WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| excusar⇒ vtr | (justificar, disculpar) | excuse⇒ vtr |
| | Nada excusa que le faltes al respeto a tu madre. |
| | Nothing excuses a lack of respect towards your mother. |
| excusarse⇒ v prnl | (disculparse, justificarse) | apologize⇒ vi |
| | (UK) | apologise⇒ vi |
| | | excuse yourself vtr + refl |
| | Se excusó por haber faltado a la reunión. |
| | He apologized for missing the meeting. |
| Additional Translations |
| excusar⇒ vtr | (eludir, rehusar) (firm) | refuse⇒ vtr |
| | (polite) | decline⇒ vtr |
| | | avoid⇒ vtr |
| | Excuso decirte lo que opino porque no vale la pena hablar contigo. |
| | I refuse to share my opinion with you because talking to you is not worth my time. |
| excusar vtr | (liberar de obligación) (make special allowance for) | excuse⇒ vtr |
| | (free from obligation) | release⇒, exempt⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | let off vtr phrasal sep |
| | Fue excusado del servicio militar debido a su delicada salud. |
| | He was excused from military service because of his delicate health. |