faux-fuyant

L’ajout du considérant n’est donc qu’un faux-fuyant.
The inclusion of the recital is merely a pretext.
C'est un faux-fuyant d'avocat !
It is a lawyer's dodge!
Ceux qui proposent ce faux-fuyant veulent en réalité permettre à la Commission d'échapper à toute sanction politique.
Those who propose such prevarication actually want to allow the Commission to escape all political sanction.
Ils se sont félicités que l'enquête menée par l'ancien Premier Ministre Carlsson et ses collègues soit aussi minutieuse et libre de tout faux-fuyant.
They welcome the fact that the investigation by former Prime Minister Carlsson and his colleagues is being carried out with such thoroughness and frankness.
Prétendre que le domaine culturel est régi par le principe de subsidiarité et qu'à ce titre il relève des gouvernements nationaux, constitue, je le crains, un faux-fuyant.
Saying that the cultural dimension is governed by the principle of subsidiarity and that it is therefore national governments who are responsible is, I am afraid, just an excuse.
En réalité, c'est la guérilla anti-Strasbourg qui s'est développée, et rien d'autre ; soyons très clairs sur cette question et ne cherchons pas de faux-semblant ou de faux-fuyant.
In reality, this is nothing more than a feature of the anti-Strasbourg sniping which has developed. Let us be completely clear about this and not try to pretend it is otherwise or to evade the issue.
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