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21 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.) iztēloties; izlikties2) (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.) izlikties•- pretence- false pretences* * *simulēt, izlikties; aizbildināties; pretendēt -
22 sincere
[sin'siə]1) (true; genuine: a sincere desire; sincere friends.) īsts; sirsnīgs2) (not trying to pretend or deceive: a sincere person.) īsts; patiess•- sincerity* * *sirsnīgs, patiess -
23 false pretences
(acts or behaviour intended to deceive: He got the money under false pretences.) viltus; krāpšana -
24 lead on
1) (to deceive with false expectations.) maldināt; muļķot2) (to go first; to show the way: Lead on!) vest; vadīt; rādīt ceļu -
25 lead up the garden path
(to deceive.) vazāt aiz deguna -
26 pull the wool over someone's eyes
(to deceive someone.) pūst kādam miglu acīsEnglish-Latvian dictionary > pull the wool over someone's eyes
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27 take in
1) (to include: Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel.) ietvert; iekļaut2) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) dot naktsmājas/pajumti3) (to understand and remember: I didn't take in what he said.) saprast; aptvert4) (to make (clothes) smaller: I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in.) ieņemt, iešūt (apģērbu)5) (to deceive or cheat: He took me in with his story.) apmānīt; piekrāpt -
28 throw dust in someone's eyes
(to try to deceive someone.) pūst kādam miglu acīs
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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 error;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deceive — de‧ceive [dɪˈsiːv] verb [transitive] to make someone believe something that is not true in order to get what you want: • Postal officials have long deceived the public on how slow mail delivery really is. deceive somebody into something •… … Financial and business terms
deceive — de·ceive vb de·ceived, de·ceiv·ing vt: to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid vi: to practice deceit compare defraud, mislead Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster … Law dictionary
deceive — [dē sēv′, disēv′] vt. deceived, deceiving [ME deceiven < OFr deceveir < L decipere, to ensnare, deceive < de , from + capere, to take: see HAVE] 1. to make (a person) believe what is not true; delude; mislead 2. Archaic to be false to;… … English World dictionary
deceive — c.1300, from O.Fr. decevoir (12c., Mod.Fr. décevoir) to deceive, from L. decipere to ensnare, take in, beguile, cheat, from de from or pejorative + capere to take (see CAPABLE (Cf. capable)). Related: Deceived; deceiver; deceiving … Etymology dictionary
deceive — deceive, mislead, delude, beguile, betray, double crossmean to lead astray or into evil or to frustrate by under handedness or craft. A person or thing deceives one by leading one to take something false as true, something nonexistent as real,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
deceive — [v] mislead; be dishonest bamboozle*, beat, beat out of, beguile, betray, bilk, buffalo*, burn, cheat, circumvent, clip, con, cozen, cross up, defraud, delude, disappoint, double cross, dupe, ensnare, entrap, fake, falsify, fleece, fool, gouge,… … New thesaurus
deceive — ► VERB 1) deliberately mislead into believing something false. 2) (of a thing) give a mistaken impression. DERIVATIVES deceiver noun. ORIGIN Old French deceivre, from Latin decipere ensnare, cheat … English terms dictionary
deceive — de|ceive [dıˈsi:v] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: deceivre, from Latin decipere] 1.) to make someone believe something that is not true = ↑trick →↑deception ▪ He had been deceived by a young man claiming to be the son of a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
deceive */ — UK [dɪˈsiːv] / US [dɪˈsɪv] verb [transitive] Word forms deceive : present tense I/you/we/they deceive he/she/it deceives present participle deceiving past tense deceived past participle deceived Metaphor: Deceiving someone is like sending or… … English dictionary
deceive — [[t]dɪsi͟ːv[/t]] deceives, deceiving, deceived 1) VERB If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself. [V n] He has deceived and disillusioned us all... [V n into ing] … English dictionary
