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1 deceptively
[dɪ'septɪvlɪ]* * *adjective She is deceptively shy.) ingannevolmente* * *deceptively /dɪˈsɛptɪvlɪ/avv.in modo ingannevole, (solo) apparentemente: Great design looks deceptively simple, il grande design appare semplice in modo ingannevole; The flat is deceptively spacious, l'appartamento è più spazioso di quanto non sembri.* * *[dɪ'septɪvlɪ] -
2 deceptively de·cep·tive·ly adv
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3 deception
[dɪ'sepʃn]1) U (deceiving)to obtain sth. by deception — ottenere qcs. con l'inganno
2) (trick) raggiro m., imbroglio m.; (to gain money, property) truffa f.* * *[di'sepʃən]((an act of) deceiving: Deception is difficult in these circumstances.) inganno- deceptively* * *deception /dɪˈsɛpʃn/n.1 inganno; frode: He was found guilty of obtaining money by deception, è stato riconosciuto colpevole di aver estorto denaro con l'inganno● (mil.) deception operations, manovre diversive.* * *[dɪ'sepʃn]1) U (deceiving)to obtain sth. by deception — ottenere qcs. con l'inganno
2) (trick) raggiro m., imbroglio m.; (to gain money, property) truffa f. -
4 deceptive
[dɪ'septɪv]aggettivo [ appearance] ingannevole* * *[-tiv]adjective (deceiving; misleading: Appearances may be deceptive.) ingannevole* * *deceptive /dɪˈsɛptɪv/a.1 ingannevole, (solo) apparente: a novel of deceptive simplicity, un romanzo di apparente semplicità; The apparent calm was deceptive, la calma apparente era ingannevole2 fraudolento; menzognero: deceptive practices, pratiche fraudolente; deceptive advertising, pubblicità ingannevole (o menzognera)● Appearances are often deceptive, l'apparenza inganna (prov.)deceptively avv. deceptiveness n. [u].* * *[dɪ'septɪv]aggettivo [ appearance] ingannevole -
5 demure
[dɪ'mjʊə(r)]* * *[di'mjuə](quiet, shy, modest and well behaved (sometimes deceptively): She looked too demure ever to do such a bold thing.) discreto, modesto- demurely- demureness* * *demure /dɪˈmjʊə(r)/a.pudico; modesto: a demure young girl, una giovane pudica; a demure smile [look], un sorriso [uno sguardo] pudico; a demure dress, un abito modestodemurely avv. demureness n. [u].* * *[dɪ'mjʊə(r)] -
6 on the face of it
(as it appears at first glance, usually deceptively: On the face of it, the problem was easy.) a prima vista
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