hoax in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for hoax in the English»French Dictionary

I.hoax [Brit həʊks, Am hoʊks] N (practical joke)

hoax

canular m

hoax attr call, claim, warning

bidon inf

hoax bomb

factice

II.hoax [Brit həʊks, Am hoʊks] VB trans

hoax

monter un canular à inf

we've been hoaxed!

on nous a eus! inf

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perpetrate hoax

monter

Translations for hoax in the French»English Dictionary

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canular

hoax

monter un canular

to set up a hoax

monter un canular à qn

to hoax sb

mystification

hoax

supercherie (acte)

hoax

monter une supercherie

to set up a hoax

supercherie littéraire

literary hoax

mystificateur (mystificatrice) lettre, coup de fil

hoax attr

faire qc dans un esprit mystificateur

to do sth for a hoax, to do sth to trick people

hoax in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hoax in the English»French Dictionary

I.hoax [həʊks, Am hoʊks] N

hoax

canular m

a bomb hoax

une fausse alerte à la bombe

II.hoax [həʊks, Am hoʊks] VB trans

hoax

faire un canular à

to hoax sb into thinking sth

faire croire à qn qc

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to perpetrate a hoax on sb

jouer un tour à qn

Translations for hoax in the French»English Dictionary

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canular

hoax

mystification

hoax

mystificateur (-trice)

hoax

un appel de détresse simulé

a hoax distress call

hoax Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a bomb hoax

une fausse alerte à la bombe

to hoax sb into thinking sth

faire croire à qn qc

to perpetrate a hoax on sb

jouer un tour à qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But it turned out to be a hoax.

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However, the possibility that it may be a hoax has been raised.

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

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

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The conference eventually appeared to be a hoax.

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This report has been not been verified by reliable sources and is now considered to be a hoax.

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

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

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The news had spread over a number of social networking sites although it was quickly exposed as a hoax.

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This was subsequently exposed as a hoax and has been replaced on the source website with more accurate information.

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