Dutch-English translations for vergoelijken

excuseThat cannot excuse everything that we came across. Maar dit kan niet alle door ons aangetroffen tekortkomingen vergoelijken. I do not want to excuse him, but I must at least explain to you that he has had to attend another meeting which started at 3.30 p.m. Ik wil niets vergoelijken, maar wijs er u toch op dat hij om halfvier aan een vergadering moest deelnemen. I excused him his transgressions.
play downThe essay attempts to play down the role slavery had in the Civil WarThe senator played down the threat of a recessionDuring the wave of anti-immigrant sentiment, Miguel played down his immigrant status by removing Chicano patois from his speech and adopting the nickname "Mike

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