pretexto

m.

pretext, excuse.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pretextar.

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pretexto

► nombre masculino

1 pretext

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FRASEOLOGÍA

con el pretexto de on the pretext of

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noun m.

pretext, excuse

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SM pretext

vino con el pretexto de ver al abuelo — he came on the pretext of visiting Granddad

con el pretexto de que ... — on the pretext that ...

era solo un pretexto para no venir — it was only an excuse not to come

bajo ningún pretexto — under no circumstances

so pretexto de — frm under pretext of

tomar a pretexto — frm to use as an excuse

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masculino pretext

volvió con el pretexto de recoger el paraguas — he went back on the pretext of getting his umbrella

no vino con el pretexto de que ... — he excused himself from coming, saying that ...

siempre sale con algún pretexto — she always comes out with some excuse

so pretexto de — (frml) on the pretext of, under pretext of

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= pretence [pretense, -USA], pretext, false pretence.

Ex. Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Online research: an efficient pretext to educate engineers to inform themselves'.

Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.

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* con el pretexto de = under the guise of, under the flag of, in the guise of.

* falso pretexto = false pretence.

* pretexto muy pobre = lame excuse.

* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.

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masculino pretext

volvió con el pretexto de recoger el paraguas — he went back on the pretext of getting his umbrella

no vino con el pretexto de que ... — he excused himself from coming, saying that ...

siempre sale con algún pretexto — she always comes out with some excuse

so pretexto de — (frml) on the pretext of, under pretext of

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= pretence [pretense, -USA], pretext, false pretence.

Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Online research: an efficient pretext to educate engineers to inform themselves'.

Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.

* con el pretexto de = under the guise of, under the flag of, in the guise of.

* falso pretexto = false pretence.

* pretexto muy pobre = lame excuse.

* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.

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pretexto

masculine

pretext

volvió con el pretexto de recoger el paraguas he went back on the pretext of getting his umbrella

no hizo los deberes con el pretexto de que le dolía la cabeza he didn't do his homework, with the excuse that o saying that he had a headache

siempre que llega tarde me sale con algún pretexto every time she's late she comes out with some excuse, she always has an excuse when she arrives late

so pretexto de (frml); on the pretext of, under pretext of

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Del verbo pretextar: (conjugate pretextar)

pretexto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

pretextó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
pretextar    
pretexto
pretexto sustantivo masculino
pretext;

◊ volvió con el pretexto de recoger el paraguas he went back on the pretext of getting his umbrella;

siempre sale con algún pretexto she always comes out with some excuse;
bajo ningún pretexto under no circumstances
pretexto sustantivo masculino pretext, excuse
♦ Locuciones: bajo ningún pretexto, under no circumstances

'pretexto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
excusa
- so
English:
plea
- plead
- pretence
- pretense
- pretext
- story

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pretexto nm

pretext, excuse;

que nadie entre en este cuarto bajo ningún pretexto under no circumstances is anyone to enter this room;

con el pretexto de que… on the pretext that…;

Formal

so pretexto de… on the pretext of…

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pretexto

m pretext;

con (el) pretexto, a pretexto de under the pretext of

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pretexto nm

excusa: pretext, excuse

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pretexto n excuse

siempre encuentra algún pretexto para no venir he always finds some excuse not to come