- justify oneself
- оправдываться
глагол:
оправдываться (offer excuses, justify oneself, explain away, excuse oneself)объяснять свое поведение (justify oneself)
Англо-русский синонимический словарь. 2014.
Англо-русский синонимический словарь. 2014.
justify — verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English justifien, from Anglo French or Late Latin; Anglo French justifier, from Late Latin justificare, from Latin justus Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to prove or show to be just, right, or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
justify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. exonerate, excuse, warrant, vindicate, acquit, absolve; prove right, free from blame. See vindication. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To vindicate] Syn. absolve, acquit, clear; see excuse . 2. [To give… … English dictionary for students
say for oneself — apologize, justify oneself … English contemporary dictionary
explain oneself — phrasal : to make clear the meaning of one s statements or the reasons for one s conduct * * * expand on what one has said in order to make one s meaning clear ■ give an account of one s motives or conduct in order to excuse or justify oneself he … Useful english dictionary
excuse oneself — apologize; justify one s actions … English contemporary dictionary
explain oneself — excuse or justify one s behaviour. → explain … English new terms dictionary
оправдываться — ОПРАВДЫВАТЬСЯ, несов. (сов. оправдаться), перед кем и без доп. Добиваться (добиться) признания непредосудительности или допустимости своих поступков, снимать (снять) с себя обвинения, приводя доказательства своей правоты [impf. to justify oneself … Большой толковый словарь русских глаголов
self-justifying — adjective Date: 1740 seeking to justify oneself … New Collegiate Dictionary
bereccan — irreg wv/t1b to relate; excuse or justify oneself … Old to modern English dictionary
put up or shut up — informal justify oneself or remain silent. → put … English new terms dictionary
put — verb (puts, putting; past and past participle put) 1》 move to or place in a particular position. 2》 bring into a particular state or condition: they tried to put me at ease. ↘express in a particular way: to put it bluntly, he was not really… … English new terms dictionary