Usage examples of "sous prétexte de" in French with translation to English

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Il n'est pas venu sous prétexte de maladie. He did not come on the pretext of sickness.
Les pêcheurs japonnais capturent plus de 1000 baleines par an sous prétexte de recherche scientifique. The Japanese fishing fleet catches more than 1000 whales per year on the pretext of scientific research.
Je ne peux pas lui pardonner sous prétexte que c'est un enfant. I cannot forgive him just because he is a child.
Il a reporté le paiement sous un prétexte quelconque. He delayed payment on some pretext or other.
Vous ne devez sous aucun prétexte tricher à l'examen. You should on no account cheat in the exam.
Il y a des conditions sous lesquelles rompre une promesse ou dire un mensonge sont acceptables. There are conditions under which breaking a promise or telling a lie are acceptable.
Il a trouvé un prétexte pour se battre avec moi. He made up a pretext for a fight with me.
Il présente la situation sous un jour nouveau. It puts a different complexion on the situation.
Il a pris prétexte d'un mal de tête pour partir plus tôt. He used a headache as an excuse for leaving early.
Ne te cache pas sous le lit. Don't hide under the bed.
Viens sous mon parapluie, ou tu seras mouillé. Come under my umbrella, or you'll get wet.
Tu as de la crasse sous les ongles. You have dirt under your fingernails.
Les paysages de Guilin sont les plus beaux sous le ciel. Guilin's sceneries are the most beautiful ones under the heaven.
Le premier problème que nous devons affronter est l'extrémisme violent sous toutes ses formes. The first issue that we have to confront is violent extremism in all of its forms.
J'ai trouvé cette clé sous le paillasson. I found the key underneath the mat.
Il perdit conscience sous l'effet de l'anesthésie. He lost consciousness under the influence of the anesthetic.
Ce que je cherchais étais précisément là sous mes yeux. What I was looking for was right before my eyes.
Il y a un banc sous l'arbre. There is a bench under the tree.
Les peintres et sculpteurs sous les Nazis représentaient souvent le nu, mais il leur était interdit de montrer un quelconque défaut physique. Painters and sculptors under the Nazis often depicted the nude, but they were forbidden to show any bodily imperfections.
Il ployait sous le poids des années. He sank under the weight of age.
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