Humbugs - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Cheat or fool.

Примеры использования:

He bamboozled canada's largest banks in a massive counterfeit scam

verb

To trick or deceive someone, often by confusing them

Примеры использования:

She was bamboozled into telling them her credit card number.

verb

To trick or deceive someone, often by confusing them

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Don't get bamboozled by all the jargon., she was bamboozled into telling them her credit card number.

verb

Charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way.

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He beguiled the voters with his good looks

verb

To charm, attract, or interest, sometimes in order to deceive

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I had to show i was not beguiled by his good looks., a beguiling smile

noun

Stupid or untrue talk or writing; nonsense.

verb

Talk nonsense to (someone) in an attempt to deceive them.

exclamation

A rude word for complete nonsense or something that is not true

Примеры использования:

Bullshit! he never said that!, us he gave me some excuse but it was a bunch of bullshit., uk he gav…

noun

Hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature.

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He had no time for the cant of the priests about sin

verb

Talk hypocritically and sanctimoniously about something.

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If they'd stop canting about ‘honest work’ they might get somewhere

noun

A slope or tilt.

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The outward cant of the curving walls

verb

Act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage.

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She always cheats at cards

noun

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

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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.

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The charter is a glossy public relations con

noun

A disadvantage of or argument against something.

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

verb

Trick or deceive.

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Do not think to cozen your contemporaries

noun

The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.

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A web of deceit

noun

Speech or behavior that keeps the truth hidden

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All we hear from them are lies and deceit., she just assumes that elected leaders are cynical and d…

noun

Dishonest or illegal methods used by a person or organization in order to get something or to make people believe that something is true when it is not

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The company filed a legal claim alleging deceit and breach of contract.

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

noun

The quality of making you believe something that is not true

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We will not accept dishonesty and deceptiveness from politicians., the film is concerned with the d…

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.

noun

Deceitfulness shown in someone's character or behaviour.

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The dismissal of thirty civil servants for dishonesty and misconduct

noun

The quality or an act of not being honest

Примеры использования:

Her dishonesty landed her in prison., mistakes and misunderstandings are a far more common cause of…

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

adjective

(of things) not real, but made to look real, or (of information) not true but made to seem true in order to deceive

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Haban used false identification to enter france., the company presented clients with documents cont…

adjective

Not true or correct

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It is an offense to give false information on your application form., the wanted man is known to be…

noun

The fact of being untrue, incorrect, or insincere.

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He exposed the falsity of the claim

noun

The state of not being correct

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Events have shown the falsity of such beliefs., society, he claims, is built on falsity and pretence.

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

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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…

noun

A humorous or malicious deception.

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The evidence had been planted as part of an elaborate hoax

verb

Trick or deceive (someone).

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I now have reason to believe that in unraveling a hoax i was hoaxed myself.

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

The practice of claiming to have higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case.

Примеры использования:

His target was the hypocrisy of suburban life

noun

Pretending to be what you are not, or pretending to believe something that you do not

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Critics are accusing him of hypocrisy and deceit., the biggest hypocrites in sports are owners who …

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

The quality of not expressing genuine feelings.

Примеры использования:

He had no patience for anything that smacked of insincerity or hypocrisy

noun

The action or practice of pretending to feel something that you do not really feel, or not meaning what you say

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There’s often a bit of insincerity in these speeches., jane detected the insincerity in his voice.

noun

A child or young person.

Примеры использования:

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!

verb

Cause (someone) to have a wrong idea or impression.

Примеры использования:

Fans believed they were misled about the reasons for the cancellation

verb

To cause someone to believe something that is not true

Примеры использования:

We’re not misleading people, and we’re not pretending to be something we’re not.

verb

To cause someone to believe something that is not true

Примеры использования:

The government has repeatedly misled the public, and we're here to protest., mislead sb about sth t…

noun

Behaviour that is intended to impress or mislead.

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A masking of fear with macho posturing

verb

Behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead.

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A billionaire posturing as a hero of the working class

noun

Behaviour or speech that is intended to attract attention and interest, or to make people believe something that is not true

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His writing has been dismissed as mere intellectual posturing.

noun

An attempt to make something that is not the case appear true.

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His anger is masked by a pretence that all is well

noun

A way of behaving that is intended to deceive people

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She made absolutely no pretence of being interested., they kept up (= continued) a pretence of norm…

noun

A quality of acting as if you are morally better than others

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I found his sanctimoniousness quite irritating., a sense of smug sanctimoniousness

noun

A thing that is not what it is purported to be.

Примеры использования:

Our current free health service is a sham

adjective

Bogus; false.

Примеры использования:

A clergyman who arranged a sham marriage

verb

Short for pillow sham.

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.

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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.

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A trick question