What does scuse in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word scuse in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use scuse in Italian.
The word scuse in Italian means pardon, excuse, justification, say sorry, forgive me, please forgive me, apologies, any excuse will do. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word scuse
pardonsostantivo femminile (perdono) (literal) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Chiedo scusa per l'interruzione. Please excuse the interruption. |
excusesostantivo femminile (pretesto, storiella) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il mio collega ha sempre la scusa pronta per giustificare le sue negligenze. My colleague always has an excuse ready to justify his negligence. |
justificationsostantivo femminile (attenuante) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La scusa del mio ritardo è il traffico. Traffic is my justification for being late. |
say sorryverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
forgive me, please forgive me, apologies
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
any excuse will do(general) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") You're always late for work |
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