Sentence examples of "idée fausse" in French
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.
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.
Avoir des idées fausses de ce que sont les mathématiques est encore plus ordinaire que de ne pas savoir comment on épelle mon nom.
Having misconceptions of what mathematics is is even more ordinary than not knowing how to spell my name.
Nous sommes façonnés par chaque culture, provenant des quatre coins de la Terre, et dévoués à une idée simple : E pluribus unum : "De plusieurs, un".
We are shaped by every culture, drawn from every end of the Earth, and dedicated to a simple concept: E pluribus unum: "Out of many, one."
Votre réponse à la question s'est avérée fausse.
Your answer to the question turned out to be wrong.
Écoute, je crois que là, tu fais fausse route.
Listen, I think that you are barking up the wrong tree here.
Si ta réponse est bonne, c'est que la mienne est fausse.
If your answer is correct, it follows that mine is wrong.
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