Phonies - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

To try to trick someone into believing something, esp. in order to get an advantage over that person

Примеры использования:

[ i ] the landlord claimed to have the right to raise his rent, but we believed he was bluffing and…

noun

A person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill.

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A self-confessed con artist and charlatan

noun

A person who pretends to have skills or knowledge that the person does not actually have

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…

noun

The feeling or belief that one can have faith in or rely on someone or something.

Примеры использования:

We had every confidence in the staff

noun

A feeling of having little doubt about yourself and your abilities, or a feeling of trust in someone or something

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He has a sense of confidence, even arrogance, about what he does., consumers’ confidence in the eco…

noun

A feeling that you can trust someone or something to work well or behave as you expect

Примеры использования:

The index fell 3.1% as investors lost confidence in bank shares., have confidence in sb/sth "i have…

adjective

Not genuine; imitation or counterfeit.

Примеры использования:

She got on the plane with a fake passport

noun

A thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham.

Примеры использования:

Fakes of old masters

verb

Forge or counterfeit (something).

Примеры использования:

She faked her spouse's signature

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 person who gets money by deceiving people

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Fraudsters are using increasingly sophisticated tactics to obtain people's personal details.

noun

A person who tricks or deceives someone by means of a hoax.

Примеры использования:

The hoaxer claimed her mother was trapped in a burning flat

noun

A person who carries out a trick or plan to deceive people, such as telling the police there is a bomb somewhere when there is not

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If a hoaxer sends a pizza to the wrong address, little damage is done., a bomb hoaxer brought chaos…

noun

A person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others, especially for fraudulent gain.

Примеры использования:

The charity has warned anyone approached by the impostor to contact police immediately

noun

A person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others

noun

A person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out of their money; a charlatan.

Примеры использования:

He has been described as a ‘a mountebank, a charlatan and a scribbler’ by one author, although othe…

noun

A person who claims or aspires to a title or position.

Примеры использования:

The pretender to the throne

noun

A person who states they have a right to the high position that someone else has, although other people disagree with this

Примеры использования:

The rebel forces are led by the pretender to the throne (= the person who wants to replace the pres…

noun

The characteristic harsh sound made by a duck.

Примеры использования:

I heard a quack and saw some ducks huddled together

verb

(of a duck) make a quack.

Примеры использования:

Ducks quacked from the lake

noun

A person who dishonestly claims to have special knowledge and skill in some field, typically medicine.

Примеры использования:

A quack doctor

noun

A dishonest or unprincipled man.

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You are a rogue and an embezzler

verb

Remove inferior or defective plants or seedlings from (a crop).

Примеры использования:

The sowing has to be rogued to remove aberrant seedlings

noun

A person, organization, or country that does not behave in the usual or acceptable way

Примеры использования:

Buzzy’s a fun-loving teenage rogue., a rogue employee might tap into the computer.

noun

A dishonest or unscrupulous person; a rogue.

Примеры использования:

That scoundrel sets a bad example for the other young men

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.

noun

A person who uses deception to deprive someone of money or possessions.

Примеры использования:

He used his charm to become a small-time swindler

noun

Someone who gets money dishonestly by deceiving or cheating people

Примеры использования:

The man was a swindler.