bahane

Turkish-English Translation

  1. cover
  2. handle
  3. excuse
  4. allegation
  5. cloak
  6. veil
  7. evasion
  8. pretension
  9. peg
  10. pretext
  11. rationalization
  12. Noun fairytale
  13. chicanery
  14. blind excuse
  15. cop- out
  16. subterfuge
  17. poor (thin) excuse
  18. plea
  19. stalking horse
  20. idle pretext
  21. pretense
  22. professed excuse
  23. put off
  24. slim evidence
  25. thin excuse
  26. Noun fairy tale
  27. grounds
Turkish-English translations from Zargan's own database

Turkish-English Phrases

tek bahanesi
his only excuse was that
düpedüz bahane
mere pretext
güzel bahane
fine excuse
sudan bahane
flimsy pretext
sudan bahane
lame excuse
uydurma bahane
blind excuse
uydurma bahane
trumped up excuse
bahane aramak
to cavil Verb
bahane aramak
to cast about for an excuse Verb
bahane aramak
to look for an excuse Verb
bahane bulmak
to make up an excuse for Verb
bahane bulmak
to make out a case Verb
bahane bulmak
to think up an excuse Verb
bahane bulmak
to rationalize Verb
bahane bulmak
to find an excuse Verb
bahane etmek
to use as an excuse Verb
bahane göstererek hak iddia etme
to hang a claim on peg
bahane kabul etmemek
to admit of no excuse Verb
bahane mahiyetinde
pretextual Adjective
bahane olarak
as a pretext
bahane olarak kullanmak
to use as cover Verb
bahane siyle
under the pretext of
bahane uydurmak
to feign an excuse Verb
bahane uydurmak
to concoct an excuse Verb
bahane uydurmak
to think up an excuse Verb
bahane uydurmak
to make out a case Verb
bahane yerine geçmek
to serve as a pretext Verb
avukatına danışmak bahane siyle
under the pretext of consulting one's lawyer
bir bahane uydurmak
to dish up some excuse or other Verb
bir bahane uydurmak
to falter an excuse Verb
bir güçlükten kurtulmak için kolaylıkla bir bahane uydurmak
to whip the devil round the stump Verb
bir şeyi bahane göstermek
to allege something as a pretense Verb
birini bir bahane ile yatıştırmak
to put someone off with an excuse Verb
kendini methettirmek için bahane aramak
to be fishing for compliments Verb
reddetmek için bahane bulmak
to find a pretext for refusing Verb
yoksulluğu bahane göstermek
to make a poor mouth Verb
Turkish-English phrases from Zargan's own database

Turkish Dictionary (Kubbealti Turkish Dictionary)

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