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hoax
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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.

[Perhaps alteration of hocus.]

hoaxer n.

hoax [həʊks]
n
a deception, esp a practical joke
vb
(tr) to deceive or play a joke on (someone)
[probably from hocus]
hoaxer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hoax - something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
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
Verb1.hoax - subject to a playful hoax or joke
cozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with

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

hoax [ˈhəʊks]
ncanular 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

hoax
n (= practical joke)Streich m; (= trick etc)Trick m; (= false alarm)blinder Alarm; to play a hoax on somebodyjdm einen Streich spielen vtanführen, hereinlegen (inf); to hoax somebody into believing somethingjdm etw weismachen; we were completely hoaxedwir ließen uns anführen, wir fielen darauf herein
adj (Internet) hoax e-mailHoax m; hoax virus warningHoax m

hoax:
hoax call
n a hoaxein blinder Alarm
hoax caller, hoaxer
n (in bomb scares etc) jd, der einen blinden Alarm auslöst
hoax story
nZeitungsente f

hoax [həʊks]
1. nscherzo; (bomb scare) → falso allarme m
2. vtprendere in giro
he hoaxed me into believing that ... → mi ha fatto credere che...

hoax [həʊks]
1. nscherzo; (bomb scare) → falso allarme m
2. vtprendere in giro
he hoaxed me into believing that ... → mi ha fatto credere che...

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 ,
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


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