Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
done with mirrors
French translation:
est construit en trompe-l'oeil
Added to glossary by
raoul weiss
Apr 14, 2003 12:47
21 yrs ago
English term
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 1 more.
done with mirrors
English to French
Art/Literary
expression idiomatique
in this sentence :
the whole budgetary process is done with mirrors
the whole budgetary process is done with mirrors
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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raoul weiss
France
France
Native in French
France
Le verbe se fait cher ?
Native in: French , zzz Other zzz
Works in: Hungarian to French, Romanian to French, German to French, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
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101
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est construit en trompe-l'oeil
j'essaie juste de mieux intégrer dans la phrase une réponse qui, j'en conviens, n'est pas de moi.
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
2 mins
c'est de la magie
sleight of hand
not true figures
not true figures
+3
1 hr
cjohnstone
France
France
Native in English
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French
France
Experience and feel
Native in: French , English (Variant: British)
Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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2457
n'est qu'un marché de dupes, un mirroir aux alouettes etc etc
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Note added at 2003-04-14 14:10:53 (GMT)
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un trompe-l\'oeil
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Note added at 2003-04-14 14:10:53 (GMT)
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un trompe-l\'oeil
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Pierre POUSSIN
: avec un seul "r", mais ça c'est l'accent du Midi! ;-)
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ou my foul typing , very sweet to find excuses, i most appreciate
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ntouzet (X)
: plutôt un miroir aux alouettes
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thks
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GILLES MEUNIER
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thanks Gilles
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Comme par magie
Merriam-Webster:
- with mirrors adverb : by or as if by magic <problem could have only been solved with mirrors -- Newsweek> <for something done with mirrors, it looked pretty good -- Wright Morris>
- with mirrors adverb : by or as if by magic <problem could have only been solved with mirrors -- Newsweek> <for something done with mirrors, it looked pretty good -- Wright Morris>
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1 hr
repose sur des artifices
ou emploie divers tours de passe-passe
Peer comment(s):
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cjohnstone
: bref c'est du pipeau !!!
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CHENOUMI (X)
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Richard Genest
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William Stein
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Native in English
Costa Rica
Translations that read like originals
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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277
c'est de la mystification
It's done with mirrors refers to magic tricks where mirrors are used to produce illusions. The analogy is that the accountants are distorting the data to produce an illusory effect.
Peer comment(s):
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cjohnstone
: hey, cher magicien.. perche no e perche si, hope you are well, CJ
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Tu peux aussi m'envoyer un e-mail directement au lieu de poster des commentaires meta-mystifiants.
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ntouzet (X)
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