Synonyms: dekmantel, smoes, voorwendsel
| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈpretɛkst/ |
| Hyphenation | pre·text |
| Catalan | pretext |
|---|---|
| Czech | výmluva; záminka |
| Danish | påskud |
| English | pretext; excuse; plea |
| Esperanto | preteksto |
| French | prétexte |
| German | Ausflucht; Umschweif; Vorwand |
| Low German | vöärwendsel |
| Papiamento | preteksto |
| Portuguese | pretexto |
| Saterland Frisian | Foarwand; Uurflucht |
| Spanish | pretexto |
| Swedish | förevändning; undanflykt; undflykt |
| Turkish | bahane |