TERMIUM Plus®

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Record 1 1999-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
DEF

Said of a false piece made to deceive, often an original creation rather than a copy of a known item. Not genuine. Counterfeit. False.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
DEF

Qui est destiné à tromper, à égarer. Qu'on a mis à une place qui n'est pas la sienne pour tromper. Faux. Inventé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Monedas y billetes
  • Numismática
  • Acuñación de moneda
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Record 2 1993-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art History and Theory
DEF

of a falsified or erroneously attributed origin or authorship.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire et théorie de l'art
DEF

Fait et ajouté après coup.

CONT

Les mêmes sujets se développent, le premier autour de la panse ovoïde, le second sur l'épaulement d'une aiguière en émaux colorés, signée i.c. (avec la date postiche 1550).

Spanish

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