prétexter

Meaning

to give as an excuse

Concepts

pretend

give as an excuse

plead

fake

feign

make as if

entrust with

give as a pretext

allege as excuse

make an excuse of

dissemble

dissimulate

Synonyms

invoquer

alléguer

simuler

faire semblant de

se retrancher

charger quelqu’un de

faire semblant

pretendre

feindre

Translations

doen alsof

vorgeben

voorwenden

voorgeven

bahane etmek

den Vorwand brauchen

fingir

vorschützen

angeben

pretextar

vormachen

übergeben

spielen

anvertrauen

fingir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pʁe.tɛk.ste/

Etymology

From prétexte + -er.