English-Spanish translations for pretext

pretextoInvocar esta libertad es un mero pretexto. Invoking this freedom is a mere pretext. La deuda y el déficit son simplemente un pretexto. The debt and deficit are simply a pretext. Pero se trata sólo de un pretexto. This is merely a pretext, however.
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excusaDejen ya las excusas y los disimulos. So put aside the pretexts and the hypocrisy. No podemos permitir que el contexto se convierta en una excusa para no debatir el texto. We must not allow the context to turn into a pretext not to debate the text. No se puede alegar ninguna excusa para eludir el requisito fundamental de la transparencia. No pretext may be invoked to get around this crucial requirement of transparency.
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A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense
To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else

The reporter called the company on the pretext of trying to resolve a consumer complaint.
The spy obtained his phone records using possibly-illegal pretexting methods.

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