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Ausrede

excuse, pretext

noun OWS-rey-deh Rare

Also means

evasion

Usage Note

Ausrede is a slightly negative term for an excuse (flimsier than a genuine reason); eine faule Ausrede ('a lame excuse') is a common collocation — more colloquial than Vorwand.

Examples

"Das ist doch nur eine Ausrede!"

Natural Translation

That's just an excuse!

Literal Translation

That is surely only an excuse!

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