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pretext:
- apparence; semblant; leurre; illusion; trompe-l'oeil
Wiktionary:
- pretext → prétexte
- pretext → prétexte

English

Detailed Translations for pretext from English to French

pretext:

pretext [the ~] noun

the pretext (pretence; illusion; pretense; guise)
l'apparence; le semblant; le leurre; l'illusion; le trompe-l'oeil
- apparence [la ~] noun
- semblant [le ~] noun
- leurre [le ~] noun
- illusion [la ~] noun
- trompe-l'oeil [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for pretext:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
apparence	guise; illusion; pretence; pretense; pretext	allure; appearance; bearing; deportment; disguise; exterior; façade; grand manner; look; looks; phase of the moon; pretence; pretense; sham; skin
illusion	guise; illusion; pretence; pretense; pretext	chimera; delusion; erroneous idea; fable; fabrication; fairytale; fallacy; false hopes; fantasm; fantasy; fata morgana; fib; fiction; figment of the imagination; hallucination; illusion; imagination; mirage; old wive's tale; phantasm; phantasy; pipe dream; story; wrong notion
leurre	guise; illusion; pretence; pretense; pretext	artificial bait; bait; delusion; enticement; fata morgana; hallucination; illusion; lure; mirage; tempting voice; trick
semblant	guise; illusion; pretence; pretense; pretext	pretence; pretense; sham
trompe-l'oeil	guise; illusion; pretence; pretense; pretext	delusion; fata morgana; illusion; mirage; optical illusion; pretence; pretense; sham; trick of vision
-	guise; pretence; pretense; stalking-horse
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	prevarication
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
semblant		as if; as though

Related Words for "pretext":

pretexts

Synonyms for "pretext":

stalking-horse; pretense; pretence; feigning; dissembling
guise; pretense; pretence; semblance; gloss; color; colour

Related Definitions for "pretext":

an artful or simulated semblance¹
something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason¹

Wiktionary Translations for pretext:

pretext

noun

false, contrived or assumed purpose
- pretext → prétexte

pretext

noun

Cause simulée, supposée.
- prétexte → pretext; excuse; plea

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• pretext	→ prétexte	↔ Vorwand — vorgeschobene, erfundene Begründung für eine Handlung

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¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University