hocus-pocus in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for hocus-pocus in the English»Italian Dictionary

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-pocus in the Italian»English Dictionary

gherminella [ɡermiˈnɛlla] N f

gherminella

trick

gherminella

hocus-pocus

fumisteria [fumisteˈria] N f (discorso privo di contenuto)

un sacco di fumisterie politiche

a lot of political hocus-pocus

hocus-pocus in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hocus-pocus in the English»Italian Dictionary

hocus-pocus [ˌhoʊ·kəs·ˈpoʊ·kəs] N

hocus-pocus

raggiro m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We looked for some new revelations on the subjects of fortune-telling, hocus-pocus, and glamour.

en.wikipedia.org

There's all this hocus-pocus out there about agricultural staff not getting paid.

www.stuff.co.nz

While the company takes all the necessary steps to safeguard your data, it doesn't necessarily mean you are immune to data security hocus-pocus.

sociable.co

If this all sounds like hocus-pocus, it both is and isn't.

www.chicagotribune.com

Agree though, respect for the individual (regardless of faith), but as for the magic and hocus-pocus itself, they are all contemptible.

www.abc.net.au

Having to resort to such hocus-pocus has prevented us from proving that the theory of quantum electrodynamics is mathematically self-consistent.

en.wikipedia.org

In the meantime, for families without access to the expensive and sometimes limited private-care route, the only option is hocus-pocus mental health care.

thechronicleherald.ca

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

www.troymedia.com

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

www.torontosun.com

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

news.nationalpost.com