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under the pretext that

  • 1 unter dem Vorwand, dass

    Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > unter dem Vorwand, dass

  • 2 Vorwand

    m; -(e)s, Vorwände pretext, excuse; unter dem Vorwand zu (+ Inf.) oder dass... on the pretext of (+ Ger.) ( oder that)...; etw. zum Vorwand nehmen use s.th. as an excuse ( oder a pretext) (etw. zu tun for doing s.th.)
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    der Vorwand
    plea; subterfuge; pretense; pretext
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    Vor|wand ['foːɐvant]
    m -(e)s, Vorwände
    [-vɛndə] pretext, excuse

    unter dem Vórwand, dass... — under the pretext that...

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    der
    1) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) blind
    2) (a reason given in order to hide the real reason; an excuse.) pretext
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    Vor·wand
    <-[e]s, Vorwände>
    [ˈfo:ɐ̯vant, pl -vɛndə]
    m (vorgeschobener Einwand) pretext, excuse
    er nahm es als \Vorwand, um nicht dahin zu gehen he used it as a pretext [or an excuse] not to go
    unter einem \Vorwand on [or under] a pretext
    unter dem \Vorwand, etw tun zu müssen under the pretext of having to do sth
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    der; Vorwand[e]s, Vorwände pretext; (Ausrede) excuse

    etwas zum Vorwand nehmen — use something as a pretext/an excuse

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    Vorwand m; -(e)s, Vorwände pretext, excuse;
    unter dem Vorwand zu (+inf) oder
    dass … on the pretext of (+ger) ( oder that) …;
    etwas zum Vorwand nehmen use sth as an excuse ( oder a pretext) (
    etwas zu tun for doing sth)
    * * *
    der; Vorwand[e]s, Vorwände pretext; (Ausrede) excuse

    etwas zum Vorwand nehmen — use something as a pretext/an excuse

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    -¨e m.
    pretext n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Vorwand

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