| Principales traductions |
| excuser [qqn]⇒ vtr | (pardonner) | excuse⇒ vtr |
| | (subject/object inversion) | be sorry vi + adj |
| | Excusez mon mari, il peut être maladroit parfois. Excusez-moi, mes mots ont dépassé ma pensée. |
| | Excuse my husband; he can be clumsy sometimes. |
| | I'm sorry; I didn't mean what I said. |
| excuser [qqn] de/pour [qch] vtr + prép | (pardonner) | excuse [sb] for [sth], forgive [sb] for [sth] vtr + prep |
| | | excuse [sb]'s [sth], forgive [sb]'s [sth], pardon [sb]'s [sth] v expr |
| | (subject/object inversion) | be sorry about [sth], be sorry for [sth], apologize for [sth] v expr |
| | (UK: subject/object inversion) | apologise for [sth] v expr |
| | Je vous prie d'excuser mon fils pour son comportement mais il ne dort vraiment pas bien en ce moment. |
| | Excusez-moi pour mon retard. |
| | Please forgive my son for his behaviour; he's really not sleeping well at the moment. |
| | Please excuse my lateness. |
| | I'm sorry about my son's behaviour, but he's really not sleeping well at the moment. |
| excuser [qch] vtr | (pardonner) | excuse⇒, forgive⇒ vtr |
| | Veuillez excuser le comportement de mes enfants, ils traversent un âge difficile. |
| | Please excuse (or: forgive) my children's behaviour; they're at a difficult age. |
| excuser [qch] vtr | (admettre) | excuse⇒, justify⇒, defend⇒ vtr |
| | On ne peut excuser un tel comportement. |
| | You can't excuse behavior like that. |
| s'excuser⇒ v pron | (demander pardon) | apologize⇒ vi |
| | (UK) | apologise⇒ vi |
| | | sorry adj |
| | (formal) | offer apologies, ask forgiveness, ask pardon v expr |
| | C'est vrai, j'ai mal agi. Je m'excuse. |
| | You're right; I behaved badly. I apologize. |
| | I did behave badly. I'm sorry. |
| s'excuser de/pour [qch]⇒ v pron | (demander pardon pour) | apologize for [sth] v expr |
| | (UK) | apologise for [sth] v expr |
| | | say sorry for [sth] v expr |
| | | offer your apologies for [sth] v expr |
| | En arrivant, le commercial s'est excusé de son retard. |
| | When he arrived, the sales rep apologized for his lateness. |
| s'excuser⇒ v pron | (contredire poliment) | excuse⇒ vtr |
| | | sorry interj |
| | Je m'excuse, mais cela ne s'est pas passé comme ça ! |
| | Excuse me, but that's not how it happened! |