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1 illudere
deceive* * *illudere v.tr. to deceive, to delude; (fam.) to fool: non cercate d'illudermi, conosco la verità!, don't try to deceive me, I know the truth!; illudere qlcu. con false promesse, to delude s.o. with false promises.◘ illudersi v.rifl. to deceive oneself, to delude oneself; to be under the illusion (that...); (lusingarsi) to flatter oneself: si illudeva di sapere tutto, he flattered himself that he knew everything; non avrai quello che desideri, non illuderti!, you won't have what you wish, don't delude yourself!; mi ero illuso sul suo conto!, I was mistaken about him // non c'è da illudere, don't fool yourself.* * *1. [il'ludere]vb irreg vtto deceive, fool, delude2. vr (illudersi)to deceive o.s., delude o.s.ti illudi se pensi di riavere i soldi — you're deceiving yourself if you think you'll get the money back
si illudeva di trovare qn pronto ad aiutarlo — he mistakenly thought he might find sb ready to help (him)
* * *[il'ludere] 1.verbo transitivo to deceive, to take* in, to delude2.verbo pronominale illudersi1) to deceive oneself, to delude oneself, to fool oneself-rsi di poter fare qcs. — to fool oneself into doing sth.
2) (ingannarsi)-rsi sul conto di qcn. — to be mistaken about sb
* * *illudere/il'ludere/ [11]to deceive, to take* in, to delude; non voglio illuderlo I don't want to raise his expectationsII illudersi verbo pronominale1 to deceive oneself, to delude oneself, to fool oneself; - rsi che to be o labour under the illusion that; -rsi di poter fare qcs. to fool oneself into doing sth.; non illuderti! don't deceive yourself! don't raise your hopes!2 (ingannarsi) -rsi sul conto di qcn. to be mistaken about sb. -
2 lusingare
flatter* * *lusingare v.tr.1 to allure, to entice, to cajole; (adulare) to flatter: in fondo ne era lusingato, deep down he was flattered (by it); non mi lusingare, don't flatter me; lusingare l'amor proprio di qlcu., to flatter s.o.'s pride; lusingare una persona con promesse, to entice a person with promises2 (nutrire con vane speranze) to deceive, to delude: il medico lo lusingava riguardo alle sue condizioni, the doctor deceived him as to his condition.◘ lusingarsi v.rifl. (non com.) to flatter oneself; (nutrire false speranze) to delude oneself, to entertain illusions; (sperare) to hope, to trust: mi lusingavo di poter riuscire, I flattered myself that I could succeed; lusingare con vane speranze, to delude oneself with false hopes // mi lusingo che vorrete venire, (form.) I trust (that) you will come.* * *[luzin'gare] 1.verbo transitivo2) (allettare) to tempt2.verbo pronominale lusingarsi to delude oneself* * *lusingare/luzin'gare/ [1]2 (allettare) to temptII lusingarsi verbo pronominaleto delude oneself. -
3 illusione
f illusion* * *illusione s.f.1 (percezione alterata) illusion: illusione ottica, optical illusion2 (fig.) illusion, false hope; delusion: farsi illusioni, to delude oneself (o to be under an illusion); non ti fare illusioni, non tornerà, don't fool yourself! he won't be back; non mi faccio illusioni su questo nuovo governo, I have no illusions about this new government.* * *[illu'zjone]sostantivo femminile1) illusion2) (speranza vana) illusions pl., delusion (su about)farsi delle -i — to delude oneself o kid oneself (su about)
* * *illusione/illu'zjone/sostantivo f.1 illusion; illusione ottica optical illusion2 (speranza vana) illusions pl., delusion ( su about); farsi delle -i to delude oneself o kid oneself (su about); non mi faccio molte o troppe -i I don't hold out much hope. -
4 cullare
rock* * *cullare v.tr.1 ( dondolare) ( nella culla) to rock; ( fra le braccia) to dandle, to cradle; ( cantando una ninna nanna) to lull: cullare un bimbo finché si addormenti, to rock a baby to sleep2 (estens.) to rock, to cradle: si sdraiò sul canotto cullato dalle onde, he lay outstretched in the rubber dinghy rocked by the waves3 ( illudere) to delude, to lull: cullare qlcu. con promesse, to delude (o beguile) s.o. with promises; cullare qlcu. con false speranze, to lull s.o. with false hopes◘ cullarsi v.rifl.1 to rock oneself2 ( illudersi) to cherish (sthg.), to indulge: si cullava nell'illusione di riuscire, he cherished (o indulged in) the illusion that he would succeed (o he deluded himself that he would succeed).* * *[kul'lare]1. vt(bambino) to rock, (fig : idea, speranza) to cherish2. vr (cullarsi)(gen) to sway* * *[kul'lare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (dondolare) to rock, to cradle [ bambino]; [ onde] to rock [ barca]2.verbo pronominale cullarsicullare in — to delude oneself in [illusione, speranza]
* * *cullare/kul'lare/ [1]II cullarsi verbo pronominalecullare in to delude oneself in [illusione, speranza]. -
5 cullare in
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