The cedilla (ç) beneath the letter ‘c’ is used in French to show that it is to be pronounced as /s/ and not as /k/. Most French people will know that anyway, so it is as otiose in French as it …

2022年3月30日 · Office buildings are not renowned for putting on a front. However slick they may appear on the inside, shabby steps, a tatty facade, a worn-away plaque and a plastic buzzer …

2014年3月16日 · I can see the sweet sweat on your forehead, and the quivering falter of your facade grin... source. No meet & greet smile and seems the employees are miserable …

2018年9月23日 · sagacious investors got in on the ground floor PERSPICACIOUS implies unusual power to see through and understand what is puzzling or hidden. a perspicacious …

2022年5月4日 · Someone who has a practiced facade is very definitely doing it deliberately, and they've spent time making sure they get it right. I believe impassive and self-composed are …

2016年2月15日 · It primarily describes gentlemanly/lady-like behavior but with the connotation of being a facade. : pretending or trying to have the qualities and manners of people who have …

2015年12月10日 · This has a pretty strong tone and suggests evil intentions that are well hidden. It doesn't necessarily imply an outward facade, you can insidiously undermine someone …

2014年11月8日 · In Spanish there is this saying "Candil de la calle, oscuridad de tu casa". Which is basically said to people who do good outside, e.g. at work or school, but does nothing good …

For example, people look at the facade of a building and decide that they know what it looks like inside! An inquisitive person has to search the entire building for unknown rooms and histories. …

Front (in sense 3, “A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group [eg] Officially it's a dry-cleaning shop, but everyone knows it's a front for the mafia”, or sense …