hoodwink in Dutch
hoodwink in Dutch is misleiden, om de tuin leiden, voor de gek houden — hoodwink means to cover someone's eyes, as with a hood, so they cannot see.
hoodwink in Dutch
misleiden
To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
om de tuin leiden
To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
voor de gek houden
To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
What does "hoodwink" mean?
- verb To cover someone's eyes, as with a hood, so they cannot see.
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verb To trick someone into believing something false, often by disguising the truth.
"Ex-King Constantine would be regarded as an apt disciple so long as he succeeded in his purpose of hoodwinking the Allies."
- verb To hide something or keep it out of sight.
- verb To shut the eyes.
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hoodwink in a sentence
- Ex-King Constantine would be regarded as an apt disciple so long as he succeeded in his purpose of hoodwinking the Allies.
- As his correspondence with successive aristocratic First Lords of the Admiralty reveals, he was both unctuously deferential in his dealings with his official and social superiors, and capable sometimes of hoodwinking them.
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What is "hoodwink" in Dutch?
"hoodwink" in Dutch is misleiden, om de tuin leiden, voor de gek houden. hoodwink means: To cover someone's eyes, as with a hood, so they cannot see.
Are there other ways to say "hoodwink" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 3 translations listed for "hoodwink": misleiden, om de tuin leiden, voor de gek houden.
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