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decoy meaning in French
Word Meaning
decoy : leurre
Pronunciation : decoy
Pronunciation in French : decoy
Part of speech : noun
Definition in English : An imitation in any sense of a person, object, or phenomenon which is intended to deceive enemy surveillance devices or mislead enemy evaluation. Also called dummy.
Definition in French : Une imitation dans n'importe quel sens d'une personne, d'un objet ou d'un phénomène qui vise à tromper les dispositifs de surveillance ennemis ou à induire en erreur l'évaluation de l'ennemi. Aussi appelé mannequin.
Examples in English :
  • The octopus can squirt out ink as a decoy to distract its predator.
  • Examples in French :
  • Un leurre habile peut jeter vos ennemis hors de votre piste
  • Synonyms of decoy
    Synonyms in English
    lure, entice, induce, inveigle, ensnare, bait, allurement, attraction
    Synonyms in French
    appât, piège, attirer
    Antonyms of decoy
    Antonyms in English
    frankness, honesty, openness, original, reality
    Antonyms in French
    NA
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