PRETEXT

Meaning of PRETEXT in English

pretext BrE AmE ˈpriː tekst

▷ pretext|s s

Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary. Английский словарь произношений Longman. 2012

PRETEXT — pretext- see pretex-
Interlingua English vocab
PRETEXT — pretexte
English interlingue dictionary
PRETEXT — noun see: technical Date: 1513 a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PRETEXT — I. ˈprēˌtekst noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin praetextus, from praetextus, past participle of praetexere to weave in front, fringe, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRETEXT — (n.) Ostensible reason or motive assigned or assumed as a color or cover for the real reason or motive; pretense; …
Английский словарь Webster
PRETEXT — ( n. ) Ostensible reason or motive assigned or assumed as a color or cover for the real reason or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRETEXT — /pree"tekst/ , n. 1. something that is put forward to conceal a true purpose or object; an ostensible reason; excuse: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRETEXT — noun Etymology: Latin praetextus, from praetexere to assign as a pretext, screen, extend in front, from prae- + texere to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRETEXT — [pre.text] n [L praetextus, fr. praetexere to assign as a pretext, screen, extend in front, fr. prae- + texere to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRETEXT — / ˈpriːtekst; NAmE / noun pretext (for sth / for doing sth) | pretext (to do sth) a false reason …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRETEXT — pre ‧ text /ˈpriːtekst/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: praetextus , from praetexere …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRETEXT — n. 1 an ostensible or alleged reason or intention. 2 an excuse offered. øon (or under) the pretext (foll. by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRETEXT — n. 1 an ostensible or alleged reason or intention. 2 an excuse offered. on (or under) the pretext (foll. by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRETEXT — n.1 an ostensible or alleged reason or intention. 2 an excuse offered. Phrases and idioms: on (or under) the pretext …
Oxford English vocab
PRETEXT — ( pretexts) A pretext is a reason which you pretend has caused you to do something. They wanted a pretext …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRETEXT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB find ▪ It was impossible to find any pretext for remaining in her company. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRETEXT — [noun] [C] - a pretended reason for doing something that is used to hide the real reasonThe border dispute was …
Cambridge English vocab
PRETEXT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ flimsy ▪ Several schools banned the game on flimsy ~s. ▪ false ▪ This was a false …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PRETEXT — n. 1 pretence, excuse, camouflage, guise, disguise, cover, veil, cloak, colour They carried on the surveillance under pretext of working …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PRETEXT — 1. сущ. отговорка, повод, предлог on/under/upon the pretext of/that ≈ под тем предлогом, что to find a pretext for ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRETEXT — pretext.ogg 1. ʹpri:tekst n предлог, отговорка on some pretext or other - под тем или иным предлогом on /upon, under/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PRETEXT — 1. pretext сущ.отговорка, повод, предлог on/under/upon the pretext of/that — под тем предлогом, что to find a pretext for — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PRETEXT — 1. ʹpri:tekst n предлог, отговорка on some pretext or other - под тем или иным предлогом on /upon, under/ the …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PRETEXT — 1. ˈpritekst сущ. отговорка, повод, предлог on / under / upon the pretext of / that — под тем предлогом, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PRETEXT — 1. ['ЈЇЂ«ў°©«] pretext.wav сущ. отговорка, повод, предлог on / under / upon the pretext of / that — под тем предлогом, что to find …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PRETEXT — 1. _n. предлог, отговорка; on/under/upon the pretext of/that - под тем предлогом, что 2. _v. приводить в качестве отговорки
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PRETEXT — 1. n. предлог, отговорка; on/under/upon the pretext of/that - под тем предлогом, что 2. v. приводить в качестве отговорки
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PRETEXT — сущ. предлог, отговорка - on the pretext of - on the pretext that - under the pretext of - under the pretext that - upon the …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
PRETEXT — 1. _n. ˈpri:tekst предлог, отговорка; on (или under, upon) the pretext of (или that) под тем предлогом, что 2. _v. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PRETEXT — 1. сущ. отговорка, повод, предлог on/under/upon the pretext of/that ≈ под тем предлогом, что to find a pretext for ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRETEXT — v. make an excuse, give a false reason, give a pretense, provide an alibi
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PRETEXT — n. excuse, pretense, alleged reason, alibi
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PRETEXT — noun ostensible reason or motive assigned or assumed as a color or cover for the real reason or motive; pretense; …
Webster English vocab
PRETEXT — n. Pronunciation: ' pr ē - ˌ tekst Function: noun Etymology: Latin praetextus, from praetexere to assign as a pretext, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PRETEXT — ■ noun an ostensible or false reason used to justify an action. Origin C16: from L. praetextus 'outward display', from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PRETEXT — (~s) A ~ is a reason which you pretend has caused you to do something. They wanted a ~ for …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PRETEXT — Synonyms and related words : acting, affectation, alibi, allege, alternative, appearance, attitudinizing, avow, bluff, bluffing, camouflage, cheating, choice, claim, cloak, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRETEXT — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: EXCUSE 1, alibi, plea, ||right 2 Synonyms: MASK 2, cloak, color, coloring, cover, face, front, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PRETEXT — n. Show, appearance, affectation, semblance, guise, cloak, simulation, mask, color, pretence.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PRETEXT — noun 1. Synonyms: excuse 1, alibi, plea, ||right 2. Synonyms: mask 2, cloak, color, coloring, cover, face, front, guise, masquerade, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRETEXT — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
PRETEXT — See ↑ REASON 1
Longman Activator English vocab
PRETEXT — n. 25B6; noun (FALSE) EXCUSE, ostensible reason, alleged reason; guise, ploy, pretence, ruse.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRETEXT — n. 1) to find a ~ for 2) a flimsy; mere ~ 3) a ~ to + inf. (it was …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
PRETEXT — Отговорка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PRETEXT — повод
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PRETEXT — (n) предлог
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PRETEXT — 1. [ʹpri:tekst] n предлог, отговорка on some ~ or other - под тем или иным предлогом on /upon, under/ the …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PRETEXT — v. приводить в качестве отговорки, отговариваться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PRETEXT — n. отговорка, предлог
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PRETEXT — v. приводить в качестве отговорки, отговариваться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PRETEXT — n. отговорка, предлог
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PRETEXT — предлог, отговорка приводить в качестве отговорки
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
PRETEXT — [n.] предлог, отговорка
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
PRETEXT — n предлог, отговорка
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
PRETEXT — отговорка
English-Russian Online Dictionary
PRETEXT — предлог, отговорка
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
PRETEXT — предлог, отговорка
Англо-Русский экономический словарь
PRETEXT — предлог, отговорка
Англо-Русский словарь по патентам и товарным знакам
PRETEXT — предлог отговорка
Англо-Русский словарь

Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary

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