English-Russian translations for occasion

A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
The time when something happens
An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason.
Something which causes something else; a cause.
An occurrence or incident.
Need; requirement, necessity.
A special event or function.
A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion
To cause; to produce; to induce

At this point, she seized the occasion to make her own observation
I had no occasion to feel offended, however
I could think of two separate occasions when she had deliberately lied to me
a momentous occasion in the history of South Africa
I have no occasion for firearms
Having people round for dinner was always quite an occasion at our house
it is seen that the mental changes are occasioned by a change of polarity

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