Usage examples of "отмазка" in Russian with translation to English

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У тебя самая крутая отмазка, почему ты прогулял свадьбу. You have the best excuse ever for missing our wedding.
Танцы - это просто отмазка для нового платья и вечеринки в лимузине. The dance is just a lame excuse for a new dress and a limo party.
И две минуты не достаточно поздно, чтобы использовать хитрые отмазки, вроде проблем с машиной. And two minutes isn't late enough to use a clever excuse like car trouble.
О, милая, ты же не будешь использовать Иисуса Христа как отмазку, чтоб не помогать завучу, так ведь? Oh, honey, you are not using Jesus Christ our Lord as an excuse not to help out your counselor, are you?
А когда часть твоей работы не легка или не прикольна, ты как бы ищешь отмазки, чтобы её не делать. And when parts of your job are not easy or fun, you kind of look for an excuse not to do them.
Хорошая отмазка от ответа на вопрос. Oh, clever way of not answering the question.
Ну, это просто отмазка, так ведь? Well, that's just the capper, isn't it?
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