Sentence examples of "misconception" in English with translation "idée fausse"

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Translations: all2 idée fausse2
A common misconception about Christopher Columbus is that he once impressed a tribe of natives by predicting the lunar eclipse. The truth of the matter is that he CAUSED it. Une idée fausse mais répandue sur Christophe Colomb est qu'il impressionna un jour une tribu d'indigènes en prédisant une éclipse de lune. La vérité c'est qu'il la déclencha.
Having misconceptions of what mathematics is is even more ordinary than not knowing how to spell my name. Avoir des idées fausses de ce que sont les mathématiques est encore plus ordinaire que de ne pas savoir comment on épelle mon nom.
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