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indulgence

 
 
/ɪnˈdʌldʒəns/ noun

Translation

STATE [U] when you eat or drink too much or do anything you want
çok fazla yeme içme, istediğini yapma
I need to lose weight after all that indulgence on holiday.977
THING [C] something that you do or have because you want to, not because you need it
şımarma, aklına geleni yapma
Silk sheets are one of my indulgences.977
(Definition of indulgence noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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