humbug in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for humbug in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

I.humbug [Brit ˈhʌmbʌɡ, Am ˈhəmˌbəɡ] N

II.humbug [Brit ˈhʌmbʌɡ, Am ˈhəmˌbəɡ] INTERJ

III.humbug <forma in -ing humbugging, pt, pp humbugged> [Brit ˈhʌmbʌɡ, Am ˈhəmˌbəɡ] VB trans

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IV.humbug <forma in -ing humbugging, pt, pp humbugged> [Brit ˈhʌmbʌɡ, Am ˈhəmˌbəɡ] VB intr

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humbug in the PONS Dictionary

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Humbug, for instance was of a miserable disposition.
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That kind of learning was all humbug, anyhow.
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Like many journalists, he was a curious mixture of conviction, opportunism and sheer humbug.
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When referring to a person, a humbug means a fraud or impostor, implying an element of unjustified publicity and spectacle.
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He was thoroughly broad-minded and interested in current events, with a keen eye for humbug and priggishness.
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He strongly criticised as humbug the 1922 budget which reduced income tax without any corresponding reduction in government spending.
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Very little money was actually raised, and newspapers that were originally supportive now called the project philanthropic humbug.
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He was also, incidentally, a supreme toady, fraudulent scholar and humbug.
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We save our bah humbugs for the things that exploit the vulnerable.
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Depend upon it, the man is a humbug.
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