prétexte

See also: pretexte, pretexté, and prétexté

French

Alternative forms

• prætexte (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praetextus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁe.tɛkst/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

prétexte m (plural prétextes)

1. excuse, pretext (explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement)

Derived terms

• sous prétexte que

Verb

prétexte

1. first-person singular present indicative of prétexter
2. third-person singular present indicative of prétexter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of prétexter
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of prétexter
5. second-person singular imperative of prétexter

Further reading

• “prétexte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.