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1 misquote
misquote [ˈmɪsˈkwəʊt]* * *[ˌmɪs'kwəʊt]transitive verb déformer les propos de [person]; déformer [text]; citer incorrectement [price] -
2 misquote
misquote vtr déformer les propos de [person] ; déformer [text] ; citer fautivement [price, figure] ; she was misquoted as demanding his resignation on a déformé ses propos en disant qu'elle exigeait sa démission. -
3 misquote
1 noun['mɪskwəʊt] familiar citation f inexacte□∎ I've been misquoted (by the press etc) on a déformé mes propos -
4 mouth
∎ don't talk with your mouth full! ne parle pas la bouche pleine!;∎ breathe through your mouth respirez par la bouche;∎ I have five mouths to feed j'ai cinq bouches à nourrir;∎ Pharmacy to be taken by mouth (on packaging) à prendre par voie orale;∎ he didn't open his mouth once during the meeting il n'a pas ouvert la bouche ou il n'a pas dit un mot pendant toute la réunion;∎ keep your mouth shut n'en parlez à personne, gardez-le pour vous;∎ he's incapable of keeping his mouth shut il ne sait pas tenir sa langue;∎ familiar he's all mouth c'est une grande gueule ou un fort en gueule;∎ familiar he's got a big mouth il ne peut pas s'empêcher de l'ouvrir;∎ you had to open your big mouth, didn't you! il a fallu que tu ouvres ta grande gueule!;∎ familiar to be down in the mouth avoir le cafard;∎ me and my big mouth! j'ai encore perdu une occasion de me taire!;∎ to put words into sb's mouth (misquote) faire dire à qn ce qu'il ne dit pas;∎ proverb out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings) de la bouche des enfants ou des innocents(b) (of river) embouchure f, bouche f, bouches fpl(a) (silently → insults, obscenities) dire à voix basse, marmonner;∎ don't talk/sing, just mouth the words ne parle/chante pas, fais seulement semblant(b) (pompously) déclamer; (mechanically) débiter; (insincerely → excuses) dire qch du bout des lèvres; (→ regrets) formuler sans conviction;∎ to mouth platitudes débiter des lieux communs►► mouth organ harmonica m;mouth ulcer aphte m
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misquote — (v.) 1590s; see MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + QUOTE (Cf. quote) (v.). First recorded in Shakespeare. Looke how we can, or sad or merrily, Interpretation will misquote our lookes. [ I Hen. IV, v.ii.13] Related: Misquoted; misquoting. As a noun from 1855 … Etymology dictionary
Misquote — Mis*quote , v. t. & i. To quote erroneously or incorrectly. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misquote — index distort, falsify, misrepresent, slant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
misquote — ► VERB ▪ quote inaccurately. DERIVATIVES misquotation noun … English terms dictionary
misquote — [mis kwōt′] vt., vi. misquoted, misquoting to quote incorrectly misquotation n … English World dictionary
misquote — UK [mɪsˈkwəʊt] / US [mɪsˈkwoʊt] verb [transitive] Word forms misquote : present tense I/you/we/they misquote he/she/it misquotes present participle misquoting past tense misquoted past participle misquoted to report wrongly what someone said or… … English dictionary
misquote — 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,… … New thesaurus
misquote — misquoter, n. /mis kwoht /, v., misquoted, misquoting, n. v.t., v.i. 1. to quote incorrectly. n. 2. a quotation that is incorrect. [1590 1600; MIS 1 + QUOTE] * * * … Universalium
misquote — verb a) To incorrectly recite a quote. Im so embarrassed, I misquoted Hamlet to a professor of Shakespeare . b) To incorrectly record a quote. The newspaper had to publish a correction after they misquoted the President … Wiktionary
misquote — Synonyms and related words: belie, burlesque, camouflage, caricature, color, contort, disguise, distort, do amiss, dress up, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, falsify, fudge, garble, get one wrong, get wrong, gild, gloss, gloss over, mask,… … Moby Thesaurus
misquote — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. miscite, misrepresent; twist, garble, distort. See distortion, falsehood. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. distort, overstate, misrepresent; see exaggerate … English dictionary for students