hoax

hoax  (hks)

n.

1. An act intended to deceive or trick.

2. Something that has been established or accepted by fraudulent means.

tr.v. hoaxed, hoax·ing, hoax·es

To deceive or cheat by using a hoax.

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[Perhaps alteration of hocus.]

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hoaxer n.

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hoax [həʊks]

n

a deception, esp a practical joke

vb

(tr) to deceive or play a joke on (someone)

[probably from hocus]

hoaxer  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hoax - something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage dupery, put-on, fraud, fraudulence, humbug chicanery, wile, shenanigan, trickery, guile, chicane - the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) goldbrick - anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
Verb	1.	hoax - subject to a playful hoax or joke play a joke on, pull someone's leg cozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with

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hoax

noun

trick, joke, fraud, con (informal), deception, spoof (informal), prank, swindle, ruse, practical joke, canard, fast one (informal), imposture His claim to have a bomb was a hoax.

verb

deceive, trick, fool, take in (informal), con (slang), wind up (Brit. slang), kid (informal), bluff, dupe, gull (archaic), delude, swindle, bamboozle (informal), gammon (Brit. informal), hoodwink, take (someone) for a ride (informal), befool, hornswoggle (slang) He recently hoaxed Nelson Mandela by pretending to be Tony Blair.

Translations

hoax [həʊks]

A. N → engaño m

B. VT → engañar

C. CPD hoax call N llamada efectuada a la policía, los bomberos, etc. para dar un falso aviso de bomba, incendio, etc

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hoax [ˈhəʊks]

n → canular m
bomb hoax → fausse alerte f à la bombe

modif [call, threat] → faux*(fausse)
a hoax call → un faux appel
a hoax bomb threat → une fausse alerte à la bombe
He was jailed for six months for making a hoax bomb threat → Il a été emprisonné pendant six mois pour une fausse alerte à la bombe.

vt
to be hoaxed by sb → être victime d'un canular de la part de qn

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hoax

n (= practical joke) → Streich m; (= trick etc) → Trick m; (= false alarm) → blinder Alarm; to play a hoax on somebody → jdm einen Streich spielen vt → anführen, hereinlegen (inf); to hoax somebody into believing something → jdm etw weismachen; we were completely hoaxed → wir ließen uns anführen, wir fielen darauf herein

adj (Internet) hoax e-mail → Hoax m; hoax virus warning → Hoax m

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hoax:

hoax call

n a hoax → ein blinder Alarm

hoax caller, hoaxer

n (in bomb scares etc) jd, der einen blinden Alarm auslöst

hoax story

n → Zeitungsente f

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hoax [həʊks]

1. n → scherzo; (bomb scare) → falso allarme m

2. vt → prendere in giro
he hoaxed me into believing that ... → mi ha fatto credere che...

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hoax [həʊks]

1. n → scherzo; (bomb scare) → falso allarme m

2. vt → prendere in giro
he hoaxed me into believing that ... → mi ha fatto credere che...

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hoax

n hoax [həuks]

a trick played to deceive people There wasn't a bomb in the school at all – it was just a hoax. poets, skelmstreek خُدْعَه измама podvod, falešná zpráva fupnummer die Falschmeldung φάρσα trampa, engaño; broma pesada pettus حقه hämäys tour מְתִיחָה अफवाह neslana šala, prevara tréfa tipuan blekking, bragð burla 人をかつぐこと 남을 속이기 apgavystė, nemalonus pokštas mānīšanās; triks tipu helah bedrog svindel, lureri, triks figiel, kawał brincadeira farsă надувательство podvod; poplašná správa, kanadský žart potegavščina lažna uzbuna bluff, skämt การหลอกลวง işletme, oyun 戲弄, 愚弄 жарт عملی مذاق trò chơi khăm 戏弄,愚弄

v

to trick They found that they had been hoaxed. kul, fop, om die bos lei يَخْدَع измамвам napálit narre foppen,aufziehen ξεγελώ, κοροϊδεύω engañar; gastar una broma pesada petma فريب دادن hämätä monter un bateau לִמתוֹחַ झांसा-पट्टी देना prevariti za šalu, zbijati neslane šale becsap menipu blekkja beffare, imbrogliare かつぐ 속이다 apgauti piemānīt memperolok-olokkan bedriegen lure, svindle nabierać, zrobić w konia enganar a trage pe sfoară надувать; дурачить urobiť si blázna z (koho) potegniti koga za nos nasamariti lura, narra หลอกลวง işletmek, oyun etmek 欺騙 підсміятися, пожартувати بے وقوف بنانا đánh lừa; chơi khăm 欺骗

play a hoax on

to carry out a trick on. 'n poets bak يعمَلُ خُدْعَه измамвам vystřelit si z lave sjov med einen Bären aufbinden κάνω φάρσα σε κπ. engañar a haneks võtma به كسی حقه زدن hämätä jouer un tour לִמתוֹחַ मजाक के तौर पर झांसा देना nasamariti nekoga za šalu megtréfál menipu leika á, blekkja canzonare ～をかつぐ ...에게 장난치다 apgauti (ką), iškrėsti (kam) pokštą piemānīt kādu mempermain-mainkan iemand om de tuin leiden, voor de gek houden, foppen spille et puss nabierać pregar uma partida a face o farsă одурачить; подшутить vystreliť si z (koho) zagosti jo komu nasamariti nekog spela [] ett spratt หลอกลวง işletmek, oyun oynamak 玩弄騙局 пожартувати над кимось عملی مذاق کرنا chơi khăm 玩弄骗局