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1 misrepresent
misrepresent [ˈmɪs‚reprɪˈzent][+ facts] déformer ; [+ person] donner une impression incorrecte de* * *[ˌmɪsˌreprɪ'zent]transitive verb présenter [quelqu'un] sous un faux jour [person]; déformer [views, intentions, facts] -
2 misrepresent
misrepresent vtr présenter [qn] sous un faux jour [person] ; déformer [views, intentions] ; dénaturer, déformer [facts] ; to misrepresent sb as sth présenter qn à tort comme qch. -
3 misrepresent
misrepresent ['mɪs‚reprɪ'zent](facts, events) déformer, dénaturer; (person) donner une image fausse de;∎ I have been grossly misrepresented by my opponents mes adversaires donnent de moi une image entièrement fausseUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > misrepresent
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4 misrepresent, to
faire une assertion inexacte, faire une déclaration inexacte, représenter faussement -
5 to misrepresent
donner une idée fausse/mensongère; déformer la vérité; dénaturer les faitsEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to misrepresent
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6 materially, misrepresent, to
faire une assertion inexacte importante en ce qui concerneEnglish-French legislative terms > materially, misrepresent, to
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7 distort
distort [dɪsˈtɔ:t]déformer ; [+ judgement] fausser* * *[dɪ'stɔːt]transitive verb1) ( misrepresent) dénaturer [statement, opinion, fact]; déformer [truth]; fausser [assessment, figures]; falsifier [history]2) déformer [features, sound, metal] -
8 pervert
pervertir ; [+ justice, truth] travestir2. noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque pervert est un verbe, l'accent tombe sur la seconde syllabe: pəˈvɜ:t, lorsque c'est un nom, sur la première: ˈpɜ:vɜ:t.* * *1. ['pɜːvɜːt]noun pervers/-e m/f2. [pə'vɜːt]transitive verb1) ( corrupt) corrompre2) ( misrepresent) travestir [truth]; dénaturer [meaning]; fausser [values]to pervert the course of justice — Law entraver l'action de la justice
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9 distort
A vtr1 ( misrepresent) dénaturer [statement, opinion, fact, understanding] ; déformer [truth] ; fausser [assessment] ; falsifier [history] ;2 ( skew) fausser [figures, competition] ;3 ( physically) déformer [vision, features, sound, metal].B vi [metal] se déformer. -
10 mischievously
1 [smile, laugh, tease] malicieusement ;2 littér [insinuate, misrepresent] avec malveillance. -
11 pervert
A n pervers/-e m/f.B vtr1 ( corrupt) corrompre [person, mind, behaviour] ;2 ( misrepresent) travestir [truth, facts] ; dénaturer [meaning, tradition] ; fausser [values] ; to pervert the course of justice Jur entraver l'action de la justice. -
12 belie
formal (misrepresent) donner une fausse idée ou impression de; (contradict → hope, impression) démentir, tromper; (→ promise) démentir, donner le démenti à;∎ her youthful figure belied her age la jeunesse de sa silhouette démentait son âge -
13 falsify
(b) (misrepresent) déformer, dénaturer(c) (disprove) réfuter
См. также в других словарях:
misrepresent — mis·rep·re·sent /mis ˌre pri zent/ vt: to make a misrepresentation about vi: to make a misrepresentation mis·rep·re·sen·ta·tive / ˌre pri zen tə tiv/ adj mis·rep·re·sen·ter n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster … Law dictionary
misrepresent — mis‧rep‧re‧sent [ˌmɪsreprɪˈzent] verb [transitive] LAW to deliberately give false information to someone, especially in order to persuade them to enter into a contract: • He was found guilty of misrepresenting the true position of his accounts. * … Financial and business terms
Misrepresent — Mis*rep re*sent , v. t. To represent incorrectly (almost always, unfavorably); to give a false or erroneous representation of, either maliciously, ignorantly, or carelessly. Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Misrepresent — Mis*rep re*sent , v. i. To make an incorrect or untrue representation. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misrepresent — (v.) 1640s, from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + REPRESENT (Cf. represent). Related: Misrepresented; misrepresenting … Etymology dictionary
misrepresent — / misquote [v] lie, distort adulterate, angle, beard*, belie, build up, cloak, color, con, confuse, cover up, disguise, distort, dress, embellish, embroider, equivocate, exaggerate, falsify, garble, give snow job*, mangle, mask, miscolor,… … New thesaurus
misrepresent — ► VERB ▪ give a false or misleading account of. DERIVATIVES misrepresentation noun … English terms dictionary
misrepresent — [mis΄rep rē zent′] vt. 1. to represent falsely; give an untrue or misleading idea of 2. to be an improper or bad representative of misrepresentation n … English World dictionary
misrepresent — nisrepresent, falsify, belie, garble mean to present or represent something in a manner that is contrary to the truth. Misrepresent usually implies an intent to represent or portray falsely, and therefore may take as its subject not only a person … New Dictionary of Synonyms
misrepresent — UK [ˌmɪsreprɪˈzent] / US [ˌmɪsreprəˈzent] verb [transitive] Word forms misrepresent : present tense I/you/we/they misrepresent he/she/it misrepresents present participle misrepresenting past tense misrepresented past participle misrepresented to… … English dictionary
misrepresent — misrepresentation, n. misrepresentative, adj. misrepresenter, n. /mis rep ri zent /, v.t. 1. to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely. 2. to represent in an unsatisfactory manner. [1640 50; MIS 1 + REPRESENT] Syn. MISREPRESENT, DISTORT … Universalium