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I . hoax <-es> [hoʊks, Brit həʊks] N

hoax call

trote m

hoax literary

embuste m

II . hoax [hoʊks, Brit həʊks] VB trans

to hoax sb into doing sth

levar alguém a fazer a. c.

Usage examples with hoax

to hoax sb into doing sth

levar alguém a fazer a. c.

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The incident turned out to be a hoax. en.wikipedia.org

Accusations of judicial interference were levelled in the media but the recorded call was dismissed as a hoax. en.wikipedia.org

The security personnel, however, suspected a hoax, and did not respond quickly enough to evacuate the facility before the explosion. en.wikipedia.org

The hoax became a scandal and demonstrated the shortcomings of many paranormal research projects at the university level. en.wikipedia.org

Controversy still swirls over whether the book was a satiric hoax about think-tank logic and writing style or the product of a secret government panel. en.wikipedia.org

During the same period, the service mobilised to 6,290 false alarms and 306 malicious hoax calls. en.wikipedia.org

Skeptics and debunkers have declared the case a hoax. en.wikipedia.org

According to the report, which was added later to the same site, the hoax lowered visit count and visit-to-download rate. en.wikipedia.org

The hoax also called into question the fact checking and verification processes of the mainstream media who published the hoax story as true. en.wikipedia.org

The sculptures and packaging, along with the professional-appearing hoax website, are so realistic that observers are often fooled. en.wikipedia.org

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