No. 3,304 in French
trompeuses
Deceptive.
In a sentence
Les apparences sont souvent trompeuses.
Appearances are often deceiving.
Here, 'trompeuses' describes 'apparences', indicating they often lead to misjudgments or misunderstandings.
Ces publicités sont trompeuses pour les consommateurs.
These advertisements are misleading for consumers.
In this sentence, 'trompeuses' qualifies 'publicités', showing that the ads can give a false impression.
Ses promesses étaient toutes trompeuses.
His promises were all deceitful.
Here, 'trompeuses' is used to characterize 'promesses', implying they were insincere or intended to mislead.
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