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1 charade
(a piece of ridiculous pretence which is so obvious that it does not deceive anyone.) comedie; mascaradă- charades -
2 fake
[feik] 1. noun1) (a worthless imitation (especially intended to deceive); a forgery: That picture is a fake.) imitaţie2) (a person who pretends to be something he is not: He pretended to be a doctor, but he was a fake.) impostor2. adjective1) (made in imitation of something more valuable, especially with the intention of deceiving: fake diamonds.) fals(ificat)2) (pretending to be something one is not: a fake clergyman.) impostor3. verb(to pretend or imitate in order to deceive: to fake a signature.) a contraface -
3 false
[fo:ls]1) (not true; not correct: He made a false statement to the police.) fals2) (not genuine; intended to deceive: She has a false passport.) fals3) (artificial: false teeth.) fals, artificial4) (not loyal: false friends.) fals, ipocrit•- falsify
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4 blind
1. adjective1) (not able to see: a blind man.) orb2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) orb (la)3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) fără vizibilitate4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) pentru orbi2. noun1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) stor2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) înşelăciune3. verb(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) a orbi- blinding- blindly
- blindness
- blind alley
- blindfold 4. verb(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) a lega pe cineva la ochi cu o bandă5. adjective, adverb(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.)- the blind leading the blind -
5 bluff
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6 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.) şarlatanie, înşelătorie -
7 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 -
8 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.) a-şi închipui; a pretinde; a se preface2) (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.) a pretinde; a se preface•- pretence- false pretences -
9 sincere
[sin'siə]1) (true; genuine: a sincere desire; sincere friends.) sincer2) (not trying to pretend or deceive: a sincere person.) sincer•- sincerity
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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
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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
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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
