specious in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for specious in the English»French Dictionary

specious [Brit ˈspiːʃəs, Am ˈspiʃəs] ADJ form

1. specious argument, reasoning:

specious

spécieux/-ieuse

2. specious glamour, appearance:

specious

trompeur/-euse

Translations for specious in the French»English Dictionary

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specious in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for specious in the English»French Dictionary

specious [ˈspi:ʃəs] ADJ pej form

specious

spécieux(-euse)

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English

Their administration was fraught with politics, and some artists' cards were revoked on specious grounds.

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The combination of force with specious and spurious legalistic justification is one of the book's primary motifs.

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This was justified on the specious grounds that the safety of students supposedly had been threatened by, among others, my supporters!

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His lectures were clear, precise, and singularly practical: no merely specious theories, no rash generalizations, no loose assertions, found place there; all was logical, accurate, true.

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Because of their specious obviousness, many are widely held.

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This specious validity of the self-fulfilling prophecy perpetuates a reign of error.

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This is specious nonsense, his critics fired back.

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The main gate of the college is large, specious and architecturally designed with college name and logo inscribed on it.

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Finally, senators can force votes by moving to adjourn or raising specious points of order and appealing the ruling of the chair.

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In this music there is nothing specious, although it does not easily always find a straight path to the listeners immediate understanding.

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