arrière-pensée

      English

      Etymology

      Borrowing from French

      Noun

      arrière-pensée (plural arrière-pensées)

      1. an ulterior motive

      French

      Etymology

      From arrière + pensée.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: /aʁjɛʁpɑ̃se/

      Noun

      arrière-pensée f (plural arrière-pensées)

      1. ulterior motive
      2. doubt, reservation

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      Last modified on 29 May 2013, at 12:59