excuse

/ɪkˈskjuːs/ noun [C]

Translation

REASON › a reason that you give to explain why you did something wrong

mazeret, gerekçe, neden, sebep

[+ for + doing sth] I hope he's got a good excuse for being so late.1910

FALSE REASON › a false reason that you give to explain why you do something

bahane, sudan sebep/gerekçe, özür

Nick was just looking for an excuse to call her.1910

(Definition of excuse noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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