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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