fourbe

fuʁb
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Adjective

trompeur

qui trompe les autres de manière malhonnête et perfide
  • Cette personne fourbe a menti à tous ses amis.This deceitful person lied to all their friends.

Noun, masc/fem

1.

mensonge

personne qui trompe les autres par des moyens malhonnêtes
  • Ce fourbe a menti pour obtenir de l'argent.That swindler lied to get money.
2.

trait moral

Rare
tromperie ou disposition à duper, mentir, agir avec méchanceté
Rare
  • Il a perdu ses amis à cause de sa fourbe.He lost his friends because of his treachery.
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Synonyms and analogies of fourbe in French

Examples of fourbe in a sentence

  • Son sourire fourbe cachait de mauvaises intentions.
  • Ce fourbe a manipulé tout le groupe.
  • On ne peut jamais faire confiance à un fourbe.
  • Sa fourbe a fini par être découverte par tout le service.
  • Je ne supporte plus la fourbe dont il fait preuve en affaires.

Translations of "fourbe" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
deceitfuladj.

Le fourbe magistrat les a assassinés, c'est comme ça.

The deceitful magistrate murdered them, that's how he is.

cunningadj.

Le jeu est beaucoup plus malin et fourbe que la règle laisse paraître.

The game is much smarter and cunning than the rules appear.

duplicitousadj.

Tout le monde appréciait son honnêteté ; ils ne pouvaient pas comprendre son côté fourbe.

Everyone appreciated her honesty; they could not comprehend her duplicitous side.

disingenuousadj.

D'abord, la motion est en soi fourbe et trompeuse.

First, the motion itself is disingenuous and misleading.

treacherousadj.

Les faits sont déformés en permanence, d'une manière fourbe et manipulatrice.

Facts are constantly being distorted in a treacherous, manipulative way.

Noun
deceivern.

Et vous avez des gens qui prennent ce fourbe pour un ignorant.

And you have people who take this deceiver for an ignorant.

slyadj./n.

Non, il est bien trop fourbe pour ça.

No, he's too sly for that.

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fourbe: Examples and translations in context

Sa réputation a souffert à cause des actions malhonnêtes de ce fourbe.

Her reputation suffered because of the sneak's deceitful actions.

Cette fourbe m'a dit que je devrai aller aux toilettes.

That deceitful woman told me I'd have to use the toilet.

Même blessée, fourbe et manipulatrice, ce n'est pas un démon.

But a damaged, deceitful, manipulative child is not a demon.

La nature perfide du fourbe l'a finalement rattrapé.

The knave's deceitful nature caught up with him in the end.

Dans les histoires, le renard est rusé et fourbe.

In stories, the fox is sly and deceitful.

Et bien, il est encore plus fourbe que ce que nous pensions.

Well, he's even more cunning than we thought.

Le fourbe charmait tout le monde, pourtant personne ne connaissait ses plans perfides.

The cunning man charmed everyone, yet no one knew of his treacherous plans.

Ils le croyaient innocent, mais le fourbe avait eu des intentions cachées depuis le début.

They thought he was innocent, but the cunning man had a hidden agenda all along.

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