Synonyms: pretext, plea
| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|
| Afrikaans | voorwendsel |
|---|---|
| Catalan | pretext |
| Czech | výmluva; záminka |
| Danish | påskud |
| Dutch | dekmantel; smoes; voorwendsel |
| Esperanto | preteksto |
| French | prétexte |
| German | Ausflucht |
| Low German | vöärwendsel |
| Papiamento | preteksto |
| Portuguese | pretexto |
| Saterland Frisian | Foarwand; Uurflucht |
| Spanish | pretexto |
| Swedish | förevändning; undanflykt; undflykt |
| Turkish | bahane |