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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfaux témoignage
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fo te-moan-yazh
"Le faux témoignage a conduit à des conséquences juridiques."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of giving a false or misleading account of the nature of something.
"The company's misrepresentation of its financial status led to a significant loss of investor trust." - 2
A false or misleading statement or account.
"The misrepresentation in the advertisement resulted in a lawsuit against the brand."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'misrepresentation' is derived from the prefix 'mis-' meaning 'wrongly' and 'representation' from the Latin 'repraesentatio', which itself comes from 'repraesentare', meaning 'to present again'. The word evolved in the English language during the late 19th century, reflecting the legal and ethical implications of presenting false information.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Misrepresentation" is said worldwide
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faux témoignage
Transliteration: fo te-moan-yazh
"Le faux témoignage a conduit à des conséquences juridiques."
Falschdarstellung
Transliteration: falsh-dar-shtel-lung
"Die Falschdarstellung der Fakten führte zu einem Skandal."
falsa rappresentazione
Transliteration: fal-sa rap-pre-sen-ta-zio-ne
"La falsa rappresentazione ha causato problemi legali."
falsa representación
Transliteration: fal-sa re-pre-sen-ta-cion
"La falsa representación llevó a una demanda."
falsa representação
Transliteration: fal-sa re-pre-sen-ta-cao
"A falsa representação resultou em problemas legais."
गलत प्रतिनिधित्व
Transliteration: galat pratinidhitva
"गलत प्रतिनिधित्व ने कानूनी समस्याएँ पैदा कीं।"
错误陈述
Transliteration: cuòwù chénshù
"错误陈述导致了法律问题。"
잘못된 진술
Transliteration: jalmosdoen jinsul
"잘못된 진술로 인해 법적 문제가 발생했습니다."
誤った表現
Transliteration: ayamatta hyōgen
"誤った表現は法的問題を引き起こしました。"
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