Build gradle exclude module in dependencies without compiling

Hello,

What is the syntax to exclude a module in dependencies section when building gradle?
I have a mainTemplate.gradle where I want to exclude some modules.

But if I use "compile" it says that its already compile and fails building.
compile([plugin]) {
transitive = true
exclude module: [module1]
exclude module: [module2]
}

I try with this. Do not fails, but also do not exclude:
api (project([plugin])) {
transitive = true
exclude module: [module1]
exclude module: [module2]
}

The android resolver is creating the other parts of the file.

Thanks
Víctor

 

Some help with that syntax?