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61 aldatıcı
deceptive, deceitful -
62 aldatıcı
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63 csalfa
deceptive, false, delusive -
64 erariga
deceptive, delusive, fallacious -
65 engañoso
adj.1 deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, liar.2 delusive, misleading, illusive, delusional.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) deceptive2 (palabras) deceitful; (consejo) misleading* * *(f. - engañosa)adj.1) misleading2) deceitful* * *ADJ (=persona) deceitful, dishonest; (=apariencia) deceptive; (=consejo) misleading* * ** * *= deceptive, fallacious, deceitful, devious, sneaky [sneakier -comp., sneakiest -sup.], specious, duplicitous, distortive.Ex. Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.Ex. On the basis of current knowledge it seems fallacious to describe people's consumer behavior as having clear-cut objectives.Ex. Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.Ex. The article is entitled 'The devious, the distraught and the deranged: designing and applying personal safety into library protection'.Ex. The article carries the title 'Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.Ex. This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex. Its distortive influence on feminist research has so far remained undiscussed.----* de apariencia engañosa = misleading.* naturaleza engañosa = deceptiveness.* palabra engañosa = weasel word.* * ** * *= deceptive, fallacious, deceitful, devious, sneaky [sneakier -comp., sneakiest -sup.], specious, duplicitous, distortive.Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.
Ex: On the basis of current knowledge it seems fallacious to describe people's consumer behavior as having clear-cut objectives.Ex: Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.Ex: The article is entitled 'The devious, the distraught and the deranged: designing and applying personal safety into library protection'.Ex: The article carries the title 'Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.Ex: This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex: Its distortive influence on feminist research has so far remained undiscussed.* de apariencia engañosa = misleading.* naturaleza engañosa = deceptiveness.* palabra engañosa = weasel word.* * *engañoso -sa‹palabras› deceitful; ‹apariencias› deceptive* * *
engañoso
‹ apariencias› deceptive
engañoso,-a adj (mentiroso, falaz) deceitful
(apariencia) deceptive
' engañoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amagar
- engañosa
- falaz
English:
deceptive
- misleading
- deceitful
* * *engañoso, -a adj1. [aspecto, apariencia, impresión] deceptive2. [persona, palabras] deceitful* * ** * *engañoso, -sa adj1) : deceitful2) : misleading, deceptive* * *engañoso adj deceptive -
66 engañar
v.1 to deceive, to trick, to take in, to fool.2 to deceive, to lie.3 to cheat on, to cuckold, to be unfaithful to, to deceive.* * *1 (gen) to deceive, mislead, fool, take in2 (estafar) to cheat, trick3 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to1 to be deceptive1 (ilusionarse) to deceive oneself2 (equivocarse) to be mistaken, be wrong\engañar el hambre figurado to stave off hungerengañar el tiempo figurado to kill timelas apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive* * *verb1) to cheat2) deceive* * *1. VT1) [+ persona] (=embaucar) to deceive, trick; (=despistar) to mislead; [con promesas, esperanzas] to delude; (=estafar) to cheat, swindleengaña a su mujer — he's unfaithful to his wife, he's cheating on his wife
2)2.3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, misleadno te dejes engañar — don't be deceived o mislead
lo engañó haciéndole creer que... — she deceived him into thinking that...
engañar a alguien para que + subj — to trick somebody into -ing
engañar el hambre or el estómago — to stave off hunger, to keep the wolf from the door (colloq)
b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on2.engañarse v prona) (refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)b) ( equivocarse) to be mistakenduró, si no me engaño, hasta junio — it lasted until June, if I'm not mistaken
* * *= fool, hoodwink, deceive, cheat (on), delude, trick, dupe, perpetrate + deception, practise + a deception, rip off, take in, swindle, fiddle, bamboozle, shortchange, bluff, cheat + Posesivo + way through, be had, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path, con, hoax, bullshit.Ex. We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.Ex. In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.Ex. Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.Ex. Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.Ex. Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.Ex. People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.Ex. He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.Ex. The public should at least be told that they will end up paying dearly for the deception being perpetrated upon them.Ex. Librarians have been practising a deception, and must wake up to three dangers.Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.Ex. 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".Ex. It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.Ex. Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.Ex. Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.Ex. Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.Ex. One of the major dichotomies between students and teachers is the recognition by students that the technologies can give them an edge, that is they can cheat their way through school.Ex. By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.Ex. More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.Ex. Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.Ex. A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.Ex. He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.Ex. Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.----* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.* engañar al sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.* engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.* si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, misleadno te dejes engañar — don't be deceived o mislead
lo engañó haciéndole creer que... — she deceived him into thinking that...
engañar a alguien para que + subj — to trick somebody into -ing
engañar el hambre or el estómago — to stave off hunger, to keep the wolf from the door (colloq)
b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on2.engañarse v prona) (refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)b) ( equivocarse) to be mistakenduró, si no me engaño, hasta junio — it lasted until June, if I'm not mistaken
* * *= fool, hoodwink, deceive, cheat (on), delude, trick, dupe, perpetrate + deception, practise + a deception, rip off, take in, swindle, fiddle, bamboozle, shortchange, bluff, cheat + Posesivo + way through, be had, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path, con, hoax, bullshit.Ex: We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.
