What does artifice in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word artifice in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use artifice in French.

The word artifice in French means artifice, firework, without artifice, without affectation, unaffectedly, unpretentiously, unaffected, unpretentious, let off a firework. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word artifice

artifice

nom masculin (ruse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le maquillage est un artifice pour masquer son âge.
Makeup is an artifice to disguise your age.

firework

nom masculin (fusée pyrotechnique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous avons acheté des feux d'artifice pour le Nouvel An. // Apparemment, des gens ont tiré des feux d'artifice dans le terrain vague.
We bought some fireworks for New Year.

without artifice, without affectation

locution adverbiale (non masqué, brut)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ils souhaitaient une cérémonie sans artifice.

unaffectedly, unpretentiously

locution adverbiale (naturellement, simplement)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

unaffected, unpretentious

locution adjectivale (brut, naturel, simple)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

let off a firework

locution verbale (lancer une fusée pyrotechnique)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Paul tira un feu d'artifice pour les 8 ans de sa fille.

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