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21 hocus-pocus
[houkəs'poukəs](trickery; words, actions etc which are intended to deceive or mislead (someone): The people were not deceived by the political hocus-pocus of the prospective candidate.) truque* * *ho.cus-po.cus[houkəs p'oukəs] n 1 truque, ligeireza manual. 2 artifício, engano, logro. • vt enganar, iludir. -
22 hoodwink
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23 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.) personificar* * *im.per.son.ate[imp'ə:səneit] vt 1 personificar. 2 representar. 3 fingir. -
24 impostor
[im'postə](a person who pretends to be someone else, or to be something he is not, in order to deceive another person.) impostor* * *im.pos.tor[imp'ɔstə] n impostor, embusteiro. -
25 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).) miúdo2) (a young goat.) cabrito3) (( also adjective) (of) the leather made from its skin: slippers made of kid; kid gloves.) couroII [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!) brincar* * *kid1[kid] n 1 Zool cabrito. 2 carne de cabrito. 3 pele de cabrito, pelica. 4 coll criança, garoto. • vt+vi dar cria, parir (cabritos e antílopes). • adj coll mais moço (irmão ou irmã). my kid sister minha irmã mais moça.————————kid2[kid] vt+vi caçoar, zombar ou tratar como criança, bulir com, arreliar. no kid ding! não brinque! to kid oneself enganar a si mesmo.————————kid3[kid] n Naut bandeja de comida (de madeira).————————kid4[kid] n logro, burla, mistificação. -
26 masquerade
[mæskə'reid] 1. noun((a) pretence or disguise: Her show of friendship was (a) masquerade.) fingimento2. verb((with as) to pretend to be, usually intending to deceive: The criminal was masquerading as a respectable businessman.) mascarar-se de* * *mas.quer.ade[mæskər'eid] n 1 mascarada, baile de máscaras. 2 disfarce. • vi mascarar-se, disfarçar-se. -
27 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.) fazer de conta2) (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.) fingir•- pretence- false pretences* * *pre.tend[prit'end] vt+vi 1 fingir, simular. he pretended illness / ele simulou doença. 2 imitar, fazer o papel de. 3 aspirar, ter pretensões, pretender. he pretends to her hand / ele aspira à sua mão. I don’t pretend to be an artist não me julgo um artista. -
28 sincere
[sin'siə]1) (true; genuine: a sincere desire; sincere friends.) sincero2) (not trying to pretend or deceive: a sincere person.) sincero•- sincerity* * *sin.cere[sins'iə] adj sincero, franco, verdadeiro, real, genuíno. -
29 false pretences
(acts or behaviour intended to deceive: He got the money under false pretences.) meios fraudulentos -
30 lead on
1) (to deceive with false expectations.) seduzir2) (to go first; to show the way: Lead on!) ir à frente -
31 lead up the garden path
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32 pull the wool over someone's eyes
(to deceive someone.) deitar poeira nos olhosEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > pull the wool over someone's eyes
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33 take in
1) (to include: Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel.) incluir2) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) recolher3) (to understand and remember: I didn't take in what he said.) assimilar4) (to make (clothes) smaller: I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in.) apertar5) (to deceive or cheat: He took me in with his story.) enganar -
34 throw dust in someone's eyes
(to try to deceive someone.) lançar poeira nos olhos de alguémEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > throw dust in someone's eyes
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35 blind
1. adjective1) (not able to see: a blind man.) cego2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) cego3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) sem visibilidade4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) para cegos2. noun1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) persiana2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) subterfúgio3. verb(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) cegar, enganar- blinding- blindly - blindness - blind alley - blindfold 4. verb(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) vendar5. adjective, adverb(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) com olhos vendados- the blind leading the blind -
36 bluff
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37 charade
(a piece of ridiculous pretence which is so obvious that it does not deceive anyone.) farsa- charades -
38 delude
[di'lu:d](to deceive or mislead (usually without actually telling lies): She deluded herself into thinking he cared for her.) iludir- delusion -
39 dupe
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40 false
[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.) falso4) (not loyal: false friends.) falso•- falsify - falsification - falsity - false alarm - false start
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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
