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1 deceive
[di'si:v](to mislead or cause to make mistakes, usually by giving or suggesting false information: He was deceived by her innocent appearance.) oklamat* * *• podvádět• klamat -
2 fake
[feik] 1. noun1) (a worthless imitation (especially intended to deceive); a forgery: That picture is a fake.) padělek2) (a person who pretends to be something he is not: He pretended to be a doctor, but he was a fake.) podvodník2. adjective1) (made in imitation of something more valuable, especially with the intention of deceiving: fake diamonds.) falešný2) (pretending to be something one is not: a fake clergyman.) falešný3. verb(to pretend or imitate in order to deceive: to fake a signature.) napodobit* * *• podvod• padělat• padělek• falšovat -
3 blind
1. adjective1) (not able to see: a blind man.) slepý2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) slepý (k)3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) nepřehledný4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) slepecký, pro nevidomé2. noun1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) roleta2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) klam, léčka, finta3. verb(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) oslepit, zbavit zraku- blinding- blindly
- blindness
- blind alley
- blindfold 4. verb(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) zavázat oči5. adjective, adverb(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) mající zavázané oči, se zakrytýma očima- the blind leading the blind* * *• slepý• kouřová clona -
4 bluff
I adjective(rough, hearty and frank: a bluff and friendly manner.) přímý, otevřenýII 1. verb(to try to deceive by pretending to have something that one does not have: He bluffed his way through the exam without actually knowing anything.) blafovat, předstírat; prolhat se2. noun(an act of bluffing.) blafování, blaf* * *• klam• blafovat• blufovat -
5 delude
[di'lu:d](to deceive or mislead (usually without actually telling lies): She deluded herself into thinking he cared for her.) klamat (se), namluvit- delusion* * *• šálit• klamat -
6 dupe
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7 fool
[fu:l] 1. noun(a person without sense or intelligence: He is such a fool he never knows what to do.) blázen2. verb1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) oklamat, napálit2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) pohrávat si; dělat špásy•- foolish- foolishly
- foolishness
- foolhardy
- foolhardiness
- foolproof
- make a fool of
- make a fool of oneself
- play the fool* * *• vůl• blázen• bláznit -
8 hoax
[həuks] 1. noun(a trick played to deceive people: There wasn't a bomb in the school at all - it was just a hoax.) podvod, falešná zpráva2. verb(to trick: They found that they had been hoaxed.) napálit* * *• vystřelit si• podvodně nabytá věc• podvod• švindl• falešná zpráva• namluvit• napálit -
9 hoodwink
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10 impersonate
[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.) představovat; vydávat se (za)* * *• zosobňovat• ztělesňovat• ztvárňovat• představovat -
11 kid
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).) děcko, mrně; mládež; mladší2) (a young goat.) kůzle3) (( also adjective) (of) the leather made from its skin: slippers made of kid; kid gloves.) kozinka; z kozinkyII [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!) žertovat, dělat si legraci* * *• kůzle• brouček• dítě -
12 masquerade
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13 pretend
[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.) dělat jako by2) (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.) předstírat•- pretence- false pretences* * *• předstírat
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