pretext russian

• предло́г

  pretext, excuse

  preposition

• прикры́ться

  to cover oneself, to take cover, to hide behind

  to use as a pretext, to feign, to pretend

• заце́пка

  clue, peg, hook, pretext, hitch, snag

• отгово́рка

  excuse, pretext

• прикрыва́ющийся

  covering oneself, shielding oneself, taking cover

  hiding behind, using as a pretext, feigning

Examples

• Он пришёл ко мне домой, якобы чтобы уви́деть меня.He came to my house on the pretext of seeing me.
• Он приду́мал предло́г для дра́ки со мной.He made up a pretext for a fight with me.