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Computational Linguistics Group, 2008
University of Vigo

English-Portuguese CLUVI Dictionary

(Based on the CLUVI Corpus of the University of Vigo)



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- evident, evil, exact, exactly, excellent, excessive, excited, exciting, exclusive, excuse, existence, exotic, expect, expensive, experience, experienced, explain, explanation, explicit


excuse


- noun
- desculpa

EN At the back of his mind formed the uncertain outlines of an excuse.
PT No fundo do espírito esboçam-se os contornos indecisos de uma desculpa.
- Fonte: MOS (1626)
- escusa

EN I even went so far as to fear that, as I occasioned much trouble, they might be glad to consider any very protracted attack as sufficient excuse for getting rid of me altogether.
PT Eu mesmo cheguei a ponto de temer que, por causar muito incômodo, ficassem eles satisfeitos em considerar qualquer ataque muito demorado como suficiente escusa para se verem livres de mim de uma vez por todas.
- Fonte: SEP (210)


- transitive verb
- PAST: excused. PART: excused
- desculpar

EN Anyway, we were sitting there, and all of a sudden she said to me, 'Excuse me, but isn't that a Pencey Prep sticker?'
PT Íamos, pois, sentados no mesmo banco, quando súbitamente ela me perguntou: - Desculpe-me, mas aquilo não é o galhardete da Escola Pencey?
- Fonte: AGU (1773)
- perdoar

EN He gulped down the spittle in his throat as if he were gulping down the phrase and, fumbling at the peak of his tweed cap, turned to Stephen, saying: -- Excuse me, sir, what do you mean by that expression you uttered just now?
PT Engoliu a saliva, como se estivesse a engolir a frase, e, procurando aos apalpões a pala do boné, virou-se para Stephen: _ Perdoe-me, senhor, mas o que entende pela expressão que empregou agora mesmo?
- Fonte: JOV (3866)