No. 14,847 in Russian
поводов
Reasons; occasions; grounds.
In a sentence
Сегодня у нас много поводов для радости.
Today we have many reasons to be joyful.
The word 'поводов' here means 'reasons' and is used in the context of explaining motives or causes for feeling joyful.
У нас не бывает поводов для грусти.
We don’t have reasons to be sad.
In this sentence, 'поводов' refers to 'reasons' and signifies justification for certain emotions (sadness in this case).
Он придумал множество поводов для встречи.
He came up with many reasons to meet.
Here, 'поводов' refers to 'reasons' in the context of excuses or justifications for arranging a meeting.
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