Ex: In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.Ex: Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.Ex: Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.Ex: People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.Ex: The public should at least be told that they will end up paying dearly for the deception being perpetrated upon them.Ex: Librarians have been practising a deception, and must wake up to three dangers.Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.Ex: 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".Ex: It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.Ex: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.Ex: Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.Ex: One of the major dichotomies between students and teachers is the recognition by students that the technologies can give them an edge, that is they can cheat their way through school.Ex: By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.Ex: More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.Ex: A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.Ex: Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.* engañar al sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.* engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.* si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.* * *engañar [A1 ]vt1(embaucar): no te dejes engañar don't be misled o fooled o deceived o taken insé que no estuviste allí, tú a mí no me engañas I know you weren't there, you can't fool mea él no se lo engaña tan fácilmente he's not so easily fooled o duped o deceived, he's not taken in that easilyte han engañado, no está hecho a mano you've been cheated o conned o had o done, it's not handmade ( colloq)me engañó la vista my eyes deceived o misled mesi la memoria no me engaña if my memory serves me right o correctlylas apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptiveengañar el hambre or el estómago to keep the wolf from the door ( colloq)comimos un poco de queso para engañar el hambre we had some cheese to keep the wolf from the door o to take the edge off our appetites o to keep us goingsu marido la engaña con la secretaria her husband's being unfaithful to her o cheating on her, he's having an affair with his secretaryno te engañes, no se va a casar contigo don't deceive o delude o kid yourself, she's not going to marry you2 (equivocarse) to be mistakenduró, si no me engaño, hasta noviembre it lasted until November, if I'm not mistaken* * *
engañar ( conjugate engañar) verbo transitivo
tú a mí no me engañas you can't fool me;
lo engañó haciéndole creer que … she deceived him into thinking that …;
engañar a algn para que haga algo to trick sb into doing sth
engañarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)
engañar
I verbo transitivo
1 to deceive, mislead
2 (mentir) to lie: no me engañes, ese no es tu coche, you can't fool me, this isn't your car
3 (la sed, el hambre, el sueño) comeremos un poco para engañar el hambre, we'll eat a bit to keep the wolf from the door
4 (timar) to cheat, trick
5 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to
II verbo intransitivo to be deceptive: parece pequeña, pero engaña, it looks small, but it's deceptive
' engañar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burlar
- confiada
- confiado
- torear
- tramoya
- clavar
- disfraz
- disfrazar
- joder
English:
betray
- cheat
- deceive
- delude
- double-cross
- dupe
- fool
- fox
- have
- hoax
- hoodwink
- lead on
- mess about
- mess around
- mislead
- put over
- ride
- stitch up
- take in
- trick
- try on
- two-time
- unfaithful
- wool
- hood
- kid
- lead
- square
- take
- two
* * *♦ vt1. [mentir] to deceive;engañó a su padre haciéndole ver que había aprobado she deceived her father into believing that she had passed;es difícil engañarla she is not easily deceived, she's hard to fool;logró engañar al portero he managed to outsmart the goalkeeper;me engañó lo bien que vestía y que hablaba she was so well dressed and so well spoken that I was taken in;¿a quién te crees que vas a engañar? who are you trying to fool o kid?;a mí no me engañas, sé que tienes cincuenta años you can't fool me, I know you're fifty2. [ser infiel a] to deceive, to cheat on;engaña a su marido she cheats on her husband;me engañó con mi mejor amiga he cheated on me with my best friend3. [estafar] to cheat, to swindle;te engañaron vendiéndote esto tan caro they cheated you if they sold that to you for such a high price;4. [hacer más llevadero] to appease;engañar el hambre to take the edge off one's hunger♦ vito be deceptive o misleading;engaña mucho, no es tan tonto como parece you can easily get the wrong impression, he's not as stupid as he seems;las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive* * *v/t1 deceive, cheat;engañar el hambre take the edge off one’s appetite;te han engañado you’ve been had fam* * *engañar vt1) embaucar: to trick, to deceive, to mislead2) : to cheat on, to be unfaithful to* * *engañar vb1. (mentir) to lie2. (ser infiel) to cheat on3. (timar) to trick4. (dar impresión falsa) to be deceptiveesta foto engaña: parezco más alta de lo que soy this photo is deceptive: I look taller than I am -
67 apariencia
