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podvod — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chicane noun A quibble, a pedantic or dishonest objection; an act of deception.
  • chicanery noun Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
  • deceit noun The act of deliberately misleading someone; a trick or lie meant to fool someone.
  • deception noun An action or scheme designed to make someone believe something untrue.
  • fraud noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
  • guile noun Clever, often sly or dishonest, cunning used to deceive or manipulate.
  • hoax noun Something made up on purpose to trick or deceive people.
  • scam noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick people out of money.
  • swindle verb To cheat someone out of money or property through deception.

Senses

podvod is used for these senses in English:

  • chicane The use of dishonest means or subterfuge to achieve one's (especially political) goals; chicanery, trickery. [from 17th c.]
  • chicanery (uncountable) Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
  • deceit An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
  • deception An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
  • fraud Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved or unlawful gain.
  • guile Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty.
  • hoax Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
  • scam A fraudulent deal.

chicane — full definition

  1. noun A quibble, a pedantic or dishonest objection; an act of deception.
  2. noun The use of dishonest means or subterfuge to achieve one's (especially political) goals; chicanery, trickery.
  3. noun The holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself.
  4. noun A sharp double bend on a racecourse, designed to prevent unsafe speeds; an obstacle creating a curve.

chicanery — full definition

  1. noun Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
  2. noun An individual act of trickery or deception.
  3. noun The quality of being inclined to trickery or deceitfulness.

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