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travestissement

French → English

noun//tʁa.vɛs.tis.mɑ̃//

(social) Cross-dressing: the act of wearing clothes traditionally associated with the opposite gender

Le travestissement était une composante centrale des comédies de Shakespeare.

(English) Cross-dressing was a central component of Shakespeare's comedies.

Ce festival célèbre l'art du travestissement à travers des spectacles de cabaret.

(English) This festival celebrates the art of drag through cabaret shows.

noun//tʁa.vɛs.tis.mɑ̃//

(figurative) Misrepresentation: the act of distorting or disguising the truth of a situation or person

Ce reportage est un pur travestissement de la réalité historique des faits.

(English) This report is a pure misrepresentation of the historical reality of the facts.

Son discours n'était qu'un habile travestissement de ses véritables intentions politiques.

(English) His speech was only a clever disguise of his true political intentions.

Entry ID: fr:en:travestissement · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary