- to excuse is to accuse
- he who excuses, accuses himself
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs . 2013.
to excuse is to accuse
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accuse — [13] Accuse comes via Old French acuser from the Latin verb accūsāre, which was based on the noun causa ‘cause’ – but cause in the sense not of ‘something that produces a result’, but of ‘legal action’ (a meaning preserved in English cause list,… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
accuse — [13] Accuse comes via Old French acuser from the Latin verb accūsāre, which was based on the noun causa ‘cause’ – but cause in the sense not of ‘something that produces a result’, but of ‘legal action’ (a meaning preserved in English cause list,… … Word origins
excuse — [13] Etymologically, excuse means ‘free of accusation’. It comes via Old French from Latin excūsāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex , denoting removal, and causa ‘cause’ – but ‘cause’ in the sense not of something that produces a… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
excuse — [13] Etymologically, excuse means ‘free of accusation’. It comes via Old French from Latin excūsāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex , denoting removal, and causa ‘cause’ – but ‘cause’ in the sense not of something that produces a… … Word origins
Qui s'excuse s'accuse — (franz., spr. kĭ ßeckskǖs ßackūs ), »wer sich entschuldigt, beschuldigt sich« … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Qui s'excuse, s'accuse — (frz., spr. ki sexkühs sakkühs ), wer sich entschuldigt, beschuldigt sich … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Qui s'excuse, s'accuse — Diese sprichwörtliche Redensart, auf Deutsch: »Wer sich entschuldigt, klagt sich an«, ist in der französischen Version geläufiger als in der deutschen, wohl weil sie im Französischen in ein Wortspiel gekleidet ist. Der Grundgedanke der… … Universal-Lexikon
qui s'excuse s'accuse — foreign term Etymology: French he who excuses himself accuses himself … New Collegiate Dictionary
Qui s'excuse, s'accuse — Den, der undskylder sig, anklager sig … Danske encyklopædi
excuser — (èk sku zé) v. a. 1° Donner les raisons qui peuvent disculper quelqu un d une faute, d un manquement. • Je ne vois pas comment on pourrait l excuser [Dieu] de tromperie, si en effet ces idées [des objets extérieurs] étaient produites par d… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
absolve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. forgive, cleanse, shrive, pardon, discharge. See forgiveness, acquittal, exemption.Ant., accuse, blame. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. acquit, exonerate, vindicate, clear, forgive, pardon, excuse,… … English dictionary for students
