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Summary

French to English: more detail...

subterfuge:
- excuse; sham; story; trick; poor excuse
Wiktionary:
- subterfuge → subterfuge, prevarication

English to French: more detail...

subterfuge:
- Wiktionary:
  subterfuge → subterfuge
- Synonyms for "subterfuge":
  blind; misrepresentation; deceit; deception

French

Detailed Translations for subterfuge from French to English

subterfuge:

subterfuge [le ~] nomen

le subterfuge (faux-fuyant)
the excuse; the sham; the story
- excuse [the ~] nomen
- sham [the ~] nomen
- story [the ~] nomen
le subterfuge (ruse; tour)
the trick
- trick [the ~] nomen
le subterfuge (faux-fuyant; prétexte)
the poor excuse; the excuse
- poor excuse [the ~] nomen
- excuse [the ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for subterfuge:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
excuse	faux-fuyant; prétexte; subterfuge	absolution; excuse; fait de s'excuser; fait de se justifier; grâce; pardon; rémission
poor excuse	faux-fuyant; prétexte; subterfuge
sham	faux-fuyant; subterfuge	apparence; clinquant; comédie; façade; hypocrite; mascarade; personne qui feint; semblant; simulacre; simulateur; simulation; trompe-l'oeil
story	faux-fuyant; subterfuge	affabulation; article; compte-rendu; conte; conte de fée; conte de fées; exposé; fable; fabulation; fiction; histoire; illusion; invention; légende; merveille; mythe; narration; rapport; récit; rêve; tradition
trick	ruse; subterfuge; tour	adresse; aptitude; art; astuce; dextérité; drôlerie; excursion; habileté; leurre; niche; petit tour; piège; prétexte; ruse; savoir-faire; sortie; tour; tour d'artifice; tour de main; truc; trucage
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
excuse		excuser; pardonner; présenter des excuses; s'excuser
sham		affecter; argumenter; attester; avancer; certifier; déclarer; faire semblant; feindre; porter témoignage; prétendre; prétexter; simuler; soutenir; témoigner
trick		abuser; attraper; berner; blaguer; couillonner; duper; escroquer; leurrer; mener quelqu'un en bateau; plaisanter; rouler; taquiner; tondre; tricher; tromper; turlupiner
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
sham		abject; bas; basse; bassement; faussement; faux; feint; fictif; ignoble; ignoblement; inventé; menti; méchant; méprisable; ordinaire; ordinairement; perfide; perfidement; rudement; supposé; vachement; vil; vulgaire; vulgairement

Synonyms for "subterfuge":

artifice; pyrotechnie; détour; boucle; courbe; angle; coude; tournant; zigzag; circonvolution; crochet; déviation; lacet; dédale; labyrinthe; raccourci; écart; sinuosité; biais; digression; circonlocution; diversion; périphrase; ruse; subtilité; échappatoire; excuse; fuite; prétexte; dérobade; pantalonnade; farce; hypocrisie; allégation; apparence; raison; motif; argument; couverture

Wiktionary Translations for subterfuge:

subterfuge

noun

péjoratif|fr échappatoire, moyen détourner et artificieux pour se tirer d’embarras.
- subterfuge → subterfuge

subterfuge

noun

deceit, evasiveness
- prevarication → subterfuge; faux-fuyant; échappatoire; dérobade

Related Translations for subterfuge

subterfuge au moment de changer de l'argent

English

Detailed Translations for subterfuge from English to French

subterfuge:

Translation Matrix for subterfuge:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	blind

Synonyms for "subterfuge":

blind; misrepresentation; deceit; deception

Related Definitions for "subterfuge":

something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity¹
- he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge¹

Wiktionary Translations for subterfuge:

subterfuge

noun

péjoratif|fr échappatoire, moyen détourner et artificieux pour se tirer d’embarras.
- subterfuge → subterfuge

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