L'excuse
Example: Il a donné une excuse plausible pour son retard ce matin.
Definition
"L'excuse" refers to a reason or explanation given to justify or defend a fault, mistake, or delay, often to lessen blame or responsibility. For example, someone might provide a plausible excuse for being late to avoid criticism.
Etymology
The word "l'excuse" comes from the Latin 'excusare,' which means to free from blame. It entered French through Old French and has retained its meaning related to justification or pardon. Did you know? The root 'ex-' means 'out of' and 'causa' means 'cause' or 'reason,' so it literally means 'to take out the cause' of blame.
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"L'excuse" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (B2) - set 1", containing 111 commonly used words.
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