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1 deceptive
- tivadjective (deceiving; misleading: Appearances may be deceptive.) bedragersk, villedendeadj. \/dɪˈseptɪv\/1) bedragersk2) villedende, illusoriskappearances are deceptive skinnet bedrar -
2 appearance
1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) utseende, ytre2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) tilsynekomst, ved synet av3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) opptreden; frammøtesubst. \/əˈpɪər(ə)ns\/1) utseende, ytre2) offentlig fremtreden, opptreden, fremmøte3) tilsynekomst, det å dukke opp4) utgivelse, det å komme ut5) ( gammeldags) foreteelse, fenomenappearances ( spesielt flertall) det ytre, skinnetappearances are deceptive skinnet bedrargive the appearance of eller have the appearance of se ut til å gi skinn av, late somgo by appearances eller judge by appearance dømme etter det ytre\/fasadenin appearance ytre sett slik det ser utkeep up appearances holde på formen, vokte fasadenmake an appearance gjøre en kort opptreden, være til stede en kort stundmake one's appearance dukke opp, vise seg, opptremake one's first appearance (teater e.l.)debutereput in a personal appearance foreta en personlig henvendelse -
3 deception
di'sepʃən((an act of) deceiving: Deception is difficult in these circumstances.) bedrag, narring- deceptivelybedrag--------bedrageri--------illusjonsubst. \/dɪˈsepʃ(ə)n\/1) bedrageri, humbug2) list, knep3) illusjon, villfarelseby deception under falske forutsetninger
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deceptive — de·cep·tive /di sep tiv/ adj: tending or having capacity to deceive deceptive trade practices compare fraudulent, misleading Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Deceptive — De*cep tive, a. [Cf. F. d[ e]ceptif. See {Deceive}.] Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with false opinions; as, a deceptive countenance or appearance. [1913 Webster] Language altogether deceptive, and hiding the deeper… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deceptive — 1610s, from Fr. deceptif (late 14c.), from M.L. deceptivus, from decept , pp. stem of L. decipere (see DECEIVE (Cf. deceive)). Earlier in this sense was deceptious (c.1600), from Fr. deceptieux, from M.L. deceptiosus, from deceptionem. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
deceptive — *misleading, delusory, delusive Analogous words: specious, *plausible, colorable: *false, wrong Contrasted words: genuine, *authentic, veritable, bona fide: true, *real, actual … New Dictionary of Synonyms
deceptive — [adj] dishonest ambiguous, astucious, beguiling, bum*, catchy, crafty, cunning, deceitful, deceiving, deluding, delusive, delusory, designing, disingenuous, fake, fallacious, false, fishy, foxy, fraudulent, illusory, imposturous, indirect,… … New thesaurus
deceptive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ giving an impression different from the true one … English terms dictionary
deceptive — [dē sep′tiv, disep′tiv] adj. [Fr déceptif < LL deceptivus: see DECEIVE & IVE] deceiving or intended to deceive deceptively adv. deceptiveness n … English World dictionary
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deceptive — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ highly, very ▪ dangerously PHRASES ▪ can be deceptive … Collocations dictionary
deceptive — UK [dɪˈseptɪv] / US adjective 1) something that is deceptive seems very different from the way it really is appearances can be deceptive: The hotel looked nice but appearances can be deceptive. 2) trying to trick someone by telling them something … English dictionary
deceptive — [dɪˈseptɪv] adj 1) if something is deceptive, it seems very different from the way it really is a deceptive calmness in his voice[/ex] 2) if someone is being deceptive, they trick other people by telling them something that is not true deceptive… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English