deceive in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for deceive in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.deceive [Am dəˈsiv, Brit dɪˈsiːv] VB trans

deceive

engañar

he was deceived by her story

se dejó engañar por lo que le contó

I thought he loved me, but I was deceived

creía que me quería pero estaba engañada

to deceive sb into -ing

engañar a alguien para que  +  subj

she was deceived into handing over the money

la engañaron para que entregara el dinero

they deceived him into believing that she was dead

le hicieron creer que estaba muerta

she's deceiving her husband

engaña a su marido

to be deceived in sb, I have been deceived in you, Paul

me has defraudado, Paul

if I'm not deceived in her, she'll make a good leader

si no me engaño or equivoco, será una buena líder

to deceive oneself

engañarse

II.deceive [Am dəˈsiv, Brit dɪˈsiːv] VB intr

appearances can deceive

las apariencias engañan

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shamefully treat/deceive

de manera vergonzosa

shamefully treat/deceive

vergonzosamente

an unsophisticated attempt to deceive

un burdo intento de engaño

Translations for deceive in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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mistificar

to deceive

traicionar ego/entusiasmo:

to deceive

engañarse

to deceive oneself

no te engañes, no se va a casar contigo

don't deceive o delude o kid yourself, she's not going to marry you

verás, no quería engañarte pero …

look, I wasn't trying to deceive you, it's just that …

deceive in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for deceive in the English»Spanish Dictionary

deceive [dɪˈsi:v] VB trans

deceive

engañar

to deceive oneself

engañarse a sí mismo

Phrases:

appearances deceive prov

las apariencias engañan prov

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to deceive oneself

engañarse a sí mismo

Translations for deceive in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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trufar (engañar)

to deceive

alburear

to deceive

entrampar

to deceive

engañar

to deceive

engañar (mentir)

to deceive

embrollar

to deceive

deceive Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to deceive oneself

engañarse a sí mismo

appearances deceive prov

las apariencias engañan prov

to deceive oneself

engañarse a sí mismo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

So how, in general, can an agent deceive himself by employing a self-deceptive strategy?

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He even assists her with deceiving other men, but nonetheless continues to be her victim as well.

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Let not the spring deceive you, nor the serenity of the sky, nor the glow of the morning.

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In a short time he was convinced he had been deceived.

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The sovereigns who had made him duke and grandee shrank from covering themselves with ridicule by revealing the way in which they had been deceived.

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In a fit of rage at being deceived, the people of the town destroy the computer.

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Pleasure deceived the outward senses, persuading the outward senses to follow a blind guide, making the mind utterly unable to restrain itself.

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How shall we know when to believe, being so often deceived by the white people?

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The term scepter is deceiving, because the object is too short to be held in the hand and touch the ground.

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Dummy horses were sometimes used to deceive the enemy into misreading the location of troops.

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