arrière-pensée

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French arrière-pensée. === Noun === arrière-pensée (plural arrière-pensées or (proscribed) arrières-pensées) A mental reservation or ulterior motive. == French == === Etymology === Literally, “behind-thought”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ʁjɛʁ.pɑ̃.se/ === Noun === arrière-pensée f (plural arrière-pensées) ulterior motive doubt, reservation === Further reading === “arrière-pensée”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French arrière-pensée. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /arˌrjɛr.panˈse/* Rhymes: -e === Noun === arrière-pensée m or f by sense (invariable) arrière-pensée (both senses)