Persian (Farsi) term
Iran
Mohsen Osyani
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
گزک دست کسی دادن
| 5 +1 | To give someone a pretext |
Marzieh Izadi
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| 4 +1 | provide someone with the excuse/alibi to |
Sajad Mousavi
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| 5 | Give someone a cause for blame |
Sina Salehi
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| 5 | To give someone an excuse |
Ali Sharifi
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Proposed translations
Iran
Translation is the pursuit of perfection
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
provide someone with the excuse/alibi to
Germany
My two mottos, punctuality and precision
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, English, and 4 more.
Give someone a cause for blame
بهانه دست کسی دادن برای سرزنش شما
| The link doesn't show any sentence example or expression! Also, Give someone a cause for blame is not used in English lg! |
United States
I follow my binding words everywhere
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, French to Persian (Farsi), and 3 more.
To give someone an excuse
| The same response to you. |
Committed to the highest quality
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Dari, and 1 more.
To give someone a pretext
در فارسی یعنی بهانه ویا دستاویز به دست کسی دادن
To give someone a pretext
a false reason that you give for doing something, usually something bad, in order to hide the real reason; an excuse
pretext
در انگلیسی یعنی بهانه و دستاویز
جملات نمونه:
Be careful not to give him a pretext to report you.
The border dispute was used as a pretext for military intervention.
نزدیک ترین معادل در انگلیسی براش همین می شود.
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Note added at 1 day 6 hrs (2019-11-08 16:53:33 GMT)
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YES, IT IS USED IN ENGLISH. Here are some of the examples and the links:
And, that we may not give a pretext to those who desire to get a pretext against.
https://biblehub.com/topical/p/pretext.htm
Be careful not to give him a pretext to report you.
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/englis...
The pretence that they have somehow achieved unity among workers gives them a pretext to speak in the name of workers every year on May Day.
https://sentence.yourdictionary.com/pretext
And many more.
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Note added at 1 day 8 hrs (2019-11-08 18:50:13 GMT)
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No worries. Thanks for sharing your doubt.
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Note added at 1 day 9 hrs (2019-11-08 19:28:06 GMT)
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I do apologize for making you feel that way.
Yes, you're right. I shouldn't have used the capital letters.
http://estelahfarsi.eu/redensarts/view/id/968
http://https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/pretext
| To give someone a pretext is not used in English lg! |
| I think you're right and it was me doubting. tnx. |
| And plz don't use capital letters, coz they show you are shouting! |
| agree |
alireza hematian (X)
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Greatly appreciated, Mr. Hematian!
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