f.1 appearance (aspecto).en apariencia apparentlyguardar las apariencias to keep up appearanceslas apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive2 illusion.* * *1 appearance, aspect\en apariencia apparently, by all appearancesguardar las apariencias figurado to keep up appearancestener apariencia de to look like* * *noun f.appearance, look* * *SF (=aspecto) appearance•
con apariencia de, una chica con apariencia de alemana — a German-looking girl•
de apariencia, una herida de sospechosa apariencia — a suspicious-looking wound•
en apariencia, José, en apariencia rudo, es muy cortés — although José may seem o appear rude on the surface, he is very politefiar 3.en apariencia, el coche estaba perfecto — to all appearances, the car was in perfect condition
* * *femenino appearanceguardar or cubrir las apariencias — to keep up appearances
* * *= appearance, illusion, look, veneer, tinsel, outward appearance, semblance.Ex. Magazines published by USA automobile clubs are disparate in appearance and frequency, but may contain valuable reference material.Ex. A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.Ex. We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.Ex. Sexism is typically rationalized by & masked beneath an intellectual veneer.Ex. Americans aren't buying as many Christmas decorations and tinsel this year, a grim new sign of slower holiday spending ahead.Ex. The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.Ex. Over the course of time, aesthetic semblance has become a key part of aesthetic philosophy.----* apariencia externa = outward appearance.* apariencia física = physical appearance.* apariencias = window dressing.* apariencia sencilla = simple-looking.* asumir una apariencia + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + aspect.* bajo la apariencia de = in the guise of, under the guise of.* dar la apariencia de = place + a veneer of.* dar una apariencia de = provide + a semblance of, give + a semblance of.* de apariencia = cosmetic.* de apariencia engañosa = misleading, meretricious.* en apariencia = apparently, looking, seemingly, on the face of it, on the surface, ostensibly.* esperanzador en apariencia = hopeful-seeming.* guardar las apariencias = preserve + appearance, keep up + appearances.* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.* mantener las apariencias = keep up + appearances.* mantener una apariencia de = maintain + a semblance of.* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.* serio en apariencia = deadpan.* tener una apariencia + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + look.* * *femenino appearanceguardar or cubrir las apariencias — to keep up appearances
* * *= appearance, illusion, look, veneer, tinsel, outward appearance, semblance.Ex: Magazines published by USA automobile clubs are disparate in appearance and frequency, but may contain valuable reference material.
Ex: A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.Ex: Sexism is typically rationalized by & masked beneath an intellectual veneer.Ex: Americans aren't buying as many Christmas decorations and tinsel this year, a grim new sign of slower holiday spending ahead.Ex: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.Ex: Over the course of time, aesthetic semblance has become a key part of aesthetic philosophy.* apariencia externa = outward appearance.* apariencia física = physical appearance.* apariencias = window dressing.* apariencia sencilla = simple-looking.* asumir una apariencia + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + aspect.* bajo la apariencia de = in the guise of, under the guise of.* dar la apariencia de = place + a veneer of.* dar una apariencia de = provide + a semblance of, give + a semblance of.* de apariencia = cosmetic.* de apariencia engañosa = misleading, meretricious.* en apariencia = apparently, looking, seemingly, on the face of it, on the surface, ostensibly.* esperanzador en apariencia = hopeful-seeming.* guardar las apariencias = preserve + appearance, keep up + appearances.* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.* mantener las apariencias = keep up + appearances.* mantener una apariencia de = maintain + a semblance of.* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.* serio en apariencia = deadpan.* tener una apariencia + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + look.* * *appearanceun hombre de apariencia fuerte a strong-looking manen apariencia, estaba en buenas condiciones it appeared to be in good condition, by all appearances it was in good conditiona juzgar por las apariencias judging by appearancestenemos que guardar or cubrir las apariencias we have to keep up appearanceslas apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive* * *
apariencia sustantivo femenino
appearance;
a juzgar por las apariencias judging by appearances;
guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances;
las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive
apariencia sustantivo femenino appearance
♦ Locuciones: en apariencia, apparently
guardar las apariencias, to keep up appearances
' apariencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barniz
- engañosa
- engañoso
- estampa
- ir
- juvenil
- porte
- traza
- viso
- cuidar
- decente
- externo
- fachada
- físico
- forma
English:
air
- appearance
- dashing
