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1 inganno
m deception, deceit* * *inganno s.m. deceit, deception; (frode) fraud: con l'inganno, by fraud; non lo credevo capace d'inganno, I did not think him capable of deceit; trarre in inganno, to deceive (o to cheat): fu tratto in inganno dal segnale luminoso, it was the neon signal that deceived him // usare l'inganno, to practice deception // cadere in inganno, (sbagliarsi) to be mistaken (o to be wrong).* * *[in'ganno]sostantivo maschile1) (imbroglio) deception, deceit, trickerycon l'inganno — on o under false pretences, by cheating
essere convinto con l'inganno a fare qcs. — to be tricked into doing sth
2) (errore) delusion, fallacytrarre in inganno qcn. — to mislead o deceive sb
* * *inganno/in'ganno/sostantivo m.1 (imbroglio) deception, deceit, trickery; è capace di tali -i? is he capable of such deception? con l'inganno on o under false pretences, by cheating; essere convinto con l'inganno a fare qcs. to be tricked into doing sth.2 (errore) delusion, fallacy; cadere in inganno to be taken in; trarre in inganno qcn. to mislead o deceive sb. -
2 sotterfugio
sotterfugio s.m. subterfuge, trick; expedient: ricorrere a un sotterfugio, to resort to (a) subterfuge; usare un sotterfugio per ottenere qlco., to obtain sthg. by subterfuge // di sotterfugio, stealthily, secretly: vedersi di sotterfugio, to meet secretly.* * *ricorrere a o servirsi di -gi to use subterfuge; con un sotterfugio — on o under false pretences
* * *sotterfugiopl. -gi /sotter'fudʒo, dʒi/sostantivo m.subterfuge, deception, expedient, trick; ricorrere a o servirsi di -gi to use subterfuge; con un sotterfugio on o under false pretences. -
3 mentito
mentito agg. false, sham: un mentito pentimento, a sham repentance; con mentito affetto, out of pretended love // sotto mentite spoglie, under false pretences.* * *[men'tito] 1.participio passato mentire2.sotto -e spoglie — in disguise, under false colours
* * *mentito/men'tito/→ mentireII aggettivosotto -e spoglie in disguise, under false colours. -
4 apparenza
f appearancesalvare le apparenze save face* * *apparenza s.f.1 appearance; ( indizio) indication: in apparenza, seemingly (o to all appearances); giudicando dalle apparenze, to (o by) all appearances; non bisogna giudicare dalle apparenze, you shouldn't judge by appearances; secondo le apparenze, dice il vero, there is every indication that he is telling the truth; introdursi presso qlcu. sotto falsa apparenza, to force one's way in under false pretences; per salvare l'apparenza, for the sake of appearances (o to keep up appearances) // l'apparenza inganna, (prov.) appearances can be deceptive* * *[appa'rɛntsa]sostantivo femminile1) (manifestazione esteriore) appearance, outwardnessgiudicare dalle -e — to judge o go by appearances
l'apparenza inganna — appearances can be deceptive, looks can be deceiving
in apparenza... — on the surface...
2) (aspetto esteriore) appearance, look* * *apparenza/appa'rεntsa/sostantivo f.1 (manifestazione esteriore) appearance, outwardness; salvare le -e to keep up appearances; giudicare dalle -e to judge o go by appearances; non lasciarti ingannare dalle -e! don't be taken in by appearances! l'apparenza inganna appearances can be deceptive, looks can be deceiving; è calmo solo in apparenza he only looks calm; in apparenza... on the surface...; essere solo apparenza to be all show2 (aspetto esteriore) appearance, look. -
5 con l'inganno
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6 con un sotterfugio
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7 mentito agg
[men'tito] mentito (-a)sotto mentite spoglie — under false pretences Brit o pretenses Am
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8 mentito
agg [men'tito] mentito (-a)sotto mentite spoglie — under false pretences Brit o pretenses Am
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