EXCUSE / PARDON MY FRENCH

Meaning of EXCUSE / PARDON MY FRENCH in English

( informal ) used to say that you are sorry for swearing

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

PARDON — In law, release from guilt or remission of punishment. The power to pardon is generally exercised by the state's chief …
Английский словарь Британика
FRENCH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) French Guinea East India Co. French Free French French and Indian War French Broad …
Английский словарь Британика
PARDON — I. ˈpärd ə n, ˈpȧd- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pardoun, from Old French pardon, from pardonner — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MY — I. Etymology: Middle English my, mi, min, from Old English mīn, suppletive gen. of ic I obsolete possessive of i …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRENCH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EXCUSE — I. ikˈskyüz, ek-, in “excuse me” often ˈsky- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English excusen, from Old French escuser, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARDON — — pardonable , adj. — pardonableness , n. — pardonably , adv. — pardonless , adj. /pahr"dn/ , n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FRENCH
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EXCUSE — — excusable , adj. — excusableness , n. — excusably , adv. — excusal , n. — excuseless , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EXCUSE — I. ik-ˈskyüz, imperatively often ˈskyüz transitive verb ( ex·cused ; ex·cus·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French escuser, excuser, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FRENCH — I. ˈfrench adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English frencisc, from Franca Frank Date: before 12th century 1. : of, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARDON — vt the state of being forgiven. 2. pardon ·vt to give leave (of departure) to. 3. pardon ·vt to refrain …
Webster English vocab
FRENCH — noun the language spoken in france. 2. french ·noun collectively, the people of france. 3. french ·adj of or pertaining …
Webster English vocab
EXCUSE — vt that which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault. 2. excuse ·vt to regard with indulgence; to view …
Webster English vocab
FRENCH — [french] vt, often cap (1941) 1: to trim the meat from the end of the bone of (as a chop) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EXCUSE — [ex.cuse] vt ex.cused ; ex.cus.ing [ME, fr. OF excuser, fr. L excusare, fr. ex- + causa cause, explanation] (13c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PARDON — in law, release from guilt or remission of punishment. In criminal law the power of pardon is generally exercised by …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARDON — pardon BrE AmE ˈpɑːd ə n AmE \ ˈpɑːrd ə n ▷ pardon|ed d ▷ pardon|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ pardon|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FRENCH — French, f\~ BrE AmE fren t ʃ ▶ ˌ French ˈ bean BrE AmE ▶ ˌ French ˈ bread BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PARDON — / ˈpɑːdn; NAmE ˈpɑːrdn/ exclamation , noun , verb ■ exclamation 1. (also ˌpardon ˈme especially in NAmE ) used …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRENCH — / frentʃ; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective of or connected with France, its people or its language • …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EXCUSE — noun , verb ■ noun / ɪkˈskjuːs; NAmE / 1. excuse (for sth / for doing sth) a reason, either …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MY — I. my 1 S1 W1 /maɪ/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘I’] 1 . used by the person who …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRENCH — I. French, Dawn BrE AmE (1957–) a British ↑ comedian and actress, best known for appearing in the television series …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EXCUSE — I. ex ‧ cuse 1 S1 /ɪkˈskjuːz/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Word Family: verb : ↑ excuse ; noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PARDON — n., v., & int. --n. 1 the act of excusing or forgiving an offence, error, etc. 2 (in full free …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FRENCH — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or relating to France or its people or language. 2 having the characteristics attributed …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EXCUSE — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a person, act, or fault). 2 (of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PARDON — n., v., & int. n. 1 the act of excusing or forgiving an offence, error, etc. 2 (in full free …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MY — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to me or myself (my house; my own business). 2 as a form of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EXCUSE — v. & n. v.tr. 1 attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a person, act, or fault). 2 (of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FRENCH — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or relating to France or its people or language. 2 having the characteristics attributed …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PARDON — n., v., & int. --n. 1. the act of excusing or forgiving an offence, error, etc. 2 (in full free …
Oxford English vocab
MY — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1. of or belonging to me or myself (my house; my own business). 2 as a form of …
Oxford English vocab
EXCUSE — v. & n. --v.tr. 1. attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a person, act, or fault). 2 (of a …
Oxford English vocab
FRENCH — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or relating to France or its people or language. 2 having the characteristics attributed …
Oxford English vocab
PARDON — ( pardons, pardoning, pardoned) 1. You say ‘ Pardon? ’ or ‘ I beg your pardon? ’ or, in American …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'My' is the first person singular …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRENCH — 1. French means belonging or relating to France, or its people, language, or culture. ADJ 2. The French are the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EXCUSE — The noun is pronounced /ɪkskju:s/. The verb is pronounced /ɪkskju:z/. ( excused) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARDON — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. You say ‘Pardon?’ or ‘I beg your ~?’ or, in American English, ‘Pardon me?’ when you …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
EXCUSE — (~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. An ~ is a reason …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PARDON — I. interjection COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES forgive/excuse/pardon the pun (= used to show you know you are making a pun …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FRENCH — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chemistry/French etc exam ▪ I knew I wouldn’t pass the German exam. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EXCUSE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a reasonable explanation/excuse ▪ He tried to think of a reasonable excuse. be glad …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Cambridge English vocab
EXCUSE — (FORGIVE) [verb] [T] - to forgive (someone)Please excuse me for arriving late - the bus was delayed.You'll have to excuse …
Cambridge English vocab
FRENCH — Canadian [noun] [C], [adjective] [not gradable] - a person from Canada whose first language is French, or of or from …
Cambridge English vocab
PARDON — n. In law, release from guilt or remission of punishment. The power to pardon is generally exercised by the state's …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FRENCH — n. French Republic French Guinea East India Co. French Free French French and Indian War French Broad River French Communist …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EXCUSE — Synonyms and related words : abject apology, absolution, absolve, acknowledgment, acquit, acquittal, acquittance, alibi, alibi out of, allow, amnesty, apologize …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EXCUSE — n. Function: noun 1 a justifying explanation of a fault or defect FF1C; what's your excuse for being late FF1E; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
EXCUSE — I. verb 1. to exact neither punishment nor redress for or from she was much too ready to excuse her …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PARDON — See ↑ FORGIVE/NOT FORGIVE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ excuse me/pardon me • ↑ I beg your pardon • ↑ sorry?/pardon?
Longman Activator English vocab
PARDON — n. 25B6; noun pardon for your sins : FORGIVENESS, absolution, clemency, mercy, lenience, leniency. he offered them a full pardon …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EXCUSE — n. 25B6; verb eventually she excused him : FORGIVE, pardon, absolve, exonerate, acquit; informal let someone off (the hook); formal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EXCUSE — v. 1 forgive, pardon, overlook, absolve, clear, exonerate, acquit, exculpate, pass over, disregard, wink at, ignore, be blind to, look …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PARDON — I noun BAD : I beg your pardon, but I was very busy and couldn't spare the time. GOOD : …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
EXCUSE — verb 1 BAD : Excuse me. I didn't know that you wanted to speak to me. GOOD : I'm sorry. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
PARDON — A pardon is a government decision to allow a person who has been convicted of a crime, to be free …
Duhaime's Law English Dictionary
PARDON — 1. сущ. 1) извинение, прощение I beg your pardon ≈ извините Syn : apology 2) прощение, дающееся какими-либо официальными, высочайшими …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MY — мест.; притяж.; как прил. 1) мой, моя, мое, мои; принадлежащий мне (ср. mine) 2) используется в обращении, придает обращению ласковый, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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