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quack

/kwæk/

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noun

Coin-coin

The sound made by a duck.

Examples :

"Did you hear that duck make a quack?"

Avez-vous entendu ce canard faire coin-coin ?

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verb

Coiner

To make a noise like a duck.

Examples :

"Do you hear the ducks quack?"

Entends-tu les canards coasser ?

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noun

Charlatan, charlatan

Examples :

"That doctor is nothing but a lousy quack!"

Ce médecin n'est qu'un charlatan minable !

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noun

Charlatan, charlatane

Examples :

"The new neighbor, a self-proclaimed health expert, is a quack who sells expensive, ineffective remedies. "

Le nouveau voisin, un expert en santé autoproclamé, est un charlatan qui vend des remèdes coûteux et inefficaces.

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noun

Charlatan, empirique

Examples :

"Back then, medicine wasn't regulated, so some dishonest quacks sold fake cures to sick people. "

À l'époque, la médecine n'était pas réglementée, de sorte que des charlatans malhonnêtes vendaient de faux remèdes aux malades.

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verb

Exercer le charlatanisme

To practice or commit quackery (fraudulent medicine).

Examples :

"The unlicensed doctor was quacking remedies on his patients, promising quick cures for their illnesses. "

Le médecin non agréé exerçait le charlatanisme sur ses patients, promettant des remèdes rapides à leurs maladies.

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verb

Fanfaronner, se vanter

To make vain and loud pretensions.

Examples :

"The salesperson was quacking about the amazing features of the new phone, but it wasn't actually any better than the older model. "

Le vendeur fanfaronnait au sujet des caractéristiques étonnantes du nouveau téléphone, mais il n'était en fait pas meilleur que l'ancien modèle.

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adjective

Charlatanesque, pseudo-médical

Falsely presented as having medicinal powers.

Examples :

"The quack doctor sold sugar pills as a cure for cancer. "

Le médecin charlatan vendait des pilules de sucre comme remède contre le cancer.

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