"artifice" meaning in French

See artifice in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /aʁ.ti.fis/ Audio: Fr-artifice.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-artifice.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-artifice.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: artifices [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin artificium. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|la:artificium}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "artifex, artificis", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "art", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂er-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂értis", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*artis", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ars", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "gloss" : "suffix representing a maker or producer", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "do", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰeh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-faks", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-fex", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "artifex", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-ijos", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-(i)yós", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-ios", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ium", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "artificium", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "artifice", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="artifice">, {{bor+|fr|la|artificium}} Borrowed from Latin artificium Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} artifice m (plural artifices)
  1. artifice, trick, ploy Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-artifice-fr-noun-jPAxuA6i Categories (other): French entries with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of French entries with etymon: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 61 39
  2. (literary) device Tags: literary, masculine Synonyms: appareil, dispositif
    Sense id: en-artifice-fr-noun-JjpNvkFI Categories (other): French entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 30 70 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: artificiel, feu d'artifice, sans artifice

Inflected forms

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