- dignified
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- face
- guise
- look
- nice
- personal
- seedy
- semblance
- show
- sloppy
- smart
- sorry
- take on
- tidy
- unkempt
- untidy
- veneer
- outwardly
- surface
* * *apariencia nf1. [aspecto] appearance;un príncipe con apariencia de mendigo a prince who looks like a beggar;en apariencia apparently;se llevaban bien sólo en apariencia they only appeared to get on well together2.apariencias [indicios] signs, indications;las apariencias indican que la situación mejorará the signs are that the situation will improve;guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances;las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive3. [falsedad] illusion* * *f appearance;en apariencia outwardly;las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive;salvar las apariencias keep up appearances;según todas las apariencias judging by appearances* * *apariencia nf1) aspecto: appearance, look2)en apariencia : seemingly, apparently* * *apariencia n appearance -
68 Schein
m; -(e)s, kein Pl.; (Licht) light; gedämpft: glow; (Lichtstrahl) ray of light; im letzten Schein der untergehenden Sonne in the last rays of the setting sun; beim Schein einer Kerze lesen read by the light of a candle; siehe auch Glanz—m; -(e)s, -e1. (Zettel) slip; (Bescheinigung) certificate; hier braucht man für alles einen Schein here you need a piece of paper for everything2. UNIV. certificate (of attendance), bes. Am. credit; um den Schein zu kriegen, muss man ein Referat halten to get the certificate (bes. Am. credit) you have to read a paper; siehe auch Seminarschein3. (Geldschein) (bank) note, Am. bill; in kleinen / großen Scheinen in small / large denominations; der Automat nimmt auch Scheine the machine also takes notes (Am. bills)—m; -s, kein Pl.; (Anschein) appearance(s); (Aussehen) air, look; etw. ( nur) zum Schein tun (just) pretend to do s.th.; den Schein wahren keep up appearances; dem Schein nach ( zu urteilen) to all appearances; der Schein spricht gegen ihn appearances are against him; der Schein trügt appearances are deceptive, you can’t always go by appearances; alles leerer Schein it’s all empty preten|ce (Am. -se); siehe auch Anschein* * *der Schein(Anschein) appearances;(Banknote) banknote; bill;(Dokument) certificate;(Glanz) shine* * *I [ʃain]m -(e)s,no plwerfen — to shine (brightly) on sth, to cast a (bright) light on sth
2) (= Anschein) appearances pl; (= Vortäuschung) pretence, shamSchéín und Sein/Wirklichkeit — appearance and reality
das ist mehr Schéín als Sein — it's all (on the) surface
der Schéín trügt or täuscht — appearances are deceptive
dem Schéín nach — on the face of it, to all appearances
den Schéín wahren — to keep up appearances
IIetw nur zum Schéín tun — only to pretend to do sth, to make only a pretence or a show of doing sth
m -(e)s, -e(= Geldschein) note, bill (US); (= Bescheinigung) certificate; (UNIV) credit; (= Fahrschein) ticketSchéíne machen (Univ) — to get credits
* * *der1) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) check2) (a betting form for the football pools.) coupon3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) show4) (a notice advising of a minor motoring offence: a parking-ticket.) ticket* * *<-[e]s, -e>[ʃain]msich akk vom [äußeren] \Schein täuschen lassen to be blinded [or taken in] by [external] appearancesder \Schein spricht gegen jdn appearances are against sbder \Schein trügt appearances are deceptiveden \Schein wahren [o aufrechterhalten] to keep up appearancesdem \Schein nach on the surface [of things]etw zum \Schein tun to pretend to do sth3. (Banknote) [bank]note* * *der; Schein[e]s, Scheine1) o. Pl. (LichtSchein) lightder Schein des brennenden Hauses/der sinkenden Sonne — the glow of the burning house/setting sun
etwas nur zum Schein tun — [only] pretend to do something; make a show of doing something
4) (GeldSchein) note* * *im letzten Schein der untergehenden Sonne in the last rays of the setting sun;Schein2 m; -(e)s, -ehier braucht man für alles einen Schein here you need a piece of paper for everything2. UNIV certificate (of attendance), besonders US credit;um den Schein zu kriegen, muss man ein Referat halten to get the certificate (besonders US credit) you have to read a paper; → auch Seminarscheinin kleinen/großen Scheinen in small/large denominations;der Automat nimmt auch Scheine the machine also takes notes (US bills)etwas (nur) zum Schein tun (just) pretend to do sth;den Schein wahren keep up appearances;dem Schein nach (zu urteilen) to all appearances;der Schein spricht gegen ihn appearances are against him;der Schein trügt appearances are deceptive, you can’t always go by appearances;* * *der; Schein[e]s, Scheine1) o. Pl. (LichtSchein) lightder Schein des brennenden Hauses/der sinkenden Sonne — the glow of the burning house/setting sun
etwas nur zum Schein tun — [only] pretend to do something; make a show of doing something
4) (GeldSchein) note* * *-e m.certificate n.flash n.licence (UK) n.license (US) n.light n.shine n. -
69 täuschend
