charlatan-charlatan: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is charlatan?

  • Autrefois, personne qui, sur les places publiques, vendait des drogues, arrachait les dents, etc., avec un grand luxe de discours, de facéties.

    In the past, no one who, in public squares, sold drugs, pulled out his teeth, etc., with a great luxury of speeches, facetiousness.

  • Celui qui exploite la crédulité publique, en vantant ses produits, sa science, ses qualités.

    The one who exploits public credulity, praising his products, his science, his qualities.

  • Guérisseur ou médecin ignorant et sans conscience.

    Ignorant and conscienceless healer or doctor.

  • En Afrique, devin, guérisseur, sorcier.

    In Africa, diviner, healer, sorcerer.

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