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
- noun A quibble, a pedantic or dishonest objection; an act of deception.
- noun The use of dishonest means or subterfuge to achieve one's (especially political) goals; chicanery, trickery.
- noun The holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself.
- noun A sharp double bend on a racecourse, designed to prevent unsafe speeds; an obstacle creating a curve.
chicanery — full definition
- noun Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
- noun An individual act of trickery or deception.
- noun The quality of being inclined to trickery or deceitfulness.