I Part. Präs. täuschenII Adj. deceptive; täuschende Ähnlichkeit striking resemblance; er hat eine täuschende Ähnlichkeit mit X he has ( oder bears) a striking resemblance to X, he could be (mis)taken ( oder could pass) for X any timeIII Adv.: jemandem / einer Sache täuschend ähnlich sein look exactly like s.o. / s.th.; er sieht seinem Bruder täuschend ähnlich auch he’s the spit and image geh. ( oder spitting image umg.) of his brother, he and his brother are as (a-) like as two peas in a pod; es ist eine täuschend echte Nachahmung it’s a very clever ( oder skil[l]ful) imitation, it would fool anyone; es wirkt täuschend echt it could be real ( oder genuine), it would fool anyone* * *deceptive; delusive* * *täu|schend1. adjNachahmung remarkable; Ähnlichkeit auch strikingeine tä́úschende Ähnlichkeit mit jdm haben — to look remarkably like sb
2. advtä́úschend ähnlich sehen/sein — to look/be remarkably alike, to look/be almost identical
jdm tä́úschend ähnlich sehen — to look remarkably like sb, to be the spitting image of sb
eine tä́úschend echte Fälschung/Nachahmung — a remarkably convincing fake/imitation
* * *(deceiving; misleading: Appearances may be deceptive.) deceptive* * *täu·schend\täuschende Ähnlichkeit remarkable [or striking] resemblance [or similaritysie sieht ihrer Mutter \täuschend ähnlich she bears a striking resemblance to her mother* * *1.Adjektiv remarkable, striking <similarity, imitation>2.adverbial remarkably* * *B. adj deceptive;täuschende Ähnlichkeit striking resemblance;er hat eine täuschende Ähnlichkeit mit X he has ( oder bears) a striking resemblance to X, he could be (mis)taken ( oder could pass) for X any timeC. adv:jemandem/einer Sache täuschend ähnlich sein look exactly like sb/sth;er sieht seinem Bruder täuschend ähnlich auch he’s the spit and image geh ( oder spitting image umg) of his brother, he and his brother are as (a-)like as two peas in a pod;es ist eine täuschend echte Nachahmung it’s a very clever ( oder skil[l]ful) imitation, it would fool anyone;es wirkt täuschend echt it could be real ( oder genuine), it would fool anyone* * *1.Adjektiv remarkable, striking <similarity, imitation>2.adverbial remarkably* * *adj.bartering adj. -
70 trügen
vt/i; trügt, trog, hat getrogen deceive; (trügerisch sein) be deceptive; (irreführen) be misleading; wenn meine Augen mich nicht trügen if my eyes aren’t deceiving me, unless I’m seeing things; wenn mich mein Gedächtnis nicht trügt if my memory serves me right, if I remember rightly; wenn mich nicht alles trügt unless I’m very much mistaken; Schein3* * *trü|gen ['tryːgn] pret trog [troːk] ptp getrogen [gə'troːgn]1. vtto deceive2. vito be deceptive* * *trü·gen<trog, getrogen>[ˈtry:gn̩]wenn mich nicht alles trügt unless I'm very much mistaken* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb deceive2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb be deceptive; <feeling, deception> be a delusion; s. auch Schein 2)* * *trügen v/t & v/i; trügt, trog, hat getrogen deceive; (trügerisch sein) be deceptive; (irreführen) be misleading;wenn meine Augen mich nicht trügen if my eyes aren’t deceiving me, unless I’m seeing things;wenn mich mein Gedächtnis nicht trügt if my memory serves me right, if I remember rightly;* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb deceive2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb be deceptive; <feeling, deception> be a delusion; s. auch Schein 2)* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: trog, getrogen)= to deceive v. -
71 trügerisch
Adj. deceptive; (irreführend) misleading; Person: deceitful; Schluss: misguided, wrong; Argument: fallacious; Hoffnung: vain, illusory; Eis, Wetter: treacherous; trügerisches Urteil misjudg(e)ment; ein trügerisches Spiel spielen play a treacherous game* * *elusive; delusive; illusionary; illusory; illusive; phantasmic; specious; delusory; fallacious* * *trü|ge|risch ['tryːgərɪʃ]adj (liter)(= betrügerisch) deceitful, false; (= irreführend) deceptive; Hoffnung false* * *trü·ge·risch[ˈtry:gərɪʃ]adj deceptive* * *1.1) deceptive; false <hope, sign, etc.>; treacherous < ice>2) (veralt.): (auf Betrug zielend) deceitful2.1) deceptively2) (veralt.): (auf Betrug zielend) deceitfully* * *trügerisch adj deceptive; (irreführend) misleading; Person: deceitful; Schluss: misguided, wrong; Argument: fallacious; Hoffnung: vain, illusory; Eis, Wetter: treacherous;trügerisches Urteil misjudg(e)ment;ein trügerisches Spiel spielen play a treacherous game* * *1.1) deceptive; false <hope, sign, etc.>; treacherous < ice>2) (veralt.): (auf Betrug zielend) deceitful2.1) deceptively2) (veralt.): (auf Betrug zielend) deceitfully* * *adj.delusory adj.elusive adj.fallacious adj.illusionist adj.phantasmic adj.specious adj.treacherous adj. adv.elusively adv.fallaciously adv.speciously adv. -
72 falaz
adj.false.* * *1 (erróneo) fallacious2 (engañoso) deceitful, false* * *ADJ [individuo] false, deceitful; [doctrina] false, fallacious frm; [apariencia] deceptive, misleading* * *adjetivo false* * *= bogus, meretricious, deceptive, distortive, mendacious.Ex. The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.Ex. The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.Ex. Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.Ex. Its distortive influence on feminist research has so far remained undiscussed.Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.* * *adjetivo false* * *= bogus, meretricious, deceptive, distortive, mendacious.Ex: The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.
