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22 masquerade
I [ˌmɑːskə'reɪd] [AE ˌmæsk-]1) (ball) mascherata f., ballo m. in maschera2) fig. (pretence) mascherata f.II [ˌmɑːskə'reɪd] [AE ˌmæsk-]to masquerade as sb. — mascherarsi o travestirsi da qcn.; fig. spacciarsi per qcn
* * *[mæskə'reid] 1. noun((a) pretence or disguise: Her show of friendship was (a) masquerade.) finzione2. verb((with as) to pretend to be, usually intending to deceive: The criminal was masquerading as a respectable businessman.) travestirsi, spacciarsi per* * *masquerade /mɑ:skəˈreɪd/n.1 mascherata; ballo in maschera2 (fig.) finzione; messa in scena; mascherata (fig.).(to) masquerade /mɑ:skəˈreɪd/v. i.( anche fig.) mascherarsi; travestirsi; camuffarsi; spacciarsi (per q.): The robber masqueraded as a security guard, il rapinatore si è travestito da guardia giurata.* * *I [ˌmɑːskə'reɪd] [AE ˌmæsk-]1) (ball) mascherata f., ballo m. in maschera2) fig. (pretence) mascherata f.II [ˌmɑːskə'reɪd] [AE ˌmæsk-]to masquerade as sb. — mascherarsi o travestirsi da qcn.; fig. spacciarsi per qcn
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23 pretend
I [prɪ'tend] II 1. [prɪ'tend]2) (claim)2.to pretend to understand — pretendere o avere la pretesa di capire
1) (feign) fingere, fare finta2) (maintain deception) fingere3) (claim)to pretend to — pretendere a [ throne]
* * *[pri'tend]1) (to make believe that something is true, in play: Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry - he was only pretending.) fare finta, fingere2) (to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive: He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand.) fare finta, fingere•- pretence- false pretences* * *pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/a. attr.( voce infantile) per finta; per gioco; immaginario: a pretend giant, un gigante immaginario (o finto).♦ (to) pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/v. t. e i.1 fingere; far finta, far mostra (di); simulare; far le viste (di): to pretend sickness, simulare una malattia; I pretended to be deaf, facevo finta d'essere sordo2 pretendere; avere la presunzione di; pretendere a; aspirare (a); accampare diritti su: He doesn't pretend to be an expert, non pretende d'essere un esperto; He pretended to the throne of England, pretendeva (o aspirava) al trono d'Inghilterra● to pretend one is dead, fingersi morto; fare il morto □ to pretend to sb. (o sb. 's hand), essere il pretendente di ( una donna); aspirare alla mano di q. □ We're only pretending, facciamo per gioco; non facciamo sul serio.NOTA D'USO: - to pretend o to expect?- NOTA D'USO: - to pretend to do o to pretend doing?-* * *I [prɪ'tend] II 1. [prɪ'tend]2) (claim)2.to pretend to understand — pretendere o avere la pretesa di capire
1) (feign) fingere, fare finta2) (maintain deception) fingere3) (claim)to pretend to — pretendere a [ throne]
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24 sincere
[sɪn'sɪə(r)]* * *[sin'siə]1) (true; genuine: a sincere desire; sincere friends.) sincero2) (not trying to pretend or deceive: a sincere person.) sincero•- sincerity* * *sincere /sɪnˈsɪə(r)/a.sincero; schietto; franco; genuino: sincere affection, affetto sincero; a sincere statement, una dichiarazione francasincerityn. [u]sincerità; schiettezza; franchezza; onestà● in all sincerity, in tutta sincerità; francamente.* * *[sɪn'sɪə(r)] -
25 fool ***
[fuːl]1. n1) sciocco (-a), stupido (-a), fesso (-a), (jester) buffone m, giullare mto make a fool of sb — far fare a qn la figura dello scemo, prendere in giro qn
to make a fool of o.s. — rendersi or coprirsi di ridicolo (-a)
2) Culin frullato2. adj Am3. vt(deceive) ingannare, far fesso (-a)4. vi• -
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[trɪk]1. ndirty or mean trick — scherzo di cattivo gusto
it's not easy, there's a trick to it — non è facile, c'è un trucco per farlo
2) (habit) maniahe has a trick of turning up when least expected — ha il dono di spuntare quando uno meno se l'aspetta
3) Cards presa, (also: conjuring trick) gioco di prestigio2. vt -
27 blind
I 1. [blaɪnd]1) [ person] cieco2) (unaware) [person, rage, obedience] ciecoto be blind to — essere incapace di vedere [ fault]; essere insensibile a [ quality]; essere inconsapevole di [ danger]
