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

first-person singular present indicative of prétexter
third-person singular present indicative of prétexter
first-person singular present subjunctive of prétexter
third-person singular present subjunctive of prétexter
second-person singular imperative of prétexter

Further reading

“prétexte” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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