Hoaxes - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something.

Примеры использования:

The offer was denounced as a bluff

verb

Try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions.

Примеры использования:

He's been bluffing all along

adjective

Direct in speech or behaviour but in a good-natured way.

Примеры использования:

A big, bluff, hearty man

verb

Act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage.

Примеры использования:

She always cheats at cards

noun

A person who behaves dishonestly in order to gain an advantage.

Примеры использования:

Athletes who abide by the rules are up against cheats with a distinct advantage.

verb

To act in a way that is dishonest, or to make someone believe something that is not true in order to get something for yourself

Примеры использования:

[ t ] the insurance companies were found to be cheating consumers., [ t ] they got cheated out of t…

verb

Persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them.

Примеры использования:

I conned him into giving me your home number

noun

An instance of deceiving or tricking someone.

Примеры использования:

The charter is a glossy public relations con

noun

A disadvantage of or argument against something.

Примеры использования:

Borrowers have to weigh up the pros and cons of each mortgage offer

verb

Deliberately cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, especially for personal gain.

Примеры использования:

I didn't intend to deceive people into thinking it was french champagne

verb

To persuade someone that something false is the truth; trick or fool

Примеры использования:

Some parents try to deceive school officials and enroll their children in other districts., we shou…

verb

To use dishonest or illegal methods to get something or to make people believe that something is true when it is not

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These were fraudulent transactions aimed at deceiving creditors and investors., intention/intent to…

noun

The action of deceiving someone.

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Obtaining property by deception

verb

Make (someone) believe something that is not true.

Примеры использования:

Too many theorists have deluded the public

verb

To fool yourself into believing something is true because you want it to be true, when it is actually not true

Примеры использования:

He’s deluding himself if he thinks he’s going to get that promotion.

verb

Deceive; trick.

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The newspaper was duped into publishing an untrue story

noun

A victim of deception.

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Men who were simply the dupes of their unscrupulous leaders

verb

Make a duplicate or copy of.

Примеры использования:

How to dupe 35 mm slides on to 35 mm film

noun

A person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person.

Примеры использования:

I felt a bit of a fool

verb

Trick or deceive (someone); dupe.

Примеры использования:

He fooled nightclub managers into believing he was a successful businessman

adjective

Foolish; silly.

Примеры использования:

That damn fool waiter

noun

Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.

Примеры использования:

He was convicted of fraud

noun

The crime of obtaining money or property by deceiving people

Примеры использования:

Convicted of tax fraud, he was sentenced to two years in prison., he says he’s been everywhere and …

noun

The crime of getting money by tricking or deceiving people, or a crime of this type

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Serious/massive fraud we only investigate when there are sufficient grounds for believing serious f…

noun

A long-winged web-footed seabird with a raucous call, typically having white plumage with a grey or black mantle.

Примеры использования:

I could go on and on about the many herons, egrets, gulls, terns, and various and sundry other spec…

verb

Fool or deceive (someone).

Примеры использования:

He had been gulled into believing that the documents were authentic

noun

A person who is fooled or deceived.

Примеры использования:

The title of this piece might seem to be no more than a comment on the ease with which the flats, m…

verb

Deceive or trick.

Примеры использования:

Staff were hoodwinked into thinking the cucumber was a sawn-off shotgun

verb

To deceive or trick someone

Примеры использования:

We were hoodwinked into believing that we had won a lot of money.

noun

Deceptive or false talk or behaviour.

Примеры использования:

His comments are sheer humbug

verb

Deceive; trick.

Примеры использования:

Poor dave is easily humbugged

noun

Dishonest talk, writing, or behaviour that is intended to deceive people

Примеры использования:

The usual political humbug, i know humbug when i see it., her arguments are impeccable and she has …

noun

An instance of pretending to be someone else in order to deceive others.

Примеры использования:

I discovered the imposture as soon as her doppelgänger arrived

noun

The act of pretending to be someone else in order to deceive others

noun

A practical joke.

Примеры использования:

The childish jape of depositing a stink bomb in her locker

verb

Say or do something in jest or mockery.

Примеры использования:

Tama janowitz, the novelist, was among those who made speeches, and a tape was played showing the d…

noun

A thing said or done for amusement; a joke.

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He laughed uproariously at his own jest

verb

Speak in a joking way.

Примеры использования:

You jest, surely?

noun

A joke

Примеры использования:

We were able to laugh aloud at every jest., his remarks about the beatles were in jest.

noun

A thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline.

Примеры использования:

She was in a mood to tell jokes

verb

Make jokes; talk humorously or flippantly.

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She could laugh and joke with her colleagues

noun

Something, such as an amusing story or trick, that is said or done in order to make people laugh

Примеры использования:

He told a joke about a farmer and a lawyer that made nicholas burst into laughter., the playing con…

noun

A child or young person.

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She collected the kids from school

verb

(of a goat) give birth.

Примеры использования:

Milk fever usually occurs in heavy milkers shortly after kidding

verb

Deceive (someone) in a playful way; tease.

Примеры использования:

You're kidding me!

noun

A practical joke or mischievous act.

Примеры использования:

The tapestry was stolen as part of a drunken student prank

verb

Play a trick or practical joke on (someone).

Примеры использования:

The individuals who were pranked thought they were auditioning to be a tv show host

idiom

Something intended to deceive

noun

A deception; a hoax.

Примеры использования:

It's hard to tell if it's brilliant or a put-on, or just a brilliant put-on.

idiom

To joke with someone by saying something that is hard for the person to believe

Примеры использования:

"i hear joe’s quit his job." "you’re putting me on!", doctors put her on antibiotics after discover…

noun

An action intended to deceive someone; a trick.

Примеры использования:

Emma tried to think of a ruse to get paul out of the house

proper noun

An industrial city and the principal port of bulgaria, on the river danube; population 156,959 (2008). turkish during the middle ages, it was captured by russia in 1877 and ceded to bulgaria.

noun

A dishonest scheme; a fraud.

Примеры использования:

An insurance scam

verb

Swindle.

Примеры использования:

A guy that scams old pensioners out of their savings

noun

A dishonest or illegal plan or activity, esp. one for making money

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She was involved in an insurance scam, collecting on false accident claims.

noun

A humorous imitation of something, typically a film or a particular genre of film, in which its characteristic features are exaggerated for comic effect.

Примеры использования:

A robin hood spoof

verb

Imitate (something) while exaggerating its characteristic features for comic effect.

Примеры использования:

It is a movie that spoofs other movies

verb

Use deception to deprive (someone) of money or possessions.

Примеры использования:

A businessman swindled investors out of millions of pounds

noun

A fraudulent scheme or action.

Примеры использования:

He is mixed up in a £10 million insurance swindle

verb

To cheat or trick someone in order to get money from them

Примеры использования:

Swindle sb out of sth a web-based company swindled customers out of $15 million., victims of the sw…

phrasal verb

Provide with shelter

verb

To move something or someone from one place to another

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Please, take me with you!, it may rain, so take your umbrella., the suitcases were taken to madrid …

verb

To subtract one number or amount from another

Примеры использования:

Take sth from sth you'll need to take $2,000 from the $8,000 to allow for tax., take sth/sb off (st…

noun

A cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone.

Примеры использования:

He's a double-dealer capable of any mean trick

verb

Cunningly deceive or outwit.

Примеры использования:

Many people have been tricked by villains with false identity cards

adjective

Intended or used to deceive or mystify, or to create an illusion.

Примеры использования:

A trick question