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canard in Portuguese

canard in Portuguese is atoarda, canard — canard means a story or rumor that is untrue, often spread on purpose to mislead people.

canard in Portuguese

atoarda
noun
A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.
canard
noun

What does "canard" mean?

  1. noun A story or rumor that is untrue, often spread on purpose to mislead people.
    "It’s a cinch, now that Spurling has cleared away a century’s worth of misapprehensions and canards."
  2. noun An aircraft design where the main steering and balancing surfaces sit ahead of the wings, not behind them.
  3. noun A small flat wing-like part fitted near the nose of a plane to help steer and balance it.
  4. noun A small wing-shaped fitting on a vehicle that helps keep it steady.
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canard in a sentence

  • It’s a cinch, now that Spurling has cleared away a century’s worth of misapprehensions and canards.
  • It is a canard trotted out by lazy or tendentious journalists that nationalised British Railways lacked entrepreneurial flair.

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What is "canard" in Portuguese?
"canard" in Portuguese is atoarda, canard. canard means: A story or rumor that is untrue, often spread on purpose to mislead people.
Are there other ways to say "canard" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 2 translations listed for "canard": atoarda, canard.
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