faux-fuyant
/fofɥijɑ̃/
le
noun
C2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- les faux-fuyants
Meaning
Practice
1 What does faux-fuyant mean?
evasion, subterfuge, a pretext to avoid something
2 Fill the gap: Il a utilisé toutes sortes de faux-___ pour éviter la question.
Full sentence: Il a utilisé toutes sortes de faux-fuyants pour éviter la question. (He used all kinds of evasions to avoid the question.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches faux-fuyant?
faux-fuyant: neutral register, rare frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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