38.4.3. gy. A1C1 (példák)

cheat verb /tʃiːt/ [I or T] csal; becsap vkit

Anyone caught cheating will be immediately disqualified from the exam.

She was caught cheating in her French exam.

He cheats at cards.

deceive verb /dɪˈsiːv/ [T] becsap vkit, elhitet vmit vkivel; ámítja magát (vmivel)

The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones.

The sound of the door closing deceived me into thinking they had gone out.

disguise verb /dɪsˈgaɪz/ [T] 1 álcáz (kinézetet megváltoztat)

He disguised himself by shaving his head and wearing a false beard.

Minor skin imperfections can usually be disguised with make-up.

We tried to disguise the fact that it was just a school hall by putting up coloured lights and balloons.

distort verb /dɪˈstɔːt/ [T] eltorzít, meghamisít (információt); torzít, eltorzít vmit

Newspapers distorted the truth about their marriage.

fool verb /fuːl/ [T] becsap, bolondít

Don't be fooled by his appearance.

She said she was doing it to help me but I wasn't fooled.

Tim was fooled into believing that he'd won a lot of money.

invent verb /ɪnˈvent/ [T] 2 kitalál (vmit ami nem igaz) (történetet, magyarázatot, kifogást, stb.)

But I didn't invent the story - everything I told you is true.

lie verb /laɪ/ [I] (lying, lied, lied) hazudik

Are you lying to me?

Don't trust her - she's lying.

I suspect he lies about his age.

mislead verb /mɪsˈliːd/ [T] *(misled, misled) félrevezet, megtéveszt

She claims the public was misled by the government.

pretend verb /prɪˈtend/ [I] színlel vmit, úgy tesz, mintha vmit csinálna; azt játssza (, hogy)

She's not really hurt - she's only pretending.

He pretended (that) he didn't mind, but I knew that he did.

Were you just pretending to be interested?

Of course I was angry - I can't pretend otherwise.

trick verb /trɪk/ [T] beugrat, becsap

They tricked him into signing the papers.