3) (from which one can't see) [ corner] con scarsa visibilità4) (without looking) [ tasting] alla cieca5) (blank) [wall, facade] cieco6) colloq. (slightest)2.1)the blind — + verbo pl. i ciechi, i non vedenti
2) (at window) tenda f. avvolgibile3) (front) schermo m.; (subterfuge) pretesto m.4) AE (hide) nascondiglio m.3.1) (without seeing) [ fly] senza visibilità; [ taste] alla cieca2) gastr. [ bake] senza farcitura••it's a case of the blind leading the blind — se un cieco guida l'altro tutti e due cascano nel fosso
II [blaɪnd]to turn a blind eye to sth. — chiudere un occhio su qcs. o fare finta di non vedere qcs. Just as visually handicapped or visually impaired is often used in English instead of blind, Italian may substitute non vedente for cieco
1) [injury, accident] rendere cieco2) (dazzle) [sun, light] abbagliare, accecare3) (mislead) [pride, love] accecare* * *1. adjective1) (not able to see: a blind man.) cieco2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) cieco a3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) cieco4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) per ciechi2. noun1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) avvolgibile, veneziana2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) finzione, pretesto3. verb(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) accecare- blinding- blindly
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- blindfold 4. verb(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) bendare5. adjective, adverb(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) bendato, con gli occhi bendati- the blind leading the blind* * *I 1. [blaɪnd]1) [ person] cieco2) (unaware) [person, rage, obedience] ciecoto be blind to — essere incapace di vedere [ fault]; essere insensibile a [ quality]; essere inconsapevole di [ danger]
3) (from which one can't see) [ corner] con scarsa visibilità4) (without looking) [ tasting] alla cieca5) (blank) [wall, facade] cieco6) colloq. (slightest)2.1)the blind — + verbo pl. i ciechi, i non vedenti
2) (at window) tenda f. avvolgibile3) (front) schermo m.; (subterfuge) pretesto m.4) AE (hide) nascondiglio m.3.1) (without seeing) [ fly] senza visibilità; [ taste] alla cieca2) gastr. [ bake] senza farcitura••it's a case of the blind leading the blind — se un cieco guida l'altro tutti e due cascano nel fosso
II [blaɪnd]to turn a blind eye to sth. — chiudere un occhio su qcs. o fare finta di non vedere qcs. Just as visually handicapped or visually impaired is often used in English instead of blind, Italian may substitute non vedente for cieco
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[dɪ'luːd] 1.verbo transitivo illudere, ingannare ( with con)2.* * *[di'lu:d](to deceive or mislead (usually without actually telling lies): She deluded herself into thinking he cared for her.) illudere- delusion* * *[dɪ'luːd] 1.verbo transitivo illudere, ingannare ( with con)2. -
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[fɔːls]1) (mistaken, proved wrong) [idea, information, move, step] falso; [ belief] erroneo2) (fraudulent) [banknotes, passport] falso; dir. [evidence, witness] falso3) (artificial) [beard, nose] fintofalse bottom — (in bag) doppiofondo
4) (disloyal) [ person] falso* * *[fo:ls]1) (not true; not correct: He made a false statement to the police.) falso2) (not genuine; intended to deceive: She has a false passport.) falso3) (artificial: false teeth.) artificiale, finto4) (not loyal: false friends.) falso•- falsify
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- falsity
- false alarm
- false start* * *[fɔːls]1) (mistaken, proved wrong) [idea, information, move, step] falso; [ belief] erroneo2) (fraudulent) [banknotes, passport] falso; dir. [evidence, witness] falso3) (artificial) [beard, nose] fintofalse bottom — (in bag) doppiofondo
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30 false pretences
nome pluraleon o under false pretences — con un sotterfugio, con l'inganno; dir. (by an action) con la frode
* * *(acts or behaviour intended to deceive: He got the money under false pretences.) raggiri, (dichiarazioni false)* * *nome pluraleon o under false pretences — con un sotterfugio, con l'inganno; dir. (by an action) con la frode
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31 fool
I [fuːl]1) (silly person) sciocco m. (-a), stupido m. (-a)you stupid fool! — colloq. pezzo di cretino!
