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provide v.
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- provide v. 5) предусматривать; to provide an excuse - (заранее) приготовить извинение; Expenses provided for in the budget. How can anyone provide for unexpected events?...
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fake II 2. v.
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- fake II 2. v. 1) подделывать, фабриковать (обыкн. fake up) Do you really think that you can deceive experienced art dealers with an oil painting that you have faked up? You can easily fake up an excuse to avoid going out with him....
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scrape up
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- scrape up а) наскрести; накопить по мелочам I'm not sure if I can scrape up the price of the plane ticket. б) coll. придумать, выдумать What kind of excuse can you scrape up this time?...
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pardon 2. v.
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- pardon 2. v. 2) (по)миловать; оставлять без наказания; One of the first things that the young king did was to pardon his enemies for having opposed him. Syn: condone, excuse, forgive, overlook, remit Ant: condemn, convict, penalize, punish...
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stammer 2. v.
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- stammer 2. v. 2) запинаться (тж. stammer out); to stammer out an excuse - заикаясь, запинаясь принести извинение Syn: see stutter...
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dig up
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- dig up а) выкапывать, вырывать During the war people dug up their flower gardens to grow vegetables. б) откапывать Where did you dig that idea up? How he always manages to dig up a fresh excuse for being late, I'll never know. в) amer. coll. сделать взнос; наскрести определенную сумму, собрать Between us we should be able to dig up enough money for your ticket. г) поднять целину...
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lame I 1. adj.
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- lame I 1. adj. 2) неубедительный, неудовлетворительный - lame excuse...
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force out
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- force out выгонять The owner forced the poor family out of the house when they could not pay the rent....
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levy 2. v.
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- levy 2. v. 1) взимать (налог); облагать (налогом) (on/upon); Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor...
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faint 3. v.
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- faint 3. v. 1) слабеть; падать в обморок (from/with) This poor old man has fainted from hunger: pick him up and when he wakes, feed him....
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force up
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- force up повышать Prices have been forced up by the poor crop....
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be beneath contempt
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- be beneath contempt иметь невысокие моральные качества There is no excuse for him - his cruel treatment of his family is beneath contempt....
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pelt II 2. v.
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- pelt II 2. v. 1) бросать (в кого-л.), забрасывать (камнями, грязью); обстреливать; Stop those boys pelting stones at the poor cat!...
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rate up
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- rate up amer. увеличивать (обыкн. плату, платеж) пропорционально; The insurance payments have to be rated up for people with poor health....
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apology noun
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- apology noun 3) coll. нечто второразрядное, второсортное a mere apology for a dinner - отвратительный обед; какой же это обед? Syn: see excuse...
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