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excuser

to excuse

verb ehk-skew-ZEH Common
Communication Expressions

Also means

to forgive

Usage Note

Excuser turns reflexive in s'excuser (to apologize), and excusez-moi covers both 'excuse me' for attention and 'sorry' for a small slip — but a serious apology calls for je suis désolé. The standard construction is excuser de plus an action, as in excusez-moi de vous déranger.

Examples

"Excusez-moi, où est la gare?"

Natural Translation

Excuse me, where is the train station?

Literal Translation

Excuse-to-me, where is the station?

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