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Английский Этимологический словарь - canard

 
 

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Canard

canard
- early 19c., from Fr. "a hoax," lit. "a duck," from the phrase vendre un canard a moitie "to half-sell a duck," thus, from some long-forgotten joke, "to cheat." From O.Fr. quanart, probably echoic of a duck's quack.
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1.
  ~ n French a deliberately false report or piece of news ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
  (canards) A canard is an idea or a piece of information that is false, especially one that is spread deliberately in order to harm someone or their work. The charge that Harding was a political stooge may be a canard. N-COUNT ...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
   noun  Etymology: French, literally, duck; in sense 1, from Middle French vendre des ~s a moitie to cheat, literally, to half-sell ducks  Date: 1851  1.  a. a false or unfounded report or story; especially a fabricated report  b. a groundless rumor or belief  2. an airplane with horizontal stabilizing and control surfaces in front of supporting surfaces; also a small airfoil in front of the wing of an aircraft that increases the aircraft's stability ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
  n. 1 an unfounded rumour or story. 2 an extra surface attached to an aeroplane forward of the main lifting surface, for extra stability or control. Etymology: F, = duck ...
Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
5.
  1) кулинар. утка 2) ложный слух, "утка" ...
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
6.
  1. (газетная) утка; ложный слух; сенсационная выдумка a pure canard —- утка ...
Новый большой англо-русский словарь
7.
  fr. noun утка, ложный слух ...
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