What does scusa in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word scusa in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use scusa in Italian.
The word scusa in Italian means pardon, excuse, justification, excuse, justify, excuse yourself, apologize, apologise, say sorry, forgive me, please forgive me, apologies, any excuse will do. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word scusa
pardonsostantivo femminile (perdono) (literal) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Chiedo scusa per l'interruzione. Please excuse the interruption. |
excusesostantivo femminile (pretesto, storiella) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il mio collega ha sempre la scusa pronta per giustificare le sue negligenze. My colleague always has an excuse ready to justify his negligence. |
justificationsostantivo femminile (attenuante) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La scusa del mio ritardo è il traffico. Traffic is my justification for being late. |
excuse, justifyverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (azione: giustificare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Scusare la tua malefatta non servirà ad aggiustare il soprammobile che hai rotto alla nonna. Justifying what you did won't help to mend the ornament of Grandma's you broke. |
excuse yourself, apologize, apologiseverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (chiedere scusa) (transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.") Possibile che questo bambino combini un sacco di marachelle ma non si scusi mai? How can this boy get up to so much trouble without ever apologizing? |
say sorryverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
forgive me, please forgive me, apologies
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
any excuse will do(general) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") You're always late for work |
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