Англо-русский словарь - canard
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canard
fr. noun утка, ложный слух
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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
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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
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(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
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- 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. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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