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French-English translation for: lame excuse [weak excuse]
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excuse {f} bidon [fam.]cop-out [coll.] [excuse]
improviser qc. [excuse, alibi]to concoct sth. [excuse]
phys. interaction {f} faible [aussi : force faible ou force nucléaire faible]weak interaction [also: weak force or weak nuclear force]
improviser une excuseto think up a quick excuse
mot {m} d'excuseexcuse note
textile lamé {m} [tissue]lamé
Excuse-moi !Excuse me!
bidon {adj} [fam.] [excuse, histoire]phoney
atténuation {f}extenuation [excuse or justification]
faiblesse {f} [fig.] [d'excuse]lameness
invoquer qc. [raison, excuse]to put sth. forward
affabuler qc.to trump up sth. [a false accusation, excuse]
cousu de fil blanc {adj} [fig.]flimsy [argument, excuse, etc.]
cuis. bière {f} légèremild [Br.] [dark-coloured, weak beer]
point {m} faibleAchilles heel [fig.] [weak point, flaw]
boiteux {adj}lame
éclopé {adj}lame
boiteuse {f}lame woman
lame {f} [grande vague]billow
lame {f}blade [of a knife]
lame {f} [vague]wave [of water]
armes coup {m} de lame(knife) slash
armes hist. mil. lame {f} de épéesword (blade)
cosm. outil. lame {f} de rasoirrazor blade
outil. scie {f} à lame librewhipsaw
chiffe {f} [personne] [fam.] [péj.]drip [coll.] [pej.] [weak, ineffectual person]
boiteuse {f} [qui claudique]lame person [female]
boiteux {m} [qui claudique]lame person [male]
excuse {f}excuse
prétexte {m}excuse
Pardon !Excuse me!
excuser qn.to excuse sb.
faux-fuyant {m} [prétexte]excuse
philos. sociol. mauvaise foi {f}feeble excuse
philos. sociol. mauvaise foi {f}petty excuse
Excusez-moi !Excuse me!
Excusez-moi !Excuse me, please!
lame {f} de fond [aussi fig.]ground swell [also fig.]
prétexter qc.to use sth. as an excuse
pol. canard {m} boiteux [fig.]lame duck [fig.] [Am.] [politician in office without power]
aligner les excusesto make one excuse after another
fournir un prétexte à qn.to give sb. an excuse
dispenser qn. de faire qc.to excuse sb. from doing sth.
dr. Nul n'est censé ignorer la loi.Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
inventer un prétexte pour se débarrasser de qn.to fob sb. off with an excuse
prétexter de qc. pour faire qc.to use sth. as an excuse for doing sth.
s'autoriser de qc. pour faire qc.to use sth. as an excuse to do sth.
 
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