fourvoyer

fuʁvwaje

fourvoie, fourvoient, fourvoiera

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Definition of fourvoyer - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

directionfaire perdre le chemin à quelqu'un

Le guide a fourvoyé les touristes dans la forêt.

égarer

perdre

tromperietromper quelqu'un en donnant de fausses informations

Ces rumeurs risquent de fourvoyer l'opinion publique.

induire en erreur

tromper

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se fourvoyer

se tromper dans ses choix ou prendre une mauvaise direction

Il s'est fourvoyé en acceptant cette proposition douteuse.

Origin of fourvoyer

français, fourvoyer (égarer)

Examples of fourvoyer in a sentence

Il a fourvoyé son ami en lui indiquant la mauvaise route.
Il a tenté de fourvoyer les enquêteurs avec de faux indices.
Des publicités mensongères peuvent fourvoyer les consommateurs.

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English:mislead, misinform, ...
German:in die Irre führen, täuschen, ...
Italian:sviare, fuorviare, ...
Spanish:despistar, engañar, ...
Portuguese:desorientar, enganar, ...
Chinese:带迷路, 误导, ...
Japanese:道に迷わせる, 惑わせる, ...
Arabic:أضل, ضلّل, ...
Hebrew:לְהַתְעוֹת, לְהַטְעוֹת, ...
Russian:запутать, ввести в заблуждение, ...
Ukrainian:збити з дороги, вводити в оману, ...
Catalan:desorientar, enganyar, ...
Danish:føre på afveje, narre, ...
Dutch:op een dwaalspoor brengen, misleiden, ...
Greek:παραπλανώ, παρασύρω, ...
Khmer:បង្ហាញផ្លូវខុស, បំភាន់, ...
Korean:길을 잃게 하다, 속이다, ...
Polish:zawieść, zwodzić, ...
Portuguese (BR):desorientar, enganar, ...
Romanian:a rătăci, a dezinforma, ...
Swedish:vilseleda, ...
Thai:พาหลงทาง, หลอกลวง, ...
Turkish:yolunu şaşırtmak, yanıltmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm lạc đường, làm ai đó lạc hướng, ...

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