pretext

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense.

Verb

To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.

Conceptos

pretexto

excusa

achaque

color

cubierta

descripción

explicación

forma

guisa

motivo

pretensión

rodeo

semejanza

disculpa

velo fig

apariencia

asa

Sinónimos

excuse

pretence

pretense

plea

reason

guise

ground

justification

cause

occasion

stalking-horse

motive

opportunity

colour

foundation

defense

blind

strawman

straw man

apology

argument

explanation

alibi

outset

past

prelude

pretension

self-justification

shield

🛡️

simulation

stall

story

history

basis,

invoke as excuse

account

use as pretext

addition

basis

beginning

buckler

chance

🎲

cloak

color

comment

commentary

commitment

cue

deceit

defence

Traducciones

prétexte

pretesto

Vorwand

pretexto

voorwendsel

pretext

smoes

dekmantel

excuse

smoesje

Ausrede

scusa

pretext

πρόσχημα

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈpɹiːtɛkst/

Etimología (Inglés)

From Latin praetextum (“an ornament, etc., wrought in front, a pretense”), neuter of praetextus, past participle of praetexere (“to weave before, fringe or border, allege”).