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1 charade
(a piece of ridiculous pretence which is so obvious that it does not deceive anyone.) šarada- charades* * *[šərá:d]nounzlogovna uganka, šarada -
2 fake
[feik] 1. noun1) (a worthless imitation (especially intended to deceive); a forgery: That picture is a fake.) ponaredek2) (a person who pretends to be something he is not: He pretended to be a doctor, but he was a fake.) šarlatan2. adjective1) (made in imitation of something more valuable, especially with the intention of deceiving: fake diamonds.) ponarejen2) (pretending to be something one is not: a fake clergyman.) lažen3. verb(to pretend or imitate in order to deceive: to fake a signature.) ponarediti* * *I [feik]nounslang sleparstvo, goljufija, prevara, potegavščina, ponarejek, imitacija; časopisna racaII [féik]transitive verbslang (pre)varati, (u)krasti; ponarediti; improvizirati; izpeljati, storitito fake up — izmisliti, ponarediti, prikrojitiIII [feik]adjectiveslang ponarejen, nepristen, lažnivIV [feik]transitive verbmarine zviti (vrv) -
3 false
[fo:ls]1) (not true; not correct: He made a false statement to the police.) lažen2) (not genuine; intended to deceive: She has a false passport.) ponarejen3) (artificial: false teeth.) umeten4) (not loyal: false friends.) lažen, neiskren•- falsify
- falsification
- falsity
- false alarm
- false start* * *I [fɔ:ls]adjective ( falsely adverb)nepravi, napačen; lažniv, varljiv, potuhnjen; nezvest, izdajalski; zmoten; neosnovan, netočen; nezakonit; umeten, ponarejenfalse key — kljukec, odpiračto sail under false colours — pluti pod lažno zastavo; figuratively šopiriti se s pavjim perjemII [fɔ:ls]adverbnapačno, zmotno, lažnivo, nezakonito, varljivo, nezvestoto play s.o. false — nepošteno s kom ravnati, prevarati, izdati ga -
4 blind
1. adjective1) (not able to see: a blind man.) slep2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) slep (za)3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) nepregleden4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) za slepe2. noun1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) roleta2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) zvijača3. verb(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) oslepiti- blinding- blindly
- blindness
- blind alley
- blindfold 4. verb(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) zakriti oči5. adjective, adverb(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) z zakritimi očmi- the blind leading the blind* * *I [blaind]adjective ( blindly adverb)(to za) slep, zaslepljen; neviden, neopazen; skrit, tajen; jalov; nepremišljen, prenagljen; topoglav, nepoučen; slang pijan; botany brez cvetablind alley — slepa ulica; figuratively zagata; mrtvi tirblind-alley occupation — poklic, ki nima bodočnostiblind (drunk), blind to the world — pijan ko žolnato go at s.th. blind — na slepo srečo se česa lotitiblind leaders of the blind — tisti, ki dajejo nasvet v stvareh, ki jih sami ne razumejoto get on s.o.'s blind side — izrabiti slabo stran kogablind pig, blind tiger — nedovoljena točilnicato turn a blind eye to s.th. — delati se slepega za kajblind side — nezavarovana, slaba stranII [blaind]transitive verb & intransitive verboslepiti; zastretifiguratively preslepiti, ukaniti; slepo se lotiti; slang to blind along — brezobzirno voziti, divjatiIII [blaind]nounzaslonka; plašnica; senčnik; žaluzija, roleta -
5 bluff
I adjective(rough, hearty and frank: a bluff and friendly manner.) odkritII 1. verb(to try to deceive by pretending to have something that one does not have: He bluffed his way through the exam without actually knowing anything.) blefirati2. noun(an act of bluffing.) blefiranje* * *I [blʌf]nounstrma obala ali skala; varljivo pripovedovanje, prevara, zastraševanje; bahanjeto call s.o. bluff — ne se dati zastrašiti; figuratively prisiliti koga, da odkrije karteII [blʌf]adjective ( bluffly adverb)strm; zadirčen, osoren; odkritIII [blʌf]transitive verb & intransitive verbvarati, zastraševati; preslepiti, nasuti peska v oči -
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.) hokuspokus* * *[hóukəspóukəs]1.nounzvijača, prevara, sleparija;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbpotegniti koga, slepariti -
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.) slepar* * *[impɔstə]nounslepar(ka); nastopač -
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.) delati se2) (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.) pretvarjati se•- pretence- false pretences* * *[priténd]1.transitive verbdelati se, hliniti, varati, slepiti; predrzniti si, upati si;2.intransitive verbpretvarjati se; drzniti si, domišljati si, zahtevati, lastiti si, pretendirati na kaj (to)he pretends ignorance — dela se, da ne veI don't pretend to learning — ne domišljam si, da sem učen -
9 sincere
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