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feminine
/disˈkulpa/
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Translation
excuse, apology; excuse me (informal)
Word origin
From the verb disculpar, formed from dis- (reversal) plus culpar ('to blame'), from Latin culpa ('fault, blame'). The noun means 'apology, excuse'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- culpa
- English cognates
- culpable, culprit
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluraldisculpas
Examples
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Excuse me, do you know how to get to the church from here?
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I accept your apology, but you will have to be careful next time.
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Do not make excuses, simply accept responsibility for what happened.
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He apologised to her publicly in front of all his colleagues.
sirve .
Any excuse is good enough for him to skip work.
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