abus de langage

C'est un abus de langage, si j'en entends un.
It's a misnomer, if I ever heard one.
Jump est un abus de langage ; vous tombez.
Jump is a misnomer; you fall.
Ceci est un abus de langage.
This is a misnomer.
Le terme, qui est alors dans ce cas un abus de langage, a été reporté à travers les années.
The term, while a misnomer, has been carried over through the years.
Le terme « île » est un abus de langage, étant donné que la zone n'est pas entièrement entourée d'eau.
The term "island" is a misnomer, given that the area is not completely surrounded by water.
Malgré sa popularité, le terme « anguille électrique » est un abus de langage. L’animal en question n’est pas une anguille.
Despite its popularity, the term "electric eel" is a misnomer. The animal in question is not an eel.
Nous faisons des abus de langage, et parlons de "l'ascension de l'homme".
We misuse language, and talk about the "ascent" of man.
Le Conseil "concurrence" - quel abus de langage ! - n'a pu trouver de consensus sur la juridiction apte à régler les différends en matière de brevets communautaires.
The grossly mistitled 'Competitiveness Council' could not reach consensus about the proper jurisdiction for Community patent disputes.
Comme la masse du Soleil est largement dominante, on ne commet pas un gros abus de langage en disant que les planètes et les petits corps tournent autour de lui.
The planets, most of the satellites of the planets and the asteroids revolve around the Sun in the same direction, in nearly circular orbits.
Le terme d’astrologie scientifique est plutôt un abus de langage puisque la science, telle que les astrologues la concevaient avant la période des Lumières, englobait bien plus que ce que nous pourrions assigner maintenant au domaine de la religion.
So-called scientific astrology is rather a misnomer, since science as it was understood by astrologers prior to the Enlightenment encompassed much of what we might now assign to the sphere of religion.
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