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un(e) acteur (-rice)

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an actor

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un dramaturge

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a playwright

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un metteur en scène

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a director

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une pièce

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a play

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une tragédie

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a tragedy

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une comédie

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a comedy

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une farce

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a farce

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une plume

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a quill (pen)

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un personnage

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a character

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une troupe

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a theater company

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une tournée

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a tour

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un créancier

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a creditor

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un marchand

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a merchant

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une propriété

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an estate

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un diamant

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a diamond (ring)

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un billet doux

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a love letter

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le paraître

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appearances

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les apparences

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appearances

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une partie de chasse

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a hunting party

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un mariage arrangé

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an arranged marriage

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une perruque

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a wig

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une liason

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an affair

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un dévot

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a deeply religious person

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une soutane

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a cassock

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un précepteur

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a tutor

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une supercherie

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an act of deception

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un mensonge

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a lie

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un gentilhomme

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a gentleman

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un titre de noblesse

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a title

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jouer (dans une pièce)

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to act (in a play)

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s’entêter à faire quelque chose

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to persist in doing something

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séduire quelqu’un

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to seduce someone

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suivre un conseil

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to follow advice

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triompher

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to triumph

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se faire bien voir de quelqu’un

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to ingratiate oneself with someone

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avoir des ambitions

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to be ambitious

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être amoureux (-euse) de quelqu’un

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to be in love with someone

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courtiser quelqu’un

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to woo someone

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faire la révérence

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to bow

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prêter de l’argent à quelqu’un

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to lend money to someone

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apprécier quelqu’un/quelque chose

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to appreciate someone/something

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conseiller quelqu’un

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to advise someone

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se déguiser en

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to disguise someone as

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hériter de quelque chose

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to inherit something

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flatter quelqu’un

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to flatter someone

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profiter de quelque chose/quelqu’un

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to take advantage of something/someone

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sauver les apparences

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to save face

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être sans scruples

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to be without scruples

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emprunter de l’argent à quelqu’un

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to borrow money from someone

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tromper quelqu’un

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to deceive someone

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duper

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to fool someone

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mentir à quelqu’un

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to lie to someone

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mépriser quelqu’un

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to despise someone

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présenter quelqu’un à quelqu’un

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to introduce someone to someone

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tenir salon

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to hold court

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faire de l’esprit

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to be witty

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briller

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to shine

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séduire

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to charm

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criblé(e) de dettes

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debt-ridden

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ambitieux(-euse)

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ambitious

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envieux(-euse)

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envious

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vaniteux(-euse)

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vain, conceited

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naïf(-ve)

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naive

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crédule

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gullible

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vieux jeu

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old-fashioned

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ridicule

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ridiculous

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dupé(e)

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fooled, deceived

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humilié(e)

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humiliated

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lucide

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clear-sighted

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sincère

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sincere

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dévot(e)

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devout

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élégant(e)

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elegant

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séduisant(e)

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attractive

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désargenté(e)

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penniless

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flatteur(-euse)

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sycophantic

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méprisant(e)

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disdainful

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arrogant(e)

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arrogant

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menteur(-euse)

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liar

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intrigant(e)

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scheming

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vif(-ve)

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lively, vivacious

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brilliant(e)

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bright

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pétillant(e)

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bubbly

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séduisant(e)

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seductive

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égocentrique

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self-centered

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médisant(e)

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disparaging

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être inspiré(e)

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to be inspired

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la rédaction

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writing

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le processus de création

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the creative process

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la distribution des rôles

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casting

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apprendre son texte

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to learn one’s lines

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la mise en scène

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staging, directing

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une répétition

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a rehearsal

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les décors

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the set

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les costumes

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costumes

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monter une pièce

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to stage a play

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réserver les salles

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to book the theater houses

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le public

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the audience

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le succès

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a hit

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l’échec

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a flop

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les recettes

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earning, takings

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un(e) menteur(-euse)

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a liar

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un mythomane

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a mythomaniac

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un imposteur

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an imposter, a pretender

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un usurpateur

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a usurper

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inventer

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to invent

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feindre

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to feign, dissimulate

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leurrer

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to deceive

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trahir

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to betray

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mensonger(-ère)

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deceitful

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tromper(-euse)

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misleading

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fallacieux(-euse)

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deceptive

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