f

I. pause [pɔ:z, ingl. am. pɑ:z] SUST.

pause

pausa f

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to give sb pause for thought form.

dar que pensar a alguien

II. pause [pɔ:z, ingl. am. pɑ:z] V. intr.

pause

hacer una pausa

en el diccionario PONS

excuse¹ [ɪk·ˈskjuz] V. trans.

1. excuse (justify):

excuse behavior

justificar

excuse lateness

disculpar

to excuse sb for sth

excusar a alguien por algo

2. excuse (forgive):

excuse

perdonar

excuse me!

¡perdón!

3. excuse (allow not to attend):

to excuse sb from sth

dispensar a alguien de algo

4. excuse (leave):

after an hour she excused herself

después de una hora se disculpó y se fue

excuse² [ɪk·ˈskjus] SUST.

1. excuse (explanation):

excuse

excusa f

excuse

disculpa f

excuse

agarradera f amer.

2. excuse (pretext):

excuse

pretexto m

poor excuse

mal pretexto

to make excuses for sb

justificar a alguien

be there on time — no excuses!

¡sé puntual, nada de excusas!

I. because [bɪ·ˈkɔz] CONJ.

because

porque

just because he's smiling doesn't mean he is in love coloq.

que sonría no significa que esté enamorado

because I said that, I had to leave

como dije eso, tuve que irme

not because I am sad but...

no porque esté triste, sino...

II. because [bɪ·ˈkɔz] PREP.

because of

a causa de

because of me

por mi culpa

because of illness

por enfermedad

because of the fine weather

debido al buen tiempo

causeway [ˈkɔz·ˌweɪ] SUST.

1. causeway (road bridge):

causeway

carretera f elevada

2. causeway (pathway):

causeway

paso m elevado

I. cause [kɔz] SUST.

1. cause (a reason for):

cause

causa f

cause

motivo m

he is the cause of all her woes

él es el causante de todas sus penas

this is no cause for...

esto no justifica...

2. cause (objective):

cause

causa f

3. cause (principle):

cause

causa f

to do sth in the cause of sth

hacer algo en pro de algo

4. cause DER.:

cause

pleito m

II. cause [kɔz] V. trans.

cause

causar

cause an accident

provocar

to cause sb/sth to do sth

hacer que alguien/algo haga algo

to cause sb harm

ocasionar daños a alguien

this medicine may cause dizziness and nausea

este medicamento puede provocar mareos y náuseas

root cause SUST.

root cause

causa f primordial

relative clause SUST.

relative clause

oración f relativa

clause [klɔz] SUST.

clause

cláusula f

clause LING.

oración f

subordinate clause SUST. LING.

subordinate clause

frase f subordinada

principle clause SUST.

principle clause

cláusula f principal

Present

I	excuse
you	excuse
he/she/it	excuses
we	excuse
you	excuse
they	excuse

Past

I	excused
you	excused
he/she/it	excused
we	excused
you	excused
they	excused

Present Perfect

I	have	excused
you	have	excused
he/she/it	has	excused
we	have	excused
you	have	excused
they	have	excused

Past Perfect

I	had	excused
you	had	excused
he/she/it	had	excused
we	had	excused
you	had	excused
they	had	excused