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Could you at least make some excuse? Оправдание 🆚️ Извинение 🆚️ Отмазка 🔻In Russian, оправдание, извинение, and отмазка all relate to explaining actions, but they carry pretty different weights! 🔢Оправдание (оправдания) (neut.noun) [ap-rav-da-ni-ye (ap-rav-da-ni-ya)] Justification, reason(s) 🔻This is about providing a valid reason or explanation for why something happened. It seeks understanding or vindication: • Его оправданием за опоздание были пробки. His reason for being late was traffic. 🔢Извинение(извинения) (neut.noun) [iz-vi-ne-ni-ye (iz-vi-ne-ni-ya)] Apology(ies) 🔻This is straightforward: an apology. It's an expression of regret and taking responsibility for a mistake: • Он не принёс свои извинения за ошибку. He didn't offer his apologies for the mistake. 🔢Отмазка(отмазки) (femin.noun) [at-mas-ka (at-mas-ki)] Lame/flimsy excuse, cop-out 🔻This is colloquial and negative. It's a false or insincere excuse given specifically to avoid responsibility or work: • Не ищи отмазки, просто сделай это! Don't look for lame excuses, just do it! ✍️Test yourself: which word(s) can be used in the sentence? • Все учат русский язык, а у тебя какие A) оправдания Б) извинения В) отмазки? 🗝А, В #tricky_words #test_time #spoken_Russian 😎RCR | Support | Boost