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I [kwæk]1) (impostor) ciarlatano m. (-a)2) BE colloq. (doctor) dottore m. (-essa)II [kwæk]nome (cry of duck) qua qua m.III [kwæk]verbo intransitivo [ duck] fare qua qua, schiamazzare* * *I 1. noun(the cry of a duck.)2. verb(to make such a sound: The ducks quacked noisily as they swam across the pond.)II noun((used as an adjective) a person who dishonestly claims to have medical qualifications: a quack doctor/psychologist; quack medicine/cures.)* * *I [kwæk]1. n(of duck) qua qua m inv2. viII [kwæk] n(pej: bogus doctor) ciarlatano (-a), (hum: doctor) dottore (-essa)* * *quack (1) /kwæk/n.● (infant.) quack-quack, anatroccolo.quack (2) /kwæk/A n.1 (fam., antiq.) ciarlatano; gabbamondo; impostoreB a. attr.fasullo; finto; da ciarlatano● quack medicines, rimedi empirici; panaceequackeryn. [u]ciarlataneria; empirismo; pratiche di mediconzoloquackisha.ciarlatanesco; da ciarlatano; empirico.(to) quack (1) /kwæk/v. i.( dell'anatra) fare qua qua; schiamazzare.(to) quack (2) /kwæk/v. i.● to quack a cure, vantare una cura come miracolosa.* * *I [kwæk]1) (impostor) ciarlatano m. (-a)2) BE colloq. (doctor) dottore m. (-essa)II [kwæk]nome (cry of duck) qua qua m.III [kwæk]verbo intransitivo [ duck] fare qua qua, schiamazzare
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quack — quack1 [kwæk] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: From the sound] to make the sound that ducks make quack 2 quack2 [i]n [Sense: 1; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: QUACK1] [Sense: 2 3; Date: 1600 1700; Origin: quacksalver … Dictionary of contemporary English
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mountebank — /ˈmaʊntəbæŋk / (say mowntuhbangk) noun 1. someone who sells quack medicines from a platform in public places, appealing to the audience by tricks, storytelling, etc. 2. any charlatan or quack. –verb (i) 3. to play the mountebank. {Italian… …
mountebank — [mount′ə baŋk΄] n. [It montambanco < montare,MOUNT2 + in, on + banco, a bench: see BANK1] 1. Archaic a person who mounted a bench, or platform, in a public place and sold quack medicines, usually attracting an audience by tricks, stories, etc … English World dictionary
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mountebank — I. noun Etymology: Italian montimbanco, from montare to mount + in in, on + banco, banca bench Date: 1577 1. a person who sells quack medicines from a platform 2. a boastful unscrupulous pretender ; charlatan • mountebankery noun II … New Collegiate Dictionary
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