"fourbe" meaning in French

See fourbe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fuʁb/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-fourbe.wav Forms: fourbes [plural]
Etymology: From fourbir. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|fourbir}} fourbir Head templates: {{fr-adj}} fourbe (plural fourbes)
  1. deceitful, two-faced, treacherous Synonyms: perfide
    Sense id: en-fourbe-fr-adj-Gnz0eOei

Noun

IPA: /fuʁb/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-fourbe.wav Forms: fourbes [plural]
Etymology: From fourbir. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|fourbir}} fourbir Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} fourbe f (plural fourbes)
  1. (literary) guile, deception Tags: feminine, literary Synonyms: fourberie, perfidie
    Sense id: en-fourbe-fr-noun-RPYmWE06

Noun

IPA: /fuʁb/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-fourbe.wav Forms: fourbes [plural]
Etymology: From fourbir. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|fourbir}} fourbir Head templates: {{fr-noun|mfbysense}} fourbe m or f by sense (plural fourbes)
  1. double-dealer, swindler Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: salaud
    Sense id: en-fourbe-fr-noun-Rps3Jex8 Disambiguation of Personality: 9 9 81 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 10 8 83 Disambiguation of French masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 13 34 53

Inflected forms

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