| excuse | Consideramos que no hay excusa para seguir retrasando las negociaciones. | It is our considered view that there can be no excuse to further delay the negotiations. |
| excuse | Estaban esperando una excusa para cerrarnos. | They've been waiting for an excuse to shut us down. |
| excuse | Perdóneme Padre, no tengo excusa. | Forgive me father, I have no excuse. |
| excuse | El coronel busca cualquier excusa... para desacreditarme. | The colonel is looking for any excuse to discredit me. |
| excuse | Pero se detuvo, inventando alguna excusa. | But then, all of a sudden, he pulled over probably made some excuse. |
| excuse | No es excusa para comportarse así. | That's no excuse for behaving like this. |
| excuse | Hubiera usado cualquier excusa para renunciar. | I would have taken any excuse to quit. |
| excuse | Necesito una buena excusa para esto. | I'd better have a good excuse for having these. |
| excuse | Algunos superiores pueden estar buscando una excusa para mantenerte fuera. | Some of the top brass may be looking for an excuse to shut you out. |
| excuse | Quizás solo estoy buscando una excusa para... | Maybe I'm just looking for an excuse to... |
| excuse | La obra fue sólo una excusa. | Doing a play with you was just an excuse to get here. |
| excuse | Tendría una excusa para conocerla mejor. | Well, I'd have an excuse to become better acquainted with you. |
| excuse | Ahora tengo una excusa para repararla. | Now I have an excuse to fix it. |
| excuse | Solo busca una excusa para conocerte. | He just needed an excuse to meet you. |
| excuse | Debe querer una excusa para regresar. | Must have wanted an excuse to come back. |
| excuse | Espero que inventes una excusa espectacular. | I hope you're dusting off a spectacular excuse. |
| excuse | Tienes que inventarte una excusa mejor. | You have to come up with a better excuse. |
| excuse | Que sean niños no excusa su comportamiento. | That they are children does not excuse this behavior. |
| reason | Crusher encuentre una excusa para hacerle un chequeo. | Have Beverly concoct some reason for giving him a full medical exam. |
| reason | Espero que tengas una buena excusa. | I hope you've got a good reason. |
| excuse | Puso una excusa para no tener que participar en la fiesta. | She made an excuse so she wouldn't have to participate in the party. |
| give an excuse, come out with an excuse | Jennifer dio una excusa y faltó al trabajo. | Jennifer came out with an excuse and missed work. |