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1 lie
I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) lygi2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) ljúga- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) liggja2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) liggja; vera staðsettur3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) liggja; haldast í tilteknu ástandi4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) liggja/vera fólgin í•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
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2 deceit
[di'si:t]((an act of) deceiving: She was too honest to be capable of deceit.) svik- deceitfully
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3 deceitful
adjective (deceiving or insincere: She's such a deceitful child!) fláráður -
4 deception
[di'sepʃən]((an act of) deceiving: Deception is difficult in these circumstances.) blekking- deceptively -
5 deceptive
[-tiv]adjective (deceiving; misleading: Appearances may be deceptive.) blekkjandi -
6 fake
[feik] 1. noun1) (a worthless imitation (especially intended to deceive); a forgery: That picture is a fake.) eftirlíking2) (a person who pretends to be something he is not: He pretended to be a doctor, but he was a fake.) loddari2. adjective1) (made in imitation of something more valuable, especially with the intention of deceiving: fake diamonds.) falsaður, óekta2) (pretending to be something one is not: a fake clergyman.) falskur3. verb(to pretend or imitate in order to deceive: to fake a signature.) falsa -
7 trickery
noun (the act of deceiving or cheating: She could not stand his trickery.) brögð, sviksemi -
8 twister
noun (a dishonest or deceiving person.) bragðarefur, þrjótur
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deceiving — index colorable (specious), deceptive, delusive, dishonest, disingenuous, evasive, fallacious, false … Law dictionary
Deceiving — Deceive De*ceive , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deceived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deceiving}.] [OE. deceveir, F. d[ e]cevoir, fr. L. decipere to catch, insnare, deceive; de + capere to take, catch. See {Capable}, and cf. {Deceit}, {Deception}.] 1. To lead into … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deceiving — Synonyms and related words: beguiling, catchy, deceptive, deluding, delusive, delusory, dubious, fallacious, FALSE, fishy, hallucinatory, illusive, illusory, misleading, questionable, trickish, tricksy, tricky … Moby Thesaurus
deceiving — de·ceive || dɪ siËv v. cheat, mislead … English contemporary dictionary
DECEIVING — … Useful english dictionary
self-deceiving — /self di see ving, self /, adj. 1. subject to self deception; tending to deceive or fool oneself: a self deceiving person. 2. used in deceiving oneself, esp. in justifying a false belief, a morally reprehensible act, or the like: a self deceiving … Universalium
eye-deceiving — adj. creating the illusion of seeing reality. Syn: trompe l oeil(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
self-deceiving — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : given to self deception or serving to deceive oneself a self deceiving hypocrite self deceiving excuses … Useful english dictionary
self-deceiving — self deceiv′ing adj … From formal English to slang
eye-deceiving — adjective creating the illusion of seeing reality (Freq. 1) the visual deception of trompe l oeil art • Syn: ↑trompe l oeil • Similar to: ↑unreal … Useful english dictionary
self-delusion — deceiving oneself deliberately … English contemporary dictionary
