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1 crocodile tears
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3 crocodile
crocodile ['krɒkədaɪl]1 noun∎ to walk in a crocodile marcher deux par deux(shoes, handbag) en crocodile►► crocodile clip pince f crocodile;crocodile skin peau f de crocodile;crocodile tears larmes fpl de crocodile -
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5 crocodile
(a large reptile found in the rivers of Asia, Africa, South America and northern Australia.) crocodile -
6 artificial
artificial [‚ɑ:tɪ'fɪʃəl]∎ artificial flowers fleurs fpl artificielles;∎ a wig made from artificial hair une perruque en cheveux artificiels;∎ an artificial heart un cœur artificiel;∎ an artificial leg une jambe artificielle;∎ figurative the current situation is an artificial one la situation actuelle n'est pas naturelle ou est artificielle(b) (affected → person) factice, étudié;∎ she is very artificial elle manque de naturel;∎ an artificial smile un sourire forcé;∎ artificial tears larmes fpl de crocodile►► Sport artificial climbing escalade f artificielle;Sport artificial climbing wall mur m d'escalade artificielle;Agriculture & Chemistry artificial fertilizer engrais m chimique;artificial flavouring parfum m artificiel ou synthétique;Astronomy artificial horizon horizon m artificiel;artificial insemination insémination f artificielle;Computing artificial intelligence intelligence f artificielle;artificial kidney rein m artificiel;Linguistics artificial language langage m artificiel;Electricity artificial light la lumière artificielle;artificial limb prothèse f, membre m artificiel;Law artificial person personne f morale ou civique ou juridique;Medicine artificial respiration respiration f artificielle;∎ to give sb artificial respiration faire la respiration artificielle à qn;artificial satellite satellite m artificiel;artificial sweetener édulcorant m (de synthèse) -
7 phoney
(a) (false → banknote, jewel, name) faux (fausse)□ ; (→ title, company, accent) bidon; (→ tears) de crocodile; (→ laughter) qui sonne faux□ ;∎ his story sounds phoney son histoire a tout l'air d'être (du) bidon;∎ the phoney war la drôle de guerre(b) (spurious → person) bidon2 noun(b) (pretentious person) frimeur(euse) m,f, m'as-tu-vu mf inv(c) (fake object) faux□ m
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Crocodile tears — Crocodile Croc o*dile (kr[o^]k [ o]*d[imac]l; 277), n. [L. crocodilus, Gr. kroko deilos: cf. F. crocodile. Cf. {Cookatrice}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A large reptile of the genus {Crocodilus}, of several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crocodile Tears — Auteur Anthony Horowitz Genre Aventure, Espionnage Pays d origine Royaume Uni Traducteur Annick Le Goyat Éditeur Livre de Poche Jeunesse Date de parution … Wikipédia en Français
crocodile tears — If someone cries crocodile tears, they pretend to be upset or affected by something … The small dictionary of idiomes
crocodile tears — n. insincere tears or a hypocritical show of grief: from an old belief that crocodiles shed tears while eating their prey … English World dictionary
crocodile tears — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ insincere tears or expressions of sorrow. ORIGIN said to be so named from a belief that crocodiles wept while devouring or luring their prey … English terms dictionary
Crocodile tears — For other uses, see Crocodile tears (disambiguation). Crocodile tears (or superficial sympathy) are a false or insincere display of emotion such as a hypocrite crying fake tears of grief. The phrase gives its name to crocodile tears syndrome, an… … Wikipedia
crocodile tears — noun a hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping the secretaries wept crocodile tears over the manager s dilemma politicians shed crocodile tears over the plight of the unemployed • Hypernyms: ↑hypocrisy, ↑lip service * * * noun… … Useful english dictionary
Crocodile Tears — For other uses, see Crocodile tears (disambiguation). Crocodile Tears … Wikipedia
crocodile tears — If someone cries crocodile tears, they pretend to be upset or affected by something. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To shed crocodile tears means to shed false tears or show insincere grief. Caroline pretended to be sad but we all … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
crocodile tears — N PLURAL If someone is crying crocodile tears, their tears and sadness are not genuine or sincere. The sight of George shedding crocodile tears made me sick … English dictionary
crocodile tears — {n.} Pretended grief; a show of sorrow that is not really felt. * /When his rich uncle died, leaving him his money, John shed crocodile tears./ (From the old legend that crocodiles make weeping sounds to attract victims and then shed tears while… … Dictionary of American idioms