Interglot - extenuation: English and French Search Results found in the Interglot Translation Dictionary

Summary

English to French: more detail...

extenuation:
- excuse
extenuate:
- pardonner; excuser
Wiktionary:
- extenuation → exténuation
- extenuation → embellissement
- extenuate → atténuer
- extenuate → embellir, farder, pallier

French to English: more detail...

exténuation:
- enervation; enfeeblement; weakening
Wiktionary:
- exténuation → extenuation

English

Detailed Translations for extenuation from English to French

extenuation:

extenuation [the ~] nomen

the extenuation (smoothing-over; explaining-away)
l'excuse
- excuse [la ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for extenuation:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
excuse	explaining-away; extenuation; smoothing-over	apology; excuse; smooth over
-	mitigation; palliation
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	mitigation

Related Words for "extenuation":

extenuate

Synonyms for "extenuation":

mitigation; excuse; alibi; exculpation; self-justification
palliation; decrease; diminution; reduction; step-down

Related Definitions for "extenuation":

to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious¹
a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances¹

Wiktionary Translations for extenuation:

extenuation

noun

action d’exténuer ou résultat de cette action. spécialement affaiblissement des forces physiques.
- exténuation → extenuation

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• extenuation	→ embellissement	↔ Beschönigung — Aussage, Bezeichnung, die eine Sache als besser erscheinen lässt, als sie ist

extenuate:

extenuate verb

extenuate (smooth over; excuse; palliate)
pardonner; excuser
- pardonner verb (pardonne, pardonnes, pardonnons, pardonnez, pardonnent, pardonnais, pardonnait, pardonnions, pardonniez, pardonnaient, pardonnai, pardonnas, pardonna, pardonnâmes, pardonnâtes, pardonnèrent, pardonnerai, pardonneras, pardonnera, pardonnerons, pardonnerez, pardonneront)
- excuser verb (excuse, excuses, excusons, excusez, excusent, excusais, excusait, excusions, excusiez, excusaient, excusai, excusas, excusa, excusâmes, excusâtes, excusèrent, excuserai, excuseras, excusera, excuserons, excuserez, excuseront)

Translation Matrix for extenuate:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
excuser	excuse; extenuate; palliate; smooth over	answer for; excuse; explain away; forgive; give away; gloss over; justify; misdeal; pardon; play down; smooth over; trivialise; trivialize
pardonner	excuse; extenuate; palliate; smooth over	excuse; forgive; give away; misdeal; pardon
-	mitigate; palliate

Related Words for "extenuate":

extenuating, extenuation

Synonyms for "extenuate":

palliate; mitigate; apologize; apologise; excuse; justify; rationalize; rationalise

Related Definitions for "extenuate":

lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of¹
- The circumstances extenuate the crime¹

Wiktionary Translations for extenuate:

extenuate

verb

rendre moins fort.
- atténuer → attenuate; extenuate

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• extenuate	→ embellir; farder; pallier	↔ beschönigen — etwas als besser, schöner darstellen, als es in Wirklichkeit ist

External Machine Translations:

French

Detailed Translations for extenuation from French to English

exténuation:

exténuation [la ~] nomen

l'exténuation (affaiblissement; atténuation; épuisement; débilisation; énervation)
the enervation; the enfeeblement; the weakening
- enervation [the ~] nomen
- enfeeblement [the ~] nomen
- weakening [the ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for exténuation:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
enervation	affaiblissement; atténuation; débilisation; exténuation; énervation; épuisement
enfeeblement	affaiblissement; atténuation; débilisation; exténuation; énervation; épuisement
weakening	affaiblissement; atténuation; débilisation; exténuation; énervation; épuisement	affaiblissement; diminuation; diminution de force; décroissement de force; relâchement
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
weakening		affaiblissant; amoindrissant; baissant; diminuant; débilitant; décroissant; dépérissant; en diminution; régressif

Synonyms for "exténuation":

asthénie; épuisement; abattement

Wiktionary Translations for exténuation:

exténuation