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pretext

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el pretexto
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Alicia went to their office under the pretext of having a job interview.Alicia fue a su oficina so pretexto de tener una entrevista de trabajo.
b. la excusa
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The man entered the shop under the pretext of looking for a rare painting.El hombre entró a la tienda con la excusa de buscar un cuadro raro.
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