hocus in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for hocus in the English»Italian Dictionary

hocus <forma in -ing hocussing, pt, pp hocussed> [Brit ˈhəʊkəs, Am ˈhoʊkəs] VB trans rare, arch

1. hocus:

hocus

ingannare

2. hocus person, drink:

hocus

drogare

I.hocus-pocus [Brit həʊkəsˈpəʊkəs, Am ˌhoʊkəsˈpoʊkəs] N

1. hocus-pocus (conjuror's skill):

hocus-pocus

gioco m di prestigio

2. hocus-pocus (trickery):

hocus-pocus pej

gherminella f

hocus-pocus pej

imbroglio m

hocus-pocus pej

raggiro m

3. hocus-pocus (jargon):

hocus-pocus

gergo m

hocus-pocus

fumisteria f

a lot of political hocus-pocus (activities)

molti raggiri politici

a lot of political hocus-pocus (verbal)

un sacco di fumisterie politiche

II.hocus-pocus [Brit həʊkəsˈpəʊkəs, Am ˌhoʊkəsˈpoʊkəs] INTERJ

hocus-pocus

abracadabra

Translations for hocus in the Italian»English Dictionary

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gherminella

hocus-pocus

un sacco di fumisterie politiche

a lot of political hocus-pocus

hocus in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hocus in the English»Italian Dictionary

hocus-pocus [ˌhoʊ·kəs·ˈpoʊ·kəs] N

hocus-pocus

raggiro m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Not some hocus-pocus scheme to win jackpots but hard facts about the addictive potential of slot machines.

www.torontosun.com

Polls seem to indicate that 60 per cent believe in hocus-pocus science while 40 per cent disagree.

www.durhamregion.com

Or should the real perpetrators of this financial hocus-pocus be held to account as well.

www.troymedia.com

That's a great hocus-pocus sleight of hand that really raises serious doubts about the government's arithmetic.

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The regular incantation of the e-word within our culture is now a form of modern voodoo, the hocus-pocus that accompanies the next politically correct sleight-of-hand.

www.independent.ie

There obviously is a lot of fictional hocus-pocus in all this, but there's also a shimmering mirthfulness in the writing.

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He stated taxpayers shouldn't be forced to accept this hocus-pocus.

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He was mildly provoked by this, and belittling this incident said to the ascetic that this was mere hocus-pocus.

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She, however--despite promoting the holiday extensively--actually hates the day, carelessly redirecting all gifts for some hocus-pocus philanthropic causes: a cure for cancer and orphanage-grade toilet paper.

en.wikipedia.org

But, he insists, there's no hocus-pocus that the rest of the league needs to worry about.

www.brandonsun.com