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• tra|duce — «truh DOOS, DYOOS», transitive verb, duced, duc|ing. to speak evil of (a person) falsely; slander. SYNONYM(S): defame, malign, vilify, asperse, calumniate. ╂[earlier, to alter, change over, transport < Latin trādūcere parade in disgrace; ( …   Useful english dictionary

• tra|duce´ment — tra|duce «truh DOOS, DYOOS», transitive verb, duced, duc|ing. to speak evil of (a person) falsely; slander. SYNONYM(S): defame, malign, vilify, asperse, calumniate. ╂[earlier, to alter, change over, transport < Latin trādūcere parade in… …   Useful english dictionary

• tra|duc´er — tra|duce «truh DOOS, DYOOS», transitive verb, duced, duc|ing. to speak evil of (a person) falsely; slander. SYNONYM(S): defame, malign, vilify, asperse, calumniate. ╂[earlier, to alter, change over, transport < Latin trādūcere parade in… …   Useful english dictionary

• tra — in·tra·bi·on·tic; in·tra·cartilaginous; in·tra·cav·i·tar·i·ly; in·tra·cav·i·tary; in·tra·cellular; in·tra·cerebral; in·tra·cervical; in·tra·chordal; in·tra·cisternal; in·tra·city; in·tra·coastal; in·tra·company; in·tra·continental;… …   English syllables

• Tomba del Duce — La tomba del Duce (en français :Tombe du Duce) est l une des tombes étrusques datant des dernières decennies du VIIIe siècle av. J.‑C., située dans l Area archeologica di Vetulonia, sur le territoire de la frazione Vetulonia de la… …   Wikipédia en Français

• traduce — tra·duce …   English syllables

• traduce — tra•duce [[t]trəˈdus, ˈdyus[/t]] v. t. duced, duc•ing to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame • Etymology: 1525–35; < L trādūcere, var. of trānsdūcere to transfer, display =trāns trans +dūcere to lead tra•duce′ment, n. tra•duc′er …   From formal English to slang

• traduce — tra|duce [trəˈdju:s US ˈdu:s] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: traducere to lead across, lead (prisoners) in a row so that they will be laughed at , from trans ( TRANS ) + ducere to lead ] formal to deliberately say things that are untrue …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• traduce — tra|duce [ trə dus ] verb transitive MAINLY LITERARY to say things that will harm someone s reputation …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• traducement — tra·duce·ment …   English syllables