prétexte

See also: pretexte, pretexté, and prétexté

French

Alternative forms

prætexte (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praetextus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʁe.tɛkst/
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Noun

prétexte m (plural prétextes)

excuse, pretext (explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement)

Derived terms

sous prétexte que

Verb

prétexte

inflection of prétexter:
1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

“prétexte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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