Ex: The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.Ex: Its distortive influence on feminist research has so far remained undiscussed.Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.* * *1 ‹apariencias› false, deceptive2 ‹declaraciones/razonamiento› false, fallacious ( frml); ‹promesas› false3 ‹persona› deceitful, false* * *
falaz adjetivo
1 (falso) fallacious
2 (engañoso) treacherous
' falaz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engañosa
- engañoso
English:
bogus
- spurious
* * *falaz adjfalse* * *adj false* * * -
73 trompeur
trompeur, -euse [tʀɔ̃pœʀ, øz]adjective[discours] deceitful ; [distance, virage] deceptive* * *- euse tʀɔ̃pœʀ, øz adjectif [promesse, chiffre] misleading; [distance, apparence] deceptive* * *tʀɔ̃pœʀ, øz adj (-euse)deceptive, misleading* * *————————, trompeuse [trɔ̃pɶr, øz] nom masculin, nom féminin -
74 schein
m; -(e)s, kein Pl.; (Licht) light; gedämpft: glow; (Lichtstrahl) ray of light; im letzten Schein der untergehenden Sonne in the last rays of the setting sun; beim Schein einer Kerze lesen read by the light of a candle; siehe auch Glanz—m; -(e)s, -e1. (Zettel) slip; (Bescheinigung) certificate; hier braucht man für alles einen Schein here you need a piece of paper for everything2. UNIV. certificate (of attendance), bes. Am. credit; um den Schein zu kriegen, muss man ein Referat halten to get the certificate (bes. Am. credit) you have to read a paper; siehe auch Seminarschein3. (Geldschein) (bank) note, Am. bill; in kleinen / großen Scheinen in small / large denominations; der Automat nimmt auch Scheine the machine also takes notes (Am. bills)—m; -s, kein Pl.; (Anschein) appearance(s); (Aussehen) air, look; etw. ( nur) zum Schein tun (just) pretend to do s.th.; den Schein wahren keep up appearances; dem Schein nach ( zu urteilen) to all appearances; der Schein spricht gegen ihn appearances are against him; der Schein trügt appearances are deceptive, you can’t always go by appearances; alles leerer Schein it’s all empty preten|ce (Am. -se); siehe auch Anschein* * *der Schein(Anschein) appearances;(Banknote) banknote; bill;(Dokument) certificate;(Glanz) shine* * *I [ʃain]m -(e)s,no plwerfen — to shine (brightly) on sth, to cast a (bright) light on sth
2) (= Anschein) appearances pl; (= Vortäuschung) pretence, shamSchéín und Sein/Wirklichkeit — appearance and reality
das ist mehr Schéín als Sein — it's all (on the) surface
der Schéín trügt or täuscht — appearances are deceptive
dem Schéín nach — on the face of it, to all appearances
den Schéín wahren — to keep up appearances
IIetw nur zum Schéín tun — only to pretend to do sth, to make only a pretence or a show of doing sth
m -(e)s, -e(= Geldschein) note, bill (US); (= Bescheinigung) certificate; (UNIV) credit; (= Fahrschein) ticketSchéíne machen (Univ) — to get credits
* * *der1) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) check2) (a betting form for the football pools.) coupon3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) show4) (a notice advising of a minor motoring offence: a parking-ticket.) ticket* * *<-[e]s, -e>[ʃain]msich akk vom [äußeren] \Schein täuschen lassen to be blinded [or taken in] by [external] appearancesder \Schein spricht gegen jdn appearances are against sbder \Schein trügt appearances are deceptiveden \Schein wahren [o aufrechterhalten] to keep up appearancesdem \Schein nach on the surface [of things]etw zum \Schein tun to pretend to do sth3. (Banknote) [bank]note* * *der; Schein[e]s, Scheine1) o. Pl. (LichtSchein) lightder Schein des brennenden Hauses/der sinkenden Sonne — the glow of the burning house/setting sun
etwas nur zum Schein tun — [only] pretend to do something; make a show of doing something
4) (GeldSchein) note* * *…schein m im subst1. (Licht):Kerzenschein candlelight;Laternenschein light of a lantern2. (Dokument):Abholschein receipt (for collected goods);Bezugsschein (ration) coupon;Entlassungsschein certificate of discharge3. (Geld):Fünfeuroschein five-euro note (US bill);Hundertdollarschein hundred dollar bill* * *der; Schein[e]s, Scheine1) o. Pl. (LichtSchein) lightder Schein des brennenden Hauses/der sinkenden Sonne — the glow of the burning house/setting sun
etwas nur zum Schein tun — [only] pretend to do something; make a show of doing something
