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Meaning of arrière-pensée | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A mental reservation or ulterior motive.

Equivalents

Français arrière-pensée

Português arrière-pensée

Examples

“He knew that I had guessed his arrière-pensée, but he let me off for the moment, for which I was thankful; either because he was still ashamed of it, or because he supposed I was reserving myself for the catastrophe,—should it occur.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

arrière-voussure arriero Arrieta Arriflex Arrillaga Arrington