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1 pretext
nounVorwand, der; Ausrede, die[up]on or under the pretext of doing something — unter dem Vorwand od. mit der Entschuldigung, etwas tun zu wollen
on the slightest pretext — mit od. unter dem fadenscheinigsten Vorwand
* * *['pri:tekst](a reason given in order to hide the real reason; an excuse.) der Vorwand* * *pre·text[ˈpri:tekst]on [or under] the \pretext of doing sth unter dem Vorwand, etw zu tunto give sth as a \pretext etw als Vorwand [o Ausrede] benutzen* * *['priːtekst]nVorwand mon or under the pretext of doing sth — unter dem Vorwand, etw zu tun
* * *under the pretext of doing sth unter dem Vorwand, etwas tun zu wollen;use sth as a pretext to do ( oder for doing) sth etwas als Vorwand benutzen oder zum Vorwand nehmen, etwas zu tun* * *nounVorwand, der; Ausrede, die[up]on or under the pretext of doing something — unter dem Vorwand od. mit der Entschuldigung, etwas tun zu wollen
on the slightest pretext — mit od. unter dem fadenscheinigsten Vorwand
* * *n.Ausflucht f.Scheingrund m.Vorwand -¨e m.
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