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| has gloss | (noun) something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason pretext, stalking-horse |
| has gloss | eng: A pretext is an excuse to do something or say something. Pretexts may be based on a half-truth or developed in the context of a misleading fabrication. Pretexts have been used to conceal the true purpose or rationale behind actions and words. |
| lexicalization | eng: pretext |
| lexicalization | eng: stalking-horse |
| subclass of | (noun) pretending with intention to deceive pretense, dissembling, pretence, feigning |
| has subclass | (noun) a pretext for delay or inaction putoff |
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| Catalan | |
| lexicalization | cat: pretext |
| Czech | |
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| lexicalization | ces: předstíraný důvod |
| Mandarin Chinese | |
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| lexicalization | cmn: huang |
| lexicalization | cmn: 幌 |
| lexicalization | cmn: jiǎ tuo |
| lexicalization | cmn: 假托 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 假託 |
| lexicalization | cmn: jiè ci |
| lexicalization | cmn: 借詞 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 借词 |
| lexicalization | cmn: jiè kou |
| lexicalization | cmn: shì ci |
| lexicalization | cmn: 借口 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 藉口 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 飾詞 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 饰词 |
| Danish | |
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| lexicalization | dan: påskud |
| German | |
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| lexicalization | deu: Scheingrund |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | |
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| lexicalization | ell: πρόσχημα |
| lexicalization | ell: πρόφαση |
| Esperanto | |
| lexicalization | epo: preteksto |
| Basque | |
| lexicalization | eus: desenkusa |
| Galician | |
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| lexicalization | glg: pretexto |
| Ancient Greek (to 1453) | |
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| lexicalization | grc: εἰρωνεία |
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| lexicalization | hbs: izlika |
| Armenian | |
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| lexicalization | hye: կեղծ պատճառանք |
| lexicalization | hye: նախադրություն |
| lexicalization | hye: տեղիք |
| Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association) | |
| lexicalization | ina: pretexto |
| Indonesian | |
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| lexicalization | ind: alasan palsu |
| Icelandic | |
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| lexicalization | isl: fyrirsláttur |
| lexicalization | isl: tylliástæða |
| lexicalization | isl: yfirskin |
| lexicalization | isl: átylla |
| lexicalization | isl: viðbára |
| lexicalization | isl: yfirbragð |
| Italian | |
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| lexicalization | ita: scusante |
| Dutch | |
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| lexicalization | nld: voorwendsel |
| Polish | |
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| lexicalization | pol: pretekst |
| Portuguese | |
| lexicalization | por: pretexto |
| Sicilian | |
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| lexicalization | scn: scaciuni |
| Thai | |
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| lexicalization | tha: ข้อแก้ตัว |
| Ukrainian | |
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| lexicalization | ukr: відмовка |
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| similar | e/Pretext |
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| media:img | Hokoji-Bell-M1767.jpg |
| media:img | Hokoji-BellDetail-M1767.jpg |
| media:img | Marbleboot.jpg |
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