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Translate apologies from English to French

Summary

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apology:
- fait de se justifier; fait de s'excuser; pardon; excuse
Wiktionary:
- apology → apologie, excuse
- apology → excuse, apologie, apologétique

English

Detailed Translations for apologies from English to French

apology:

apology [the ~] nomen

the apology (excuse; justification; vindication; thinking up a story; weathering)
le fait de se justifier; le fait de s'excuser
- fait de se justifier [le ~] nomen
- fait de s'excuser [le ~] nomen
the apology (excuse)
le pardon; l'excuse
- pardon [le ~] nomen
- excuse [la ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for apology:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
excuse	apology; excuse	excuse; explaining-away; extenuation; smooth over; smoothing-over
fait de s'excuser	apology; excuse; justification; thinking up a story; vindication; weathering
fait de se justifier	apology; excuse; justification; thinking up a story; vindication; weathering
pardon	apology; excuse	absolution; amnesty; compassion; excuse; forgiveness; forgivingness; grace; liberation; manumission; mercy; pardon; release; remission
-	apologia; excuse
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	apologia; defence; defense
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
pardon		sorry

Related Words for "apology":

apologies

Synonyms for "apology":

acknowledgment; acknowledgement
apologia; defense; defence; vindication
excuse; example; illustration; instance; representative

Related Definitions for "apology":

a poor example¹
- it was an apology for a meal¹
an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone¹
- he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess¹
a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly¹

Wiktionary Translations for apology:

apology

noun

formal justification, defence
- apology → apologie
an expression of regret
- apology → excuse

apology

noun

raison que l’on alléguer pour expliquer ou atténuer une faute.
- excuse → excuse; reason; apology

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• apology	→ excuse	↔ excuus — de verontschuldiging
• apology	→ apologie	↔ apologie — een mondelinge of schriftelijke verdediging van een persoon, zaak of leer tegen onrechtvaardige aanvallen
• apology	→ apologie	↔ Apologie — gehoben: Verteidigung, Rechtfertigung
• apology	→ apologie; apologétique	↔ Apologetik — Verteidigung, Rechtfertigung einer Weltanschauung
• apology	→ excuse	↔ Abbitte — die Bitte um Nachsicht, Verzeihung

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University