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corroborer

/kɔ.ʁɔ.bɔ.ʁe/
verb C1
to corroborate

To confirm or support with evidence

Les témoins corroborent cette version.

The witnesses corroborate this version.

déconcerter

/de.kɔ̃.sɛʁ.te/
verb C1
to disconcert / unsettle

To disturb the composure of someone

Sa réponse m'a déconcerté.

His answer disconcerted me.

infirmer

/ɛ̃.fiʁ.me/
verb C1
to refute / to invalidate

To prove something to be false

Ces faits infirment son hypothèse.

These facts refute his hypothesis.

l'ambiguïté

/ɑ̃.bi.gɥi.te/
noun feminine C1
ambiguity

The quality of being open to multiple interpretations

Ce texte recèle une certaine ambiguïté.

This text contains a certain ambiguity.

l'équivoque

/e.ki.vɔk/
noun feminine C1
ambiguity / equivocation

A statement with more than one possible meaning

Il a répondu sans équivoque.

He answered unambiguously.

la perspicacité

/pɛʁ.spi.ka.si.te/
noun feminine C1
perspicacity / insight

Acute mental vision or discernment

Sa perspicacité l'a aidé à trouver la solution.

His insight helped him find the solution.

la vraisemblance

/vʁɛ.sɑ̃.blɑ̃s/
noun feminine C1
plausibility / verisimilitude

The quality of appearing true or real

La vraisemblance du récit est remarquable.

The plausibility of the story is remarkable.

le discernement

/di.sɛʁ.nə.mɑ̃/
noun masculine C1
discernment / judgement

The ability to judge well

Il a fait preuve de beaucoup de discernement.

He showed great discernment.

préconiser

/pʁe.kɔ.ni.ze/
verb C1
to advocate / to recommend

To recommend a course of action

Le rapport préconise des réformes.

The report advocates reforms.

se prononcer

/sə.pʁɔ.nɔ̃.se/
verb C1
to express an opinion

To deliver a judgement or opinion

Le tribunal s'est prononcé en sa faveur.

The court ruled in his favour.