prétexte

== French == === Alternative forms === prætexte (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin praetextus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pʁe.tɛkst/ === Noun === prétexte m (plural prétextes) excuse, pretext (explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement) ==== Derived terms ==== sous prétexte que === Verb === prétexte inflection of prétexter: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “prétexte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012