4) (GeldSchein) note* * *-e m.certificate n.flash n.licence (UK) n.license (US) n.light n.shine n. -
75 ilusorio
adj.illusory, chimerical, imaginary, illusive.* * *► adjetivo1 illusory* * *ADJ (=irreal) illusory; (=sin valor) empty; (=sin efecto) ineffective* * *- ria adjetivob) ( imaginario) imaginary* * *= illusory, starry-eyed, hallucinatory, deceptive, delusional, airy-fairy, fantastical, fantastic.Ex. We can permit ourselves to be hypnotized by the gadgetry for access and by illusory cost reductions, or we can use the computer effectively to transform the catalog into a truly responsive instrument.Ex. It would be starry-eyed to imagine that we the library ever reach into every home.Ex. Subject-matter, portrayed with hallucinatory realism, is largely autobiographical -- mainly people connected with the artist and places associated with them.Ex. Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.Ex. Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.Ex. Home Secretary David Blunkett says an ' airy fairy, libertarian' view of the world is no good for fighting terrorism.Ex. Filled with allegory and allusion, his paintings portray a fantastical universe inhabited by mysterious and fanciful creatures.Ex. He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.* * *- ria adjetivob) ( imaginario) imaginary* * *= illusory, starry-eyed, hallucinatory, deceptive, delusional, airy-fairy, fantastical, fantastic.Ex: We can permit ourselves to be hypnotized by the gadgetry for access and by illusory cost reductions, or we can use the computer effectively to transform the catalog into a truly responsive instrument.
Ex: It would be starry-eyed to imagine that we the library ever reach into every home.Ex: Subject-matter, portrayed with hallucinatory realism, is largely autobiographical -- mainly people connected with the artist and places associated with them.Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.Ex: Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.Ex: Home Secretary David Blunkett says an ' airy fairy, libertarian' view of the world is no good for fighting terrorism.Ex: Filled with allegory and allusion, his paintings portray a fantastical universe inhabited by mysterious and fanciful creatures.Ex: He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.* * *1 (engañoso) ‹promesa› false, deceptive; ‹esperanza› false, illusory2 (imaginario) imaginary* * *ilusorio, -a adj[imaginario] illusory; [promesa] empty* * *adj illusory* * *engañoso: illusory, misleading -
76 Augenschein
m; nur Sg.; geh.1. (Anschein) appearance; dem Augenschein nach to all appearances; der Augenschein trügt appearances are deceptive, don’t be ( oder we mustn’t be) deceived by appearances; allem Augenschein zum Trotz despite appearances to the contrary; nur dem Augenschein nach (scheinbar) seemingly2. (Besichtigung) examination, inspection; JUR. (judicial) inspection; in Augenschein nehmen examine, inspect, take a close look at, view* * *Au|gen|scheinmno pl1) (= Anschein) appearancedem Áúgenschein nach — by all appearances, to judge by appearances
der Áúgenschein trügt — appearances are deceptive
nach dem Áúgenschein urteilen — to judge by appearances
2)jdn/etw in Áúgenschein nehmen — to look closely at sb/sth, to have a close look at sb/sth
* * *Au·gen·schein1. (Anschein) appearanceden \Augenschein haben to look like itnach dem/nach bloßem \Augenschein urteilen to judge by appearances [alone]dem \Augenschein nach by all [or to judge by] appearancesder \Augenschein kann trügen looks can be [or are] deceptivejdn/etw in \Augenschein nehmen to look closely [or have a close look] at sb/sth* * *der; o. Pl. (geh.)1) (Eindruck) appearancedem ersten Augenschein nach — at first sight
2) (Betrachtung) inspectionjemanden/etwas in Augenschein nehmen — have a close look at somebody/something; give somebody/something a close inspection
* * *1. (Anschein) appearance;dem Augenschein nach to all appearances;der Augenschein trügt appearances are deceptive, don’t be ( oder we mustn’t be) deceived by appearances;allem Augenschein zum Trotz despite appearances to the contrary;nur dem Augenschein nach (scheinbar) seeminglyin Augenschein nehmen examine, inspect, take a close look at, view* * *der; o. Pl. (geh.)1) (Eindruck) appearance2) (Betrachtung) inspectionjemanden/etwas in Augenschein nehmen — have a close look at somebody/something; give somebody/something a close inspection
