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The meaning of the French word "excuse" and how you use it

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excuse
(v.) (Imperative) (tu) excuse
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Excuse - toi de table .
Excuse yourself from the table.
Excuse - moi , je me suis trompé .
Excuse me, I made a mistake.
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Mouk: Serissa's Surprise! - Part 1 of 5
Mouk , excuse . On goûtait .
Mouk, sorry. We were snacking.
Norman - Are You Addicted to Your Smartphone?
Ouais , Barnabé , excuse - moi la question bête ,
Yeah, Barnaby, sorry, stupid question,
Black Widow Trailer
Excuse - moi chéri , nous avons suivi les ordres et nous avons joué notre rôle ...
Forgive me dear, we followed orders and we played our role...
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m'...excuse
(pronominal v.) (Present) (je) excuse myself; apologize
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Je m' excuse .
I excuse myself.
Je m' excuse de vous interrompre .
I apologize for interrupting you.
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It Takes Two
Et je m' excuse , comme chaque matin
I apologize, like every morning
"We Will Burn" - Pomme
Je m' excuse auprès des dieux , de ma mère et ses louanges
I apologize to the gods, my mother and her praises
The Adventures of Timek and Kaillou - Part 1 of 2
Je m' excuse de vous déranger , mais ,
"Please excuse me for bothering you, but,
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excuse
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) excuse
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Il faut trouver une bonne excuse .
We have to find a good excuse.
Il n' y a pas d' excuse pour ça .
There is no excuse for that.
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"Notes for Too Late" - Barbara Pravi
Y a pas d' exception , pas d' excuse , c' est que du mytho
There are no exceptions, no excuses, it's just compulsive lies
Celebrating Spring: Easter, Passover and Holi - Part 3 of 3
eh ben , en guise d' excuse on dit « Ne vous fâchez pas , c' est Holi ! ».
oh well, by way of excuse they say "Don't get angry, it's Holi!"
An Unnaturally High Temperature
Quand il s' agissait de trouver une excuse pour ne pas aller à l' école ,
When it came to finding an excuse not to go to school,
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Excuse...toi
(v.) (Imperative) say sorry; excuse yourself
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Excuse - toi !
Say sorry!
Excuse - toi pour répondre au téléphone .
Excuse yourself to answer the phone.
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My Brother Is a Pain in the Neck
Ce n' est pas très gentil , Raoul . Excuse - toi .
That's not very nice Raoul. Say sorry.
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excuse
(v.) (Present - Subjunctive) (je / il/elle / on) (might) excuse
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Je souhaite que mon père m' excuse .
I hope that my father will excuse me.
Il nous aide à condition qu' on l' excuse .
He'll help us as long as we excuse him.
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Sleeping Beauty's Curse
Oh , que votre Excellence excuse cet incident .
Oh, your Excellence must excuse this incident.
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