çurum
/tʃurum/
1. reason, cause, occasion
- ne çurum bla kelgense? — for what reason have you come?
- nizamsızlıqnı çurumu — the cause of the disorder
- çurumnu bilirge süeme — I want to know the reason
- ol çurum bla barmadım — I did not go for that reason
2. pretext, excuse — çurum izlerge means look for a pretext or find fault.
- çurum tabarğa — to find a pretext
- bir çurum bla barırğa — to go on some pretext
- bir çurum bla ketdi — he left on some pretext
- molla çurum tabar — the mullah will find an excuse
- ol har zamanda çurum tabadı — he always finds an excuse
- çurum izleb aylanadı — he goes about looking for a pretext
3. obstacle, hindrance
- çurumla etib tururğa — to keep putting obstacles in the way
- işde çurum çıqdı — a hindrance came up in the work
- haman çurum çığıb baradı — some hindrance always keeps coming up
4. delay, holdup — çurum salıb turmay means without delay.
- çurum salıb turmay — without any delay
- çurum salmay kel — come without delay
Expressions
- eçkiçi çurum — flimsy excuse