Usage examples of "Excuse" in French with translation to English

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Il a inventé une excuse. He made up an excuse.
Il inventa une excuse pour son retard. He invented an excuse for being late.
Il fournit une excuse pour son absence. He excused his absence.
Crois-moi, cette excuse ne passera pas. Believe me, that excuse ain't gonna fly.
Elle trouva une excuse pour être en retard. She made an excuse for being late.
Comment as-tu trouvé une si bonne excuse ? How did you come up with such a good excuse?
Il n'y a aucune excuse à tes actes. There is no excuse for your actions.
Il concocta une bonne excuse pour ne pas venir à la fête. He cooked up a good excuse for not going to the party.
Peu importe quelle excuse il me donne, je ne peux pas lui pardonner. It doesn't matter what excuse he gives me, I can't forgive him.
Je n'arrive pas à trouver une bonne excuse pour mon retard chez le dentiste. I can't come up with a good excuse for being late for the dentist.
Quoi ? ! Tu n'as pas fait tes devoirs parce qu'il y avait un match de foot, mais c'est pas une excuse ça ! What?! You didn't do your homework because of a soccer match? That's no excuse!
Je n'ai pas de collection de timbres, mais j'ai une collection de cartes postales du Japon que je pourrais prendre comme excuse pour l'inviter chez moi. I don't have a stamp collection, but I have a Japanese postcard collection that I could use as an excuse to invite him.
Vous devriez présenter vos excuses. You should apologize.
Veuillez excuser mon écriture illisible. Please excuse my bad handwriting.
Ses excuses n'étaient que feintes. Her apology was nothing but show.
Tu devrais présenter tes excuses. You should apologize.
Veuillez excuser mon arrivée tardive. Please excuse my being late.
Je dois lui présenter mes excuses. I must make an apology to her.
Je dois présenter mes excuses. I have to apologize.
Je n’accepte pas vos excuses. I do not accept your excuse.
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