
[Latin praetextum, from neuter past participle of praetexere, to disguise : prae-, pre- + texere, to weave.]
Pretending to be someone else in order to obtain information, typically over the phone. See social engineering.
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noun
Definition: disguise; alleged reason
Antonyms: reality, truth
One of the main characters in the story used being ill as a pretext to get out of taking the test.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - påskud, foregivende
v. tr. - komme med et påskud
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Nederlands (Dutch)
voorwendsel
Français (French)
n. - prétexte
v. tr. - prétexter
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Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorwand, Ausrede
v. - vorgeben
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Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρόφαση, πρόσχημα, δικαιολογία
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Italiano (Italian)
pretesto, scusa
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Português (Portuguese)
n. - pretexto (m)
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Español (Spanish)
n. - pretexto
v. tr. - pretextar
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Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förevändning, svepskäl, föregivande
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
借口, 托辞, 以...为借口, 推托
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 藉口, 托辭
v. tr. - 以...為借口, 推托
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한국어 (Korean)
n. - 구실, 핑계
v. tr. - ~을 구실로 하다
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العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) عذر كاذب, ذريعه, حجه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תירוץ, אמתלה
v. tr. - טען כתירוץ
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