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  1. Spanish (Spain)
  2. /Preterite stem changes e to i (pidió, sintió)
  3. /la excusa

la excusa

la excusa
the excuse
From Lesson 141:Preterite stem changes e to i (pidió, sintió)·Spanish (Spain)

Usages of la excusa

El niño mintió y puso una excusa muy mala.
The boy lied and made a very bad excuse.
Ella dio una excusa falsa, pero la policía la siguió.
She gave a false excuse, but the police followed her.
Dicen que esa excusa es inverosímil.
They say that that excuse is implausible.
La excusa no era creíble, o mejor dicho, no lo parecía.
The excuse was not credible, or rather, it didn't seem it.

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