Polyglot Dictionary

charlatan

/ʃaʁ.la.tɑ̃/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
charlatans

Meaning

  1. charlatan, fraud

    • Ce charlatan vendait de faux remèdes miracles.

      That charlatan sold fake miracle cures.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Personne qui prétend avoir des connaissances ou des compétences qu'elle n'a pas, souvent pour tromper — registre soutenu/journalistique.

Practice

1 What does charlatan mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ce ___ vendait de faux remèdes miracles.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches charlatan?

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