pretext russian

• по́вод

  reason, cause, occasion, grounds

  pretext, excuse

• заце́пка

  clue, lead, starting point

  hook, catch, peg, hold (for the hand)

  pretext, excuse

  hitch, snag, catch

• уло́вка

  trick, ruse, dodge, subterfuge

  pretext, excuse, evasion

• предло́г

  pretext, excuse, pretence

  preposition

• прикры́ться

  to cover oneself, to take cover, to hide behind

  to use as a pretext, to feign, to pretend

• 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.