johtaa harhaan — meaning in English
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English meaning
- beguile verb To trick someone cleverly, using charm or cunning.
- deceive verb To trick or mislead someone into believing something false.
- equivocate verb To avoid giving a clear or straight answer, using words that could mean more than one thing in order to mislead someone.
- mislead verb To cause someone to believe something untrue, whether on purpose or by accident.
- pervert noun A person whose sexual behavior or interests are considered abnormal or unacceptable.
- spin verb To turn around quickly on an axis.
- wry adjective Dryly humorous, often in a way that shows you know a situation is awkward or difficult; ironic.
Senses
johtaa harhaan is used for these senses in English:
- beguile (transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).
- deceive (transitive) To trick or mislead.
- equivocate (intransitive) To speak using double meaning; to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, with intent to deceive; to vacillate in one's answers, responding with equivoques.
- mislead (loosely) To accidentally or intentionally confuse.
- pervert (transitive) To turn another way; to divert.
- pervert (transitive) To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure
- spin (figurative) To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant, so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.
- wry (obsolete, transitive) To divert; to cause to turn away.
beguile — full definition
- verb To trick someone cleverly, using charm or cunning.
- verb To attract and delight someone completely.
- verb To make time seem to go by fast through an enjoyable distraction.
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