"excuse" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

excuse sustantivo

excuse + verbo
Kolokacji: 3
excuse says • excuse sounds • excuse makes
verbo + excuse
Kolokacji: 13
make excuses • find an excuse • give an excuse • offer an excuse • use the excuse • ...
adjetivo + excuse
Kolokacji: 61
good excuse • perfect excuse • poor excuse • only excuse • lame excuse • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 16
(4) only, easy, ready
Kolokacji: 3
1. lame excuse = kiepska wymówka lame excuse
2. flimsy excuse = usprawiedliwienie peluru flimsy excuse
3. slight excuse = lekkie usprawiedliwienie slight excuse
  • All they lacked was the slightest excuse to justify it.
  • You call 'cheat' on the slightest excuse and without the first knowledge of the what the person's complaint is.
  • Then even that slight excuse for activity was gone.
  • They would shoot him without a second thought if he gave them even the slightest excuse.
  • A racing yacht, we change anything at the slightest excuse.
  • Anybody with the slightest excuse will attack, murder and plunder someone else.
  • So you'll run away at the slightest possible excuse, will you?
  • Even the possible transition to the information society cannot offer the slightest excuse for doing so.
  • For years he has wanted this- any slight excuse will do.
  • "People will say that I used the slightest excuse to take dictatorial powers."
4. feeble excuse = nieprzekonujące usprawiedliwienie feeble excuse
5. weak excuse = nieprzekonująca wymówka weak excuse
(6) convenient, handy, suitable
Kolokacji: 3
(8) plausible, convincing, glib
Kolokacji: 3
(12) mere, elaborate
Kolokacji: 2
(13) ready-made, tired
Kolokacji: 2
(14) phony, trumped-up
Kolokacji: 2
(15) welcome, favorite
Kolokacji: 2
preposición + excuse
Kolokacji: 7
of excuses • for an excuse • without excuse • with an excuse • to excuses • ...

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