hoax

UK
/həʊks/
US
/hoʊks/

Übersetzungen

hoaxsubstantiv
hoaxes
Pl.
UK
/həʊks/
US
/hoʊks/
The announcement of the alien invasion was a hoax.
Объявление о вторжении инопланетян было розыгрышем.
The email turned out to be a hoax.
Электронное письмо оказалось обманом.
The story about the haunted house was just a hoax.
История о доме с привидениями была просто мистификацией.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
hoaxverb
hoaxed
Präteritum
hoaxed
Partizip Perfekt
hoaxing
Gerundium
UK
/həʊks/
US
/hoʊks/
He tried to hoax the public with a fake news story.
Он пытался обманывать общественность с помощью фальшивой новости.
They decided to hoax their friend by pretending to be someone else on the phone.
Они решили разыгрывать своего друга, притворяясь кем-то другим по телефону.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
hoaxadjektiv
Used attributively before a noun to denote that something is fraudulent or deceptive.

Definitionen

hoaxsubstantiv
A humorous or malicious deception.
The news of the alien invasion turned out to be a hoax.
A trick or a practical joke.
The students played a hoax on their teacher by pretending there was a fire drill.
hoaxverb
To deceive or trick someone into believing something false.
The pranksters hoaxed the entire town into thinking there was a UFO sighting.
hoaxadjektiv
Fraudulent; deceptive; relating to or constituting a hoax.
Several employees received a hoax email requesting their login credentials.