hafifleterek

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Türkçe - İngilizce
extenuating
That lessens the seriousness of something by providing an excuse
present participle of extenuate
partially excusing or justifying; "extenuating circumstances"
If you say that there are extenuating circumstances for a bad situation or wrong action, you mean that there are reasons or factors which partly excuse it. The defendants decide to admit their guilt, but insist that there are extenuating circumstances. = mitigating. extenuating circumstances/factors etc facts or reasons which make you feel that it was reasonable for someone to break the usual rules, or make you have sympathy for someone who did something wrong or illegal (past participle of extenuare, from tenuis )
{s} reducing the seriousness of (an action or guilt); partially excusing or offering of excuses or reasons to lessen the seriousness of an action
partially excusing or justifying; "extenuating circumstances

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alleviate

Sami took medication to alleviate pain. - Sami ağrıyı hafifletmek için ilaç aldı.

Sami's mental illness didn't alleviate his punishment. He got two consecutive life sentences. - Sami'nin akıl hastalığı onun cezasını hafifletmedi. Art arda iki ömür boyu hapis cezası aldı.

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