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Translate apologies from English to Dutch

Summary

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apology:
- verontschuldiging; excuus; reden; verschoning; pardon; sorry
Wiktionary:
- apology → verweer, verontschuldiging, apologie, excuus
- apology → excuus, verontschuldiging

English

Detailed Translations for apologies from English to Dutch

apology:

apology [the ~] nomen

the apology (excuse; justification; vindication; thinking up a story; weathering)
de verontschuldiging; het excuus; de reden; de verschoning; het pardon
- verontschuldiging [de ~ (v)] nomen
- excuus [het ~] nomen
- reden [de ~] nomen
- verschoning [de ~ (v)] nomen
- pardon [het ~] nomen
the apology (excuse)
sorry; het pardon
- sorry [znw.] nomen
- pardon [het ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for apology:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
excuus	apology; excuse; justification; thinking up a story; vindication; weathering	excuse; sham; story
pardon	apology; excuse; justification; thinking up a story; vindication; weathering	absolution; amnesty; excuse; forgiveness; forgivingness; grace; mercy; pardon; remission
reden	apology; excuse; justification; thinking up a story; vindication; weathering	cause; immediate cause; motive; reason
sorry	apology; excuse
verontschuldiging	apology; excuse; justification; thinking up a story; vindication; weathering
verschoning	apology; excuse; justification; thinking up a story; vindication; weathering	challenge; change of; changing; clean diaper; clean napkin; clean nappy; excuse; forgiveness; forgivingness; grace; mercy; pardon; remission
-	apologia; excuse
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	apologia; defence; defense
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
pardon		sorry
sorry		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 → verweer
an expression of regret
- apology → verontschuldiging

apology

noun

een mondelinge of schriftelijke verdediging van een persoon, zaak of leer tegen onrechtvaardige aanvallen
- apologie → apology
de verontschuldiging
- excuus → apology

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• apology	→ excuus; verontschuldiging	↔ Entschuldigung — Äußerung des Bedauerns eines eigenen Fehlers
• apology	→ excuus	↔ excuse — raison que l’on alléguer pour expliquer ou atténuer une faute.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University