Truth, Reality And Illusion Flashcards

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Frank

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Franc

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Truthfulness

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Franchise

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3
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Naive

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Candide

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4
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Naivety

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La candeur

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5
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He plays fair

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Il joue franc jeu

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Proven

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Avéré

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7
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It’s too good to be true

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C’est trop beau pour être vrai

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8
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There are things which are better left unsaid

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Toutes les vérités ne sont pas bonnes à dire

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Falsely

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Faussement

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10
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A lie

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Un mensonge

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11
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Misleading

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Mensonger (mensongère)

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12
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To tell fibs

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Raconter des bobards

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13
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He’s a consummate liar

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Il ment comme un arracheur de dents

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14
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To hide (intention to deceive)

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Dissimuler

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To conceal

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Masquer

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16
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To hide a truth from oneself

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Se voiler

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17
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To blank out

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Occulter

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18
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To be in hiding

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Se planquer

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19
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Without the knowledge of

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En cachette de

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20
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A hiding place

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Une cachette

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21
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To play hide and seek

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Jouer à cache-cache

22
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An ulterior motive

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Une arrière-pensée

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A screen

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Un paravent

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A mask

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Convincing
Vraisemblable
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Don't indulge in wishful thinking
Ne prends pas tes désirs pour des réalités
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To pretend
Faire semblant
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Unreal
Irréel
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Fanciful
Chimérique
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A puppet government
Un gouvernement fantoche
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Illusory
Illusoire
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He's in a world of his own
Il plane complètement
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Things aren't always what they seem
Les apparences sont trompeuses
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Obvious
Apparent
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Outward show
Une façade
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Pretence
Un faux-semblant
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A feeling
Une impression
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To create a good impression
Faire bonne figure
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To be seen to be doing well
Paraître
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To appear
Apparaître
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Magic
Une magie
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A wand
Une baguette magique
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A spell
Un sort
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A trick
Un truc
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A fairy
Une fée
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In fairyland
Au royaume des fées
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A wizard
Un sourcier
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An elf
Un lutin
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To haunt
Hanter
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Sincerity
La sincérité