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straw man:
- Strohmann
Wiktionary:
- straw man → Strohpuppe, Strohmann
- straw man → Strohmann
- strawman → Strohmann

English

Detailed Translations for straw man from English to German

strawman:

Translation Matrix for strawman:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	bird-scarer; figurehead; front; front man; nominal head; scarecrow; scarer; straw man

Synonyms for "strawman":

front man; front; figurehead; nominal head; straw man; deceiver; cheat; cheater; trickster; beguiler; slicker
specious argument
scarecrow; bird-scarer; scarer; effigy; image; simulacrum

Related Definitions for "strawman":

an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds¹
a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted¹
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity¹

Wiktionary Translations for strawman:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• strawman	→ Strohmann	↔ homme de paille — (figuré) (familier, fr) péjoratif\|fr prête-nom ; contractant, acheteur supposé ; homme qu’on fait intervenir dans une affaire où il n’a pas d’intérêt personnel et où il agit non pour lui, mais pour le compte d’un autre.

straw man:

straw man [the ~] nomen

the straw man
der Strohmann
- Strohmann [der ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for straw man:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Strohmann	straw man
-	bird-scarer; figurehead; front; front man; nominal head; scarecrow; scarer; strawman

Synonyms for "straw man":

front man; front; figurehead; nominal head; strawman; deceiver; cheat; cheater; trickster; beguiler; slicker
specious argument
scarecrow; bird-scarer; scarer; effigy; image; simulacrum

Related Definitions for "straw man":

an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds¹
a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted¹
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity¹

Wiktionary Translations for straw man:

straw man

noun

doll or scarecrow
- straw man → Strohpuppe
person of lesser importance
- straw man → Strohmann

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• straw man	→ Strohmann	↔ homme de paille — (figuré) (familier, fr) péjoratif\|fr prête-nom ; contractant, acheteur supposé ; homme qu’on fait intervenir dans une affaire où il n’a pas d’intérêt personnel et où il agit non pour lui, mais pour le compte d’un autre.

Related Translations for straw man

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