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2 Translation results for hoaxes in Spanish

noun | verb

hoax noun

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hoaxes
engaño, broma

Example sentences of
hoax noun

  • •The bomb threat is probably a hoax, but we should still evacuate the building.
  • •She was the victim of a cruel hoax.
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Synonyms of
hoax noun

trick, ruse, stratagem, maneuver, gambit, ploy, wile, feint, deception, deceit, fraud, double-dealing, subterfuge, trickery, chicanery, duplicity, scam

Detailed synonyms for hoax noun

See: Deception, Trick

hoax verb

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hoaxed, has hoaxed, is hoaxing, hoaxes
engañar, embaucar, bromear

Example sentences of
hoax verb

  • •a skilled forger who hoaxed the art world into believing that the paintings were long-lost Vermeers
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Synonyms of
hoax verb

dupe, trick, bamboozle, hoodwink

Detailed synonyms for hoax verb

See: Dupe
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Reverse translation for hoaxes

engaño  - deception, trick, fake, feint (in sports) 
broma  - joke, prank, fun, merriment 
engañar  - to trick, to deceive, to mislead, to delude, to cheat on, to be unfaithful to 
embaucar  - to trick, to swindle 
bromear  - to joke, to fool around 
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