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Translate pretext from English to Dutch

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pretext:
- schijn; illusie
Wiktionary:
- pretext → smoes
- pretext → voorwendsel, dekmantel, voorwaarde, smoes, pretext

English

Detailed Translations for pretext from English to Dutch

pretext:

pretext [the ~] noun

the pretext (pretence; illusion; guise; pretense)
de schijn; de illusie
- schijn [de ~ (m)] noun
- illusie [de ~ (v)] noun

Translation Matrix for pretext:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
illusie	guise; illusion; pretence; pretense; pretext	chimera; delusion; erroneous idea; fallacy; fantasm; fantasy; fata morgana; figment of the imagination; illusion; mirage; phantasm; phantasy; wrong notion
schijn	guise; illusion; pretence; pretense; pretext	disguise; façade; flash; flicker; flickering; gleam; glimmer; glint; glittering; glow; light signal; radiance; shine; sparkle
-	guise; pretence; pretense; stalking-horse
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	prevarication

Related Words for "pretext":

pretexts

Synonyms for "pretext":

stalking-horse; pretense; pretence; feigning; dissembling
guise; pretense; pretence; semblance; gloss; color; colour

Related Definitions for "pretext":

an artful or simulated semblance¹
something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason¹

Wiktionary Translations for pretext:

pretext

noun

verzinsel als uitvlucht, voorwendsel, uitvlucht ebank|smoes1
- smoes → pretext

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• pretext	→ voorwendsel	↔ Vorwand — vorgeschobene, erfundene Begründung für eine Handlung
• pretext	→ voorwendsel; dekmantel; voorwaarde; smoes; pretext	↔ prétexte — Cause simulée, supposée.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University