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77 Mogelpackung
f1. WIRTS. deceptive packaging Sg.2. umg., fig. Maßnahme: cosmetic measure ( Änderung: improvement, change); das ist wieder eine ihrer Mogelpackungen they’re trying to pull the wool over our eyes again, they’re selling us short again* * *Mo|gel|pa|ckungfmisleading packaging; (fig) sham, fraudden Wählern eine Mógelpackung verkaufen (fig) — to sell the electorate false promises
* * *Mo·gel·pa·ckungf* * *1. WIRTSCH deceptive packaging sgdas ist wieder eine ihrer Mogelpackungen they’re trying to pull the wool over our eyes again, they’re selling us short again* * *f.deceptive packaging n. -
78 apparence
apparence [apaʀɑ̃s]1. feminine noun• homme d'apparence or à l'apparence sévère stern-looking man• en apparence, leurs critiques semblent justifiées on the face of it, their criticism seems justified2. plural feminine noun* * *apaʀɑ̃snom féminin appearance‘ils sont d'accord?’ - ‘selon toute apparence’ — ‘they agree?’ - ‘it would seem so’
‘ils sont d'accord’ - ‘en apparence (seulement)’ — ‘they agree’ - ‘only on the surface’
* * *apaʀɑ̃s nfmalgré les apparences — in spite of appearances, despite appearances
en apparence — apparently, seemingly
* * *apparence nf1 gén ( extérieur) appearance; ne jugez pas sur les apparences don't judge by appearances; ne vous fiez pas aux apparences appearances are deceptive; pour sauver les apparences to keep up appearances; il est bon, malgré les or en dépit des apparences he is kind, despite appearances to the contrary; contre toute apparence despite every indication to the contrary; malgré certaines apparences despite certain indications to the contrary; il est jeune d'apparence he looks young; homme d'apparence or à l'apparence jeune young-looking man; elle n'est calme qu'en apparence she only looks ou seems calm; il n'a que l'apparence de la bonté he only looks ou seems kind; en apparence seemingly; sous l'apparence de la bonté under the guise of kindness; sous des apparences raisonnables behind a façade of reasonableness; selon toute apparence, ils sont d'accord it would seem that they agree; ‘ils sont d'accord?’-‘selon toute apparence’ ‘they agree?’-‘it would seem so’; ‘ils sont d'accord’-‘en apparence (seulement)’ ‘they agree’-‘only on the surface’; des personnes en apparence si différentes people outwardly so different;2 Philos l'apparence appearance.[aparɑ̃s] nom fémininsous l'apparence ou une apparence de libéralisme in the guise ou behind a façade of liberalismil va très bien, malgré les apparences he's all right, contrary to all appearancesles apparences sont trompeuses, il ne faut pas se fier aux apparencesa. [en jugeant une personne] looks are deceptiveb. [en jugeant une situation] there's more to it than meets the eye, appearances can be deceptiveheureusement pour nous, les apparences sont sauves fortunately, we've been able to save faceen apparence locution adverbialeen apparence il travaille, mais comment le savoir vraiment? to all appearances he works ou it would seem that he works, but how can one be sure? -
79 fallacieux
fallacieux, -ieuse [fa(l)lasjø, jøz]adjective[prétexte, promesse] false ; [arguments, raisonnement] fallacious* * *- ieuse falasjø, øz adjectif [argument] fallacious; [promesse, prétexte] false; [ressemblance] deceptive; [espoir] illusoryil est fallacieux de penser que... — it's a fallacy to think that...
* * *fa(l)lasjø, jøz adj (-euse)1) (raisonnement) fallacious2) (apparences) deceptive3) (espoir) illusory* * *fallacieux, - ieuse adj [argument] fallacious; [promesse, prétexte] false; [ressemblance] deceptive; [espoir] illusory; il est fallacieux de penser que it's a fallacy to think that.( féminin fallacieuse) [falasjø, øz] adjectif -
80 ingannevole
ingannevole agg. deceitful, deceiving, deceptive; (fuorviante) misleading: un'ingannevole aria di tranquillità, a deceptive air of tranquillity.* * *[ingan'nevole]aggettivo [apparenza, impressione] deceptive, deceiving, misleading; [ parole] deceitful; [ pubblicità] misleading* * *ingannevole/ingan'nevole/[apparenza, impressione] deceptive, deceiving, misleading; [ parole] deceitful; [ pubblicità] misleading.
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