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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?

, .

I accept your apology, but you will have to be careful next time.

, .

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.

Cualquier sirve .

Any excuse is good enough for him to skip work.

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This word is part of lesson 12.