to make sb. look a fool — far fare a qcn. la figura dello scemo
to make a fool of sb. — prendersi gioco di o prendere in giro qcn.
any fool could do that — colloq. chiunque saprebbe farlo
2) stor. (jester) buffone m., giullare m.••II 1. [fuːl]a fool and his money are soon parted — prov. = le persone stupide sprecano presto il loro denaro
verbo transitivo ingannare, imbrogliare2.to fool sb. into believing that fare credere a qcn. che; to fool sb. out of sottrarre [qcs.] a qcn. con l'inganno [ money]; to be fooled farsi imbrogliare o beffare (by da); you really had me fooled! — ci ero proprio cascato!
verbo intransitivo (joke, tease) scherzare, fare lo stupido••III [fuːl]you could have fooled me! — colloq. a chi vuoi darla a bere!
nome BE gastr.* * *[fu:l] 1. noun(a person without sense or intelligence: He is such a fool he never knows what to do.) sciocco2. verb1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) prendere in giro; ingannare2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) fare il buffone•- foolish- foolishly
- foolishness
- foolhardy
- foolhardiness
- foolproof
- make a fool of
- make a fool of oneself
- play the fool* * *I [fuːl]1) (silly person) sciocco m. (-a), stupido m. (-a)you stupid fool! — colloq. pezzo di cretino!
to make sb. look a fool — far fare a qcn. la figura dello scemo
to make a fool of sb. — prendersi gioco di o prendere in giro qcn.
any fool could do that — colloq. chiunque saprebbe farlo
2) stor. (jester) buffone m., giullare m.••II 1. [fuːl]a fool and his money are soon parted — prov. = le persone stupide sprecano presto il loro denaro
verbo transitivo ingannare, imbrogliare2.to fool sb. into believing that fare credere a qcn. che; to fool sb. out of sottrarre [qcs.] a qcn. con l'inganno [ money]; to be fooled farsi imbrogliare o beffare (by da); you really had me fooled! — ci ero proprio cascato!
verbo intransitivo (joke, tease) scherzare, fare lo stupido••III [fuːl]you could have fooled me! — colloq. a chi vuoi darla a bere!
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32 hoodwink
['hʊdwɪŋk]verbo transitivo ingannare, imbrogliare* * *['hudwiŋk](to trick or deceive.) imbrogliare* * *['hʊdwɪŋk]verbo transitivo ingannare, imbrogliare -
33 impersonate
[ɪm'pɜːsəneɪt]* * *[im'pə:səneit](to copy the behaviour etc of or pretend to be (another person), sometimes in order to deceive: The comedian impersonated the prime minister.) impersonare; spacciarsi per* * *[ɪm'pɜːsəneɪt] -
34 kid
I [kɪd]2) (young goat) capretto m.3) (goatskin) pelle f. di capretto, capretto m.II 1. [kɪd]1) (tease) prendere in giro (about sth. — per qcs.)
2) (fool) fregare, imbrogliare2. 3.* * *I [kid] noun1) (a popular word for a child or teenager: They've got three kids now, two boys and a girl; More than a hundred kids went to the disco last night; ( also adjective) his kid brother (= younger brother).)2) (a young goat.)3) (( also adjective) (of) the leather made from its skin: slippers made of kid; kid gloves.)II [kid] past tense, past participle - kidded; verb(to deceive or tease, especially harmlessly: We were kidding him about the girl who keeps ringing him up; He kidded his wife into thinking he'd forgotten her birthday; He didn't mean that - he was only kidding!)* * *I [kɪd]2) (young goat) capretto m.3) (goatskin) pelle f. di capretto, capretto m.II 1. [kɪd]1) (tease) prendere in giro (about sth. — per qcs.)
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36 pull the wool over someone's eyes
(to deceive someone.) (gettare fumo negli occhi a qualcuno)English-Italian dictionary > pull the wool over someone's eyes
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37 throw dust in someone's eyes
(to try to deceive someone.) gettare la polvere negli occhi a qualcuno, ingannare qualcuno
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