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1 imposture
imposture [ɛ̃pɔstyʀ]feminine noun• c'est une imposture ! it's a sham!* * *ɛ̃pɔstyʀ1) ( action de tromper) deception, imposture sout2) ( acte de tromperie) fraud* * *ɛ̃pɔstyʀ nfimposture, deception* * *imposture nf1 ( action de tromper) deception, imposture sout;2 ( acte de tromperie) fraud.[ɛ̃pɔstyr] nom féminin -
2 petos
yks.nom. petos; yks.gen. petoksen; yks.part. petosta; yks.ill. petokseen; mon.gen. petosten petoksien; mon.part. petoksia; mon.ill. petoksiinbetrayal (noun)cheat (noun)circumvention (noun)deceit (noun)deception (noun)fraud (noun)guile (noun)imposition (noun)imposture (noun)perfidy (noun)sell-out (noun)swindle (noun)treachery (noun)* * *• stratagem• perfidy• informer• pretence• imposture• renegade• sell-out• subterfuge• supergrass• swindle• swindling• trickery• unfaithfulness• traitor• imposition• treachery• conspirator• artifice• guile• treason• betrayal• betrayer• bluff• apostate• circumvention• craftiness• deceit• deception• grass• decoy• disloyalty• double-crosser• fraud• deceiver• feint• cheat• falseness• embezzlement -
3 petkutus
yks.nom. petkutus; yks.gen. petkutuksen; yks.part. petkutusta; yks.ill. petkutukseen; mon.gen. petkutusten petkutuksien; mon.part. petkutuksia; mon.ill. petkutuksiincheat (noun)cheating (noun)dupery (noun)fraud (noun)imposition (noun)imposture (noun)leg-pulling (noun)plant (noun)sham (noun)swindle (noun)trickery (noun)* * *• plant• swindle• bluff• put-up job• trickery• lie• leg-pulling• imposture• imposition• fraud• feint• cheating• cheat• sham -
4 udanganyifu
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] udanganyifu[English Word] cunning[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] udanganyifu[English Word] deceitfulness[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] danganya V[Swahili Example] utoto una [...] shaka na udanganyifu [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] udanganyifu[English Word] fraud[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] udanganyifu[English Word] imposture[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] udanganyifu[English Word] treachery[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] udanganyifu[English Word] trickery[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 ulaghai
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ulaghai[English Word] deception[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ulaghai[English Word] fraud[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ulaghai[English Word] imposture[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ulaghai[English Word] swindle[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 uragai
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] uragai[English Word] deception[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] uragai[English Word] fraud[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] uragai[English Word] imposture[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] uragai[English Word] swindle[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 decepción
f.1 disappointment, let-down, letdown, disillusion.2 deception, imposture.* * *1 disappointment, disenchantment* * *noun f.* * *llevarse o sufrir una decepción — to be disappointed
* * *femenino disappointment, letdown (colloq)* * *= disappointment, disillusionment, disillusion, flake out, bubble burst, letdown.Ex. On occasions, I have begun my talk by issuing a caveat emptor, a legalistic phrase which one dictionary defines as 'sentence disclaiming responsibility for buyer's disappointment'.Ex. Chances for advancement were slim, and disillusionment at the lack of encouragement to participate in professional activities outside the job was rife.Ex. The author discusses the disillusion she developed with Italian politics and its failure to deliver properly funded nationwide public library system for Italy in the postwar period.Ex. The show was a real flake out.Ex. Information technology tycoons have made a surprising rebound from the technology bubble burst to top this year's China rich people list.Ex. The budget was also a letdown to people disabled by their addiction to alcohol and cigarrettes.* * *femenino disappointment, letdown (colloq)* * *= disappointment, disillusionment, disillusion, flake out, bubble burst, letdown.Ex: On occasions, I have begun my talk by issuing a caveat emptor, a legalistic phrase which one dictionary defines as 'sentence disclaiming responsibility for buyer's disappointment'.
Ex: Chances for advancement were slim, and disillusionment at the lack of encouragement to participate in professional activities outside the job was rife.Ex: The author discusses the disillusion she developed with Italian politics and its failure to deliver properly funded nationwide public library system for Italy in the postwar period.Ex: The show was a real flake out.Ex: Information technology tycoons have made a surprising rebound from the technology bubble burst to top this year's China rich people list.Ex: The budget was also a letdown to people disabled by their addiction to alcohol and cigarrettes.* * *disappointment, letdown ( colloq)la exposición resultó una verdadera decepción the exhibition was a real disappointment o letdownha sufrido muchas decepciones en la vida she has suffered o had many disappointments in her lifeme llevé una gran decepción I was very disappointed, it was a terrible disappointment* * *
decepción sustantivo femenino
disappointment, letdown (colloq);
decepción sustantivo femenino disappointment
' decepción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decir
- palo
- profunda
- profundo
- chasco
- desilusión
- llevar
English:
anticlimax
- disappointment
- duplicity
- letdown
- let
* * *decepción nfdisappointment;llevarse una decepción to be disappointed, to suffer a disappointment;me llevé una gran decepción al oír la noticia I was really disappointed when I heard the news;su nueva película ha sido una decepción her new movie is disappointing o a disappointment* * *f disappointment* * ** * *decepción n disappointment
См. также в других словарях:
imposture — ► NOUN ▪ an instance of assuming a false identity … English terms dictionary
imposture — noun Etymology: Late Latin impostura, from Latin impositus, impostus, past participle of imponere Date: 1537 1. the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name 2. an instance of imposture Synonyms: imposture, fraud, sham … New Collegiate Dictionary
imposture — I noun cheat, chicane, counterfeit, craft, cunning, deceit, deception, dodge, duplicity, fake, fallacia, false conduct, forgery, fraud, fraudulence, fraus, guile, hoax, hollow pretense, imitation, knavery, pretense, ruse, sham, sleight,… … Law dictionary
imposture — noun Barton s imposture was recognized as such only after he had fled town Syn: misrepresentation, pretense, deceit, deception, trickery, artifice, subterfuge, feint; hoax, trick, ruse, dodge; informal con, scam, flimflam … Thesaurus of popular words
imposture — noun The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating … Wiktionary
imposture — noun an instance of assuming a false identity … English new terms dictionary
imposture — noun (U) formal a situation in which someone tricks people by pretending to be someone else … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
imposture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. masquerade, pretense; fraud, deception; impersonation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. deceit, deception, hoax; see deception 1 , trick 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An indirect, usually cunning means… … English dictionary for students
imposture — im|pos|ture [ ım pastʃər ] noun count or uncount VERY FORMAL the behavior of an impostor … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
imposture — /ɪmˈpɒstʃə/ (say im poschuh) noun 1. the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others. 2. deception practised under an assumed character or name, as by an impostor. 3. an instance or piece of fraudulent imposition. {Late Latin… …
fraud — noun Etymology: Middle English fraude, from Anglo French, from Latin fraud , fraus Date: 14th century 1. a. deceit, trickery; specifically intentional perversion of truth in order to induce another to part with something of value or to surrender… … New Collegiate Dictionary
