Under pretext (es. Pretextando)
Translation into English
Beginner (A1-A2)
Él siempre está pretextando que tiene mucho trabajo.
He is always making excuses that he has a lot of work.
Context: daily life Pretextando un examen, no vino a la clase.
Making excuses for an exam, he didn't come to class.
Context: education Ella pretextó que tenía que ayudar a su hermano.
She made up that she had to help her brother.
Context: family Intermediate (B1-B2)
A menudo, las personas pretextan situaciones para evitar responsabilidades.
Often, people make excuses to avoid responsibilities.
Context: society Él estaba pretextando una llamada importante para no reunirse con nosotros.
He was making excuses about an important call to avoid meeting with us.
Context: daily life Usa el pretexto de su salud para no ir a la fiesta.
He uses the excuse of his health to avoid going to the party.
Context: social Advanced (C1-C2)
Pretextando compromisos ineludibles, esquivó el debate que podría desestabilizar su carrera.
Making excuses about unavoidable commitments, he dodged the debate that could destabilize his career.
Context: politics Al pretextar razones aparentemente válidas, se sumerge en una red de engaños complejos.
By making excuses with seemingly valid reasons, he plunges into a web of complex deceptions.
Context: psychology La habilidad de pretextar motivos ocultos revela la naturaleza ambivalente del ser humano.
The ability to make excuses for hidden motives reveals the ambivalent nature of human beings